expediant

He might make political expediant deals from time to time, as he did with steel, but overall, he's a free trade guy and his administration is expanding trade.

Protesting Globalization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

In other words, Obama lied during the primary season, because it was expediant to lie.

Matthew Yglesias » Americans Support Health Reform, Reject Policies to Make Health Reform Workable 2010

All of this is the fruit of indifference or apathy in the face of a concerted effort by authoritarian statists to undermine the founding principles and replace them with essentially nothing but naked power and coercion used to push whatever political/social/economic agenda is currently most expediant in keeping the ruling elite in place.

The calm before the storms 2010

This is an example of the Obama campaign taking the politcally expediant rout to get things done.

Obama's VP vetter steps aside 2008

This super delegate thing is just an insiders method to putting who is politically expediant into positions of power.

Obama: 'Everybody needs to settle down' about VP choice 2008

This is politics and Obama has shown himself to seek the politcally expediant rout.

Sources: Obama's team to start VP search 2008

Sorry Tim, but I just see it as being politically expediant and not really smart or bold.

Tim Kaine- "Obama's Dan Quayle"? 2008

This super delegate thing is just an insiders method to putting who is politically expediant into positions of power.

Obama: 'Everybody needs to settle down' about VP choice 2008

Fuc* Mitt, but even though he said these things I really don't believe a word he said as his positions have changed when they were politically expediant to change.

Romney: Staying In Race Would Have Abetted Hillary Or Obama Victory -- And "Surrender To Terror" 2009

It was surprising to be against the war in 2002 when it was not mainstream nor politically expediant.

Rasmussen: Hillary Ahead Two To One In West Virginia Primary 2009