I'm so sick and tired of hearing John Kerry described as a flip-flopper. It's not as if Bush hasn't flipped and flopped. Four years ago he said he would renew the ban on assault weapons, but then he didn't do it. And that's not the point anyway.
I'm not quite sure that changing your mind is a sign of weakness. To me, it signifies an intelligence. Frankly, I would respect Bush a little bit more if he recognized the um, massive and irreparable problems in Iraq, and recognized that what we're doing now, it's not working. I can respect a man who changes his mind, if he changes it for good reasons. I'm not sure about you, but putting AK-47s on sale, that doesn't seem like a good reason. (Although couldn't you see Bush claiming it would make ordinary Americans safer from terrorism?) Hundreds of Americans dying due to insurgents in Irap: good reason to change your mind about policy in Iraq. And also, isn't it called stubborness, and not strength, when someone clings to the untruth so hard? I think it is.
I just hate the Bush people for making his obstinacy an asset. It's not. It makes him a leader who is unable to see nuances, which to my mind, is a bad thing. Dealing with humans requires an ability to see the nuances of the human situation. I just don't understand why so many Americans support a man who is utterly opposed to understanding things clearly. But I could go on forever.
(And for the record, this is all prompted by the fact that when I entered the workout room this morning, the woman there before me was watching FoxNews. ICK.)
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