Look closer at the issues he's "Flip-Flopped" on. In some cases, he hasn't even really done a Flip or Flop. For example, on the No Child Left Behind Act, he's not changed his support for the original IDEA of the program - he's simply very angry that the Bush administration has not funded the program effectively at all. Would you support a program that's so riddled with inefficient management, simply because you didn't want to "Flip-Flop"?
Also keep in mind that opinions change. The Patriot Act was a reactionary movement to the shock of 9/11. Now, it's being used by police officers, FBI, DEA, you name it, for catching criminals in unconstitutional manners. The loopholes in the Patriot Act are gaping - they allow for the infringement of our rights of privacy. It's only natural that Kerry, and countless others, have changed their opinion on the bill.
Think of it this way. If the boys of the USA thought all their lives that girls were gross and had cooties, from elementary school all the way to the day they died, then the human race would fail and there'd be no more Americans. Ever. Personally, I'm glad that most boys "Flip-Flop" on their opinion of women.
Think of all the times America as a whole has "Flip-Flopped" on an issue. Slavery. Women's suffrage. Prohibition. Where would we be now if ideas didn't change?
You don't know me - I don't know you. You just happen to be on one of my friend's Friend list. You seem to be an educated person, so I ask you to research not just the Bush/Cheney side of the campaign, but also the Kerry side. Both are going to badmouth each other. The key is to look a level deeper and analyze the text independently.
Also keep in mind that opinions change. The Patriot Act was a reactionary movement to the shock of 9/11. Now, it's being used by police officers, FBI, DEA, you name it, for catching criminals in unconstitutional manners. The loopholes in the Patriot Act are gaping - they allow for the infringement of our rights of privacy. It's only natural that Kerry, and countless others, have changed their opinion on the bill.
Think of it this way. If the boys of the USA thought all their lives that girls were gross and had cooties, from elementary school all the way to the day they died, then the human race would fail and there'd be no more Americans. Ever. Personally, I'm glad that most boys "Flip-Flop" on their opinion of women.
Think of all the times America as a whole has "Flip-Flopped" on an issue. Slavery. Women's suffrage. Prohibition. Where would we be now if ideas didn't change?
You don't know me - I don't know you. You just happen to be on one of my friend's Friend list. You seem to be an educated person, so I ask you to research not just the Bush/Cheney side of the campaign, but also the Kerry side. Both are going to badmouth each other. The key is to look a level deeper and analyze the text independently.
Courteously,
Jan L-G
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