Flippety Floppety

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD IF I HEAR ONE MORE POLITICIAN ACCUSE SOMEONE OF "FLIP-FLOPPING" I AM GOING TO DROP A DEUCE NAMED "EL GRANDE" ON THEIR CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS' DOORSTEP!

Seriously, this is ridiculous. I apologize for the tacky all caps typing there, but I can't exactly yell at you in person, and in this rare instance, cadence is important to understand my rage. Every time a GOP candidate gives a speech, he derides his Dem opponenet as a flip-flopper, then the Dem steps up to the podium and says the same damn thing. Well done. Thanks for that brilliant interchange.

I don't think of "flip flopping" as such a bad thing. In fact, I think going on public record on the senate or congressional floor, and admitting you were wrong, is pretty damn courageous. I think being brave enough to make an adult decision in such a petulant political system is highly admireable. I think someone needs to come up to that podium one day and say "Yes, I, like most adults in this country, realized that I have made mistakes in what I said. I have taken steps to correct these mistakes, and not follow through with promises I made, which I came to realize were in fact really bad ideas." I remember during the '04 election, a phrase you heard a lot was one admonishing people for trying to "...change your horse midstream." Meaning, of course, that the retarded texan horse we abonded might drown. Wah. I don't want to vote for the candidate who is the most "consistent"(read: stubborn), I want to vote for the candidate who has stones to stand up and admit that he is willing to change his policies if the situation requires it. We do not need a candidate who will stay the course. We need someone who will Bob and fucking Weave.

This shit is giving me ulcers.