Heh. I was wondering when someone was going to use the “Transformers” movie as an excuse to paint an opponent as a “Transformer” on changing positions. Turns out it’s the RNC, going after Hillary on changing her position on Iraq timetables:

Hillary Unveiled New Anti-War Speech In Iowa After Consulting The Polls: “Top Campaign Aides To The New York Senator Say They Chose Iowa To Lay Out Her Plan To Withdraw U.S. Troops … In Part Because She Trails In The Race For The Caucuses, With Six Months To Go.” (Thomas Beaumont, “Clinton Focuses On Strategy On Iraq, Not Anti-War Stance,” The Des Moines Register, 7/12/07)
“Senior Campaign Aides … Insist Internal Polling Shows Clinton’s Support Increases When Voters Associate Her With Her Plan To Get Out Of Iraq.” (Thomas Beaumont, “Clinton Focuses On Strategy On Iraq, Not Anti-War Stance,” The Des Moines Register, 7/12/07)
In Speech, Hillary Attempted To Transform Her Iraq Record: Sen. Clinton Said She “Consistently” Supported U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq. Clinton: “It is long past time that the President ended American combat involvement Iraq’s multi-sided, sectarian civil war, fought for power, revenge, and personal advantage. That is what I have been trying to do in the Senate, after calling for and consistently voting for phased redeployment of our troops out of Iraq.” (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Temple For The Performing Arts, Des Moines, IA, 7/10/07)
But In 2006, Clinton Voted Against Legislation “To Require The Redeployment Of United States Armed Forces From Iraq.” (S. 2766, CQ Vote #181: Not Agreed To 13-86-1: R 0-55; D 12-31; I 1-0, 6/22/06, Clinton Voted Nay)
FLASHBACK: Clinton Said “An Immediate U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Would Be ‘A Big Mistake.’” “Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said … that an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would be ‘a big mistake.’ The New York Democrat said she respects Rep. Jack Murtha, D-PA. … But she added: ‘I think that would cause more problems for us in America.’” (Jim Fitzgerald, “Hillary Clinton Says Immediate Withdrawal From Iraq Would Be ‘A Big Mistake,’” The Associated Press, 11/21/05)
NOTE: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Also Voted Against Setting A Timetable For Withdrawal. (S. 2766, CQ Vote #181: Not Agreed To 13-86-1: R 0-55; D 12-31; I 1-0, 6/22/06, Obama Voted Nay)
Media Starting To Notice Hillary’s Iraq Transformation: “But Democratic Front-Runner Hillary Clinton — Who Was For The Iraq War Before She Was Against It — Has Been Getting Mostly A Free Pass As She’s Morphed Into An Antiwar Candidate.” (Mark Murray, “Is Hillary Clinton Getting A Free Pass On Iraq?,” NBC News’ First Read, 7/12/07)
“Of Course, Most Of The Democratic Presidential Candidates Have Shifted Their Views On Iraq In The Past Few Years … But None Of These Other Democrats … Is Largely Getting Such A Free Pass On The Nation’s Biggest Issue — Iraq.” (Mark Murray, “Is Hillary Clinton Getting A Free Pass On Iraq?,” NBC News’ First Read, 7/12/07)
“Her Campaign, In Fact, Deserves Plenty Of Kudos In Making Clinton Sound Like Dennis Kucinich When It Comes To Iraq …” (Mark Murray, “Is Hillary Clinton Getting A Free Pass On Iraq?,” NBC News’ First Read, 7/12/07)

Can you see that line showing up in an attack ad in the future? “NBC news declared Hillary sounds like Dennis Kucinich” with an unflattering picture of the two together…