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On the whole "he flip-flops!" issue:
Changing your mind about something isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, you go into something thinking you're doing the absolute best thing for the given scenario. Often times, once you're working on that scenario, it becomes apparent that what you thought at the beginning isn't the best way to go about things. SMART PEOPLE, AT THIS POINT, ADAPT. Being "strong-willed" (or whatever the Bush campaign's spin on it is), isn't only foolhardy, it can be downright dangerous.
The whole thing about Bush berating Kerry for changing his stance on the invasion of Iraq, WMDs, etc thing makes me sick. Why? Let's think back to when the Iraq invasion hadn't began.
Back around March 19, 2003, it was POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SUICIDE to say ANYTHING bad about either the military or the government's decision to invade Iraq. Several people spoke out (including Natalie Maines, Ted Kennedy, etc), and were all more-or-less publicly crucified for their beliefs. You were seen as an "America-hater" if you had ideals that didn't include the invasion of a soverign country.
So was Kerry wrong in saying he supported the invasion? Yes. Was he wrong in saying that we'd probably find WMDs in Iraq in the post-invasion cleanup? Yes. But let's think about two things:
Ultimately, neither stance was his own making--the original decision to go into Iraq--Bush. The original phrase "Saddam has WMDs and will not hesitate to use them on the American people"--Bush. Shit, if Kerry's wrong, Bush is even more so.
What Kerry's saying now is "the way we've been doing things isn't working... let's change that". What's wrong with that way of thinking? If I start building a car with cheese and crackers, and it keeps breaking up in the rain because, well, crackers will tend to do that when exposed to water, do I keep trying to build a car with crackers, or do I try new materials? It's simple logic, folks. I can't understand why people can't figure this one out on their own.
Changing your mind about something isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, you go into something thinking you're doing the absolute best thing for the given scenario. Often times, once you're working on that scenario, it becomes apparent that what you thought at the beginning isn't the best way to go about things. SMART PEOPLE, AT THIS POINT, ADAPT. Being "strong-willed" (or whatever the Bush campaign's spin on it is), isn't only foolhardy, it can be downright dangerous.
The whole thing about Bush berating Kerry for changing his stance on the invasion of Iraq, WMDs, etc thing makes me sick. Why? Let's think back to when the Iraq invasion hadn't began.
Back around March 19, 2003, it was POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SUICIDE to say ANYTHING bad about either the military or the government's decision to invade Iraq. Several people spoke out (including Natalie Maines, Ted Kennedy, etc), and were all more-or-less publicly crucified for their beliefs. You were seen as an "America-hater" if you had ideals that didn't include the invasion of a soverign country.
So was Kerry wrong in saying he supported the invasion? Yes. Was he wrong in saying that we'd probably find WMDs in Iraq in the post-invasion cleanup? Yes. But let's think about two things:
Ultimately, neither stance was his own making--the original decision to go into Iraq--Bush. The original phrase "Saddam has WMDs and will not hesitate to use them on the American people"--Bush. Shit, if Kerry's wrong, Bush is even more so.
What Kerry's saying now is "the way we've been doing things isn't working... let's change that". What's wrong with that way of thinking? If I start building a car with cheese and crackers, and it keeps breaking up in the rain because, well, crackers will tend to do that when exposed to water, do I keep trying to build a car with crackers, or do I try new materials? It's simple logic, folks. I can't understand why people can't figure this one out on their own.
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