Point taken. If he is going to change his position to fit a conservative base, it shouldn't need to be adjusted every day. And he certainly needs to be honest enough to admit that is what he is doing.
However, I can't say that the same problem doesn't exist on the Democratic site. Hillary has adjusted her stance to be more middle-america since her announcement to run for president. I don't know if anyone has caught Obama in an "adjustment", but I can't say that I like his need to say that he would love to hunt down terrorists in-country without local permission (http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/obama_vows_to_hunt_down_terror.ph\ p). It sounds like he is trying to prove how tough he is despite being against the Iraq war. Entering Pakistan without local permission would be an act of war. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are not off, but he changes his positions every days depending on > who he talks to and if he is shown video footage as proof of what he > said, he will still deny he said that. Even if it was only 24 hours > ago. One might argue that since he changes so much so fast that he does > not belief what he says and might not do what he promised. Some > republicans feel that bush misrepresented himself, so they might be a > little leary of someone who changes because it is advantageous to do so. > > maidmarian_thepoet wrote: > > I may be stepping into it...but what exactly is wrong with a public > > official supporting the wishes of his constituents? I wish that my > > officials here really supported my beliefs instead of catering to the > > religious right. Of course, you can say that they are supporting > > them---but that's my point. Wasn't he being a true representative of > > Mass. voters at that time? Now he is claiming that he could be a true > > representative of conservative voters. Isn't that his job? > > > > I am still recalling listening to a "This American Life" episode in > > which a guy who was pro-choice supported Bush because he didn't > > flip-flop on issues. He admitted that he didn't like any of Bush's > > stances on issuses, but he voted for him because he didn't flip-flop. > > Why on earth should I vote for someone who won't vote my way? He's my > > representative, not a representative of his own convictions. If he can > > change my mind because he believes me wrong, that's one thing. But he > > shouldn't be voting his convictions whilly-nilly. > > > > Ok, I will get off my soapbox now. :-) > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > >> Like i said, an opportunistic flip-flopper. He was pro-choice, pro > >> > > immigration (in terms of working something out instead of sounding like > > a Klansman), not averse to taxes as needed (which he calls "fees", but > > same difference). I heard a speech he gave just a few years back where > > he explicitly said he didn't want to try and recreate the Reagan days. > > Now he's a rabid ultr-conservative nut who evokes Reagan more than some > > of us call on God! > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
