Obama's Whopper

From today's DC Examiner:
"Obama whiffs on fat pitch down the middle"
President Barack Obama hasn’t missed many chances, but in signing the proudly porky spending bill sent to him by Congress Wednesday, he missed a chance to hit the ball out of the park.
If Obama had said he would not sign any bill that wasn’t clean as a hound’s tooth — no earmarks, no increases in spending and no funny business — the president today would be soaring to new heights of popularity.
Instead, Obama opted to sign the $410 billion blob and then retreat to what is coming to be his default position: Expressing regret for a flawed choice and promising to do better next time.
As a result, Obama sowed new doubts about his credibility as a reformer and reinforced the view of many that he talks about change but governs in the old style.
A bill that was supposed to tide the government over until October, when some version of Obama’s shock-and-awe spending plan kicks in, will now stand as a monument to the venality of the American political system.
Candidate Obama wouldn’t have made that mistake.
Three weeks ago, the president should have made it clear that he would absolutely veto any bill that didn’t conform to his pledges of transparency, thrift and service to the common good.