Change you can count on -- Obama-style

I don't think Obama is so much a flip-flopper, as he is a candidate who has no idea what he really believes, because he has so few of his own policies, because he has no real grounded philosophy. He's just drifted through life having things handed to him, like a typical spoiled rich kid.

So obviously, he regularly says whatever he feels people want to hear.

In today's example, Obama was with Bill Nelson, from Florida. Now, Bill Nelson is a former Astronaut. And Obama has previously said he wants to cut the space program. But next to Bill, Obama sings a different tune:

TITUSVILLE, Fla - Standing with Florida Senator and former astronaut Bill Nelson 20 minutes north of the spiritual home of America’s space program in Cape Canaveral, Barack Obama committed to keeping NASA exploring the outer reaches of the cosmos for years to come - reversing a pledge to cut funding for new space flights.

Now, usually when Obama changes his mind, he pretends he didn't.

However, this time the campaign slipped up and admitted he had switched positions. Worse for Obama, they essentially admited that he did so because he just figured out NASA was important -- which isn't surprising, Obama is learning a lot of things "on-th-job":

But the Obama campaign claims that the Illinois Senator simply changed his mind about cutting NASA funds, and now supports the Constellation program – finding another way to pay for his education plans.

“Barack Obama understands how critical NASA is to America’s scientific and economic edge,” said spokesman Jen Paski. “That is why we have an alternative offset to pay for his early edcuation plan by reforming and reducing earmark spending, reforming federal contracting procedures.”

What is this "alternative offset"? If it was like his "energy plan", it would involve taxing spacecraft manufacturers of their "windfall profits".

But don't be surprised if Obama opposes this funding next week when he's in some state that doesn't depend on NASA spending. The campaign can't even figure out WHEN Obama changed his mind -- but it seems to be sometime when he stepped into Florida:

The campaign couldn’t say when the candidate had his change of heart, however.