Quote Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders View Post
I see this term or something similar used often by many of our elected politicians. I don't understand a reason for this type statement at all. Why not say we did this, or we didn't do this because it was the right thing to do for the country?
IMO, they do this when they aren't sure which way the political winds are blowing. It's just an attempt at steering clear of an issue considered controversial.