Flip-flopping

Back in 2004, Bush ran a series of billboards that posed the question: "Boots or Flip-Flops", his rather snarky bitch-slapping of John Kerry. That was the big issue in the election, wasn't it? Bush was going to stay the course. Bush was going to be a steady hand on the helm. No wavering here. I guess the fear was that Kerry might change his mind or pause for reflection, which as we know is not what this president does. He's the decider. He decides things, without the news, without input, with just his gut and balls as a guide. The John Wayne president, as it were. This man is made of granite. Or is he? I would like to present the following thoughts for your consideration:

• Bush said that we should keep nuclear technology out of the hands of rogue states, but when we found out that the chief nuclear scientist in Pakistan was blithely selling all he knew to everyone with some pocket change to jingle, we just shrugged our shoulders. Flip-Flop
• Bush claimed we were going into Iraq because they had WMDs. Then it was because Saddam was a bad man (he really was an awful piece of shit, no argument there), and then it was to promote democracy in the Middle East. Flip-Flop
• Bush claimed we'd never deal with a terrorist state, and that Iran is in the Axis of Evil. Now we are offering them economic incentives and opening up the chance of diplomatic ties. Flip-Flop
• We were helping the anti-Islamic warlords in Somalia with money and arms. Now that they've been soundly defeated, we've offered to work with the Islamist forces in Somalia. Flip-Flop

Who's Flip-Flopping Now Bitch?

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