November Decision - Part 2
Reason #2: He Flip-Flops Too:
Probably the most common charge President Bush lays against Senator Kerry is
that Kerry "flip-flops" - changes his mind. It's a charge that doesn't hold
much water with me.
Is flip-flopping really a bad thing?
Is it better for a candidate to have always held the
wrong position, than for a candidate to have switched to the right
position? Consider that there's an issue on which you
agree with Kerry, and disagree with Bush. But Kerry
flip-flopped; he used to hold the same position as Bush. Is
that reason to vote for Bush, who's always held the
"wrong" (as far as you're concerned) position?
Is is bad to acknowledge that you can be swayed by
the evidence? Many Americans (myself included...)
believed President Bush when he said Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction, and that that required us to invade.
We have since learned that those weapons didn't exist,
and some of us (myself included...) have flip-flopped
in our belief that war was necessary.
The President is guilty of flip-flopping as well. From a
February 24th talk: "Decisive and democratic action is needed, because
attempts to redefine marriage in a single state or city could have serious
consequences throughout the country. " From a speech to
Republican governors shortly before his inauguration: "While I
believe there's a role for the federal government, it's not to impose its
will on states and local communities," Bush said. "It's to empower states
and people and local communities to be able to realize the vast potential of
this country."
There are other issues on which the President pushes states' rights
when they suit the GOP, and federal preemption when they don't.
More to follow.
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