Both candidates often shift positions

[JoFerret]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20040912/ap_on_el_pr/flipping_and_flopping

WASHINGTON - While working relentlessly to portray Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a "flip-flopper," President Bush (news - web sites) has his own history of changing his position, from reversals on steel tariffs and "nation-building" to reasons for invading Iraq

Most recently, Bush did an about-face on whether the proposed new director of national intelligence should have full budget-making powers as the bipartisan Sept. 11 commission recommended. Bush at first indicated no, then last week said yes.


Just as GOP efforts to question Kerry's military record in Vietnam helped revive nagging questions about Bush's service in the Air National Guard, the "flip flop" attacks on Kerry could boomerang against an incumbent running on his record and reputation as a straight talker.

"The guy who is the ultimate flip and flop is this sitting president," said Democratic Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware.

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[Indiana_Dem]

1. Hey that's pretty good. Rate it!

Kerry needs to make a Bush flip-flop ad and play the sucker over and over and over and over everywhere.

[wellst0nev0ter]

6. Am I Supposed To Be Impressed

That the news media actually looked BEYOND the damn rhetoric and examined what is really going on? :eyes:

(No disrespect, I just really despise most of the media)

[TahitiNut]

2. Non-Yahoo! link: San Francisco Chronicle.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/09/11/politics1237EDT0527.DTL

(12 hours old)

[newdealer]

3. A sad day

I know I shouldn't expect much from the current political discourse, But it still makes me pissed-off when I hear the term "flip-flopper." Apparently being an intelligent, introspective, reflective, human being with the ability to think actively as well as strategically--willing to change one's policy if it is no longer working, to have the foresight to think about the consequences of those actions and policies, makes you unqualified to be President.

People say they support Bush because he's sure of his convictions. Well, Hitler was sure of his convictions, Stalin, Napoleon. . .

[wryter2000]

4. This needs to be rated

It was 2.92 with 140 votes. We can do better than that.

[BootinUp]

5. Rated it a 5. n/t