The Flip Flopping Record
Most anyone would agree that the President of the United States must be a man of steady leadership and firm conviction. And most would agree, whether they like him or not, agree with him or not, that George W. Bush is a strong leader. Even many of his detractors agree with the fact that for the most part, Bush is consistent and predictable. The question, then, is to what extent does Kerry's 19 year record in the Senate suggest that he will be a strong leader with the tenacity to stick to his convictions? Much has been made of his so called flip flopping. Below are a few sites that list instances of Kerry taking two different sides of an issue. Some (like Bush's campaign site) would have an agenda in distorting Kerry's record and taking things out of context. Other sites, though, wouldn't have such an agenda (Slate Magazine, for example). The evidence from my point of view is overwhelmingly devestating to Kerry.
This is a 12 minute video produced by the RNC consisting almost entirely of Kerry's own statements regarding Iraq
Slate: John Kerry's Waffles
George W. Bush's site: Kerry's Flip Flops
FlipFlopper.com
The New York Times: Nuanced Ideas or Flip Flops?
Kerry's Flip Flops on Israel Stir Concern
This is a 12 minute video produced by the RNC consisting almost entirely of Kerry's own statements regarding Iraq
Slate: John Kerry's Waffles
George W. Bush's site: Kerry's Flip Flops
FlipFlopper.com
The New York Times: Nuanced Ideas or Flip Flops?
Kerry's Flip Flops on Israel Stir Concern
1 Comments:
A lot of these are from www.flipfloppingbush.com
On 9/13/01 "President Bush pledged anew Friday that Osama bin Laden will be taken "dead or alive," no matter how long it takes, amid indications that the suspected terrorist may be bottled up in a rugged Afghan canyon."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2001/12/14/bush-binladen.htm
On 3/13/02 President Bush said Wednesday he is "deeply concerned" about Iraq, not that concerned about Osama bin Laden and plans to keep all options on the table -- including nuclear weapons -- to protect the United States from any attacks.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/03/13/Bush.news.conference/
Bush opposed the McCain-Feingold bill in the 2000 GOP primary, tried to kill it in Congress, and then signed it when it passed.
http://www.nationalreview.com/lowry/lowry022102.shtml
Bush is against a Homeland Security Department; then he's for it.
Bush is against a 9/11 commission; then he's for it.
Bush is against the U.S. taking a role in the Israeli Palestinian conflict; then he pushes for a "road map" and a Palestinian State.
Bush is for states right to decide on gay marriage, then he is for changing the constitution.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/25/elec04.prez.bush.marriage/
Bush first says he'll provide money for first responders (fire, police, emergency), then he doesn't.
http://www.hillnews.com/news/032603/funds.aspx
Bush first says that 'help is on the way' to the military ... then he cuts benefits.}
http://www.democrats.org/specialreports/veterans/health.html
Bush first says the U.S. won't negotiate with North Korea. Now he will.
Bush goes to Bob Jones University. Then say's he shouldn't have.
Bush said the "mission accomplished" banner was put up by the sailors. Bush later admits it was his advance team.
Bush was for fingerprinting and photographing Mexicans who enter the US. Bush after meeting with Pres. Fox, he's against it.
Bush was against Presidents doing an end run around Congress to pack the courts. Then he did it.
Bush said the war would cost $3 billion. Then he asked for 87 billion.
Bush We need to go to war with Iraq because their WMDs pose a direct threat to the United States. Bush- We needed to go to war with Iraq to free the Iraqi people.
Bush implemented No Child Left Behind, then underfunded it by $9 Billion"?
As governor of Texas, Bush opposed a strong patients' bill of rights that nevertheless passed over his veto. On the 2000 campaign trail, he tried to take credit for the law and implied he would support comparable legislation on the national level.
Bush proposed a temporary tax cut conditioned on the idea that the government could afford it without spending the Social Security surplus; then, when the surplus vanished, he supported a further tax cut. Now he wants his first cut made permanent.
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