backpedaling

Every time I hear or read something about Palin it seems she's blaming someone for something or backpedaling from a previous statement ..

Palin urges restraint at town hall meetings 2009

A short sentence full of hasty, apologetic backpedaling is usually the next thing out of their mouths, followed by complete compliance with your initial request … on February 28, 2008 at 12: 46 am | Reply Inspector Bloke

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And as soon as I saw (Toskala) backpedaling is when I shot the puck and didn't give him a chance to get set.

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He nails the roller-coaster that follows a break-up: the heat and choice words which cause it, the exhilarating sense of freedom that accompanies new singlehood, the medium-term backpedaling and regret and depression, and the long-term equanimity with which you look back on the whole journey.

Ben Casnocha: The Blog 2009

He nails the roller-coaster that follows a break-up: the heat and choice words which cause it, the exhilarating sense of freedom that accompanies new singlehood, the medium-term backpedaling and regret and depression, and the long-term equanimity with which you look back on the whole journey.

Ben Casnocha: The Blog 2009

I wonder if backpedaling is part of Mayor Bloomberg’s new health initiative?

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And we're always going to be backpedaling, which is what we've seen in the movement for the last 20 years.

In These Times 2009

And we're always going to be backpedaling, which is what we've seen in the movement for the last 20 years.

In These Times 2009

And lo and behold, when you read his backpedaling, that is what he essentially is talking about:

Progressive Bloggers 2009

On the other hand, some now condemn what they view as Obama's "backpedaling" on the matter of the Cordoba House, his shifting from strong support of it in his Ramadan speech to an ostensibly wishy-washy stance on it, with his statement that he supported the right of the Cordoba people to build their center, but would not comment on "the wisdom" of the decision.

Lucia Brawley: The "Mosque" 2010