McCain/Palin ???

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Or "Flip Flop" it

I'm going to take this totally out of context because "flip flop" is one of my latest pet peeves - amongst many others (but I had to read/reply quickly because we're getting to our destination).

It's one of my pet peeves because he Republicans made such a big deal about it during the last electrion with Kerry, and they had already started on it in this election with Obama. Then I hear......at first Palin supported the "bridge to nowhere" but then "changed her position" and now she opposes it.

Why is it that when Republicans are speaking, Democrats "flip flop" and Republicans "change their position?"

I just don't understand why it has to be this way? Why can't everyone just realize that politicians - like everyone else in the world - can change their minds as they learn more about and issue/subject? Why must it be put in a negative light (when Democrats are involved) and be labeled as flip flopping instead of being heralded as "Hey, this man/lady must be intelligent. He/she looked into the details of the issue and realized the error of his/her ways?" (as it is when Republicans are involved).

Maybe if flip flopping hadn't been such an issue during the last elections, our fine sitting president (snicker) might not have been such a bull head......oh.....that's a topic for another conversation........

Oh, and when I first logged onto PT today this topic was the first listed in the Dog House section and after reading the title of the thread, why was I not surprised to see Edwina's Secretary as the last poster to the thread?

[lizbud]

I'm going to take this totally out of context because "flip flop" is one of my latest pet peeves - amongst many others (but I had to read/reply quickly because we're getting to our destination).

It's one of my pet peeves because he Republicans made such a big deal about it during the last electrion with Kerry, and they had already started on it in this election with Obama. Then I hear......at first Palin supported the "bridge to nowhere" but then "changed her position" and now she opposes it.

Why is it that when Republicans are speaking, Democrats "flip flop" and Republicans "change their position?"

I just don't understand why it has to be this way? Why can't everyone just realize that politicians - like everyone else in the world - can change their minds as they learn more about and issue/subject? Why must it be put in a negative light (when Democrats are involved) and be labeled as flip flopping instead of being heralded as "Hey, this man/lady must be intelligent. He/she looked into the details of the issue and realized the error of his/her ways?" (as it is when Republicans are involved).

Maybe if flip flopping hadn't been such an issue during the last elections, our fine sitting president (snicker) might not have been such a bull head......oh.....that's a topic for another conversation........

Oh, and when I first logged onto PT today this topic was the first listed in the Dog House section and after reading the title of the thread, why was I not surprised to see Edwina's Secretary as the last poster to the thread?

It's so good to hear from you again. Hope you're able to pop in
a little more often.

[RICHARD]

"changed her position"

But doesn't "honey, let's change position" sound far more romantic than "honey, let's flip flop" when you are dealing with politicians and who is in bed with them?

[Puckstop31]

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008...s-his-critics/

The reason I post this is... NOW context matters? I don't care about BO's religion, but I do care about the press suddenly caring about context. It never mattered before, so why now?

[Puckstop31]

Interesting...

http://www.newsweek.com/id/157986/page/3

Seems to be that a lot of the rumors about Mrs. Palin are FALSE or are taken WAY out of context. Shocker.