In his new ad he touts welfare reform:But in 1997 he was against it:

“I am not a defender of the status quo with respect to welfare,” Obama said on the floor of the Illinois state Senate on May 31, 1997. “Having said that, I probably would not have supported the federal legislation, because I think it had some problems.”

Of course the Obamanites could say that he’s grown and learned the error of his way and moved to a more enlightened position, right Obamanites? If that’s the case, I’m glad to see that you guys have finally come around on welfare reform and admit that it worked. Republicans should feel vindicated that Obama agrees.