How can the same shit birds who brought us the last four years keep a straight face? In 2004, it was a cardinal sin for an elected official to ever change his mind, even over the course of a lengthy career. The less than subtle implication was that "flip flopping" was a sign of political opportunism and evidence that one put his political career before his country. You can read about McCain's mass pandering in other places, but I want to point out the biggest flip and/or flop of '08. It came in Sarah Palin's acceptance speech last week, when she said:
"I suspended the state fuel tax and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress."
"I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' for that Bridge to Nowhere. If our state wanted a bridge, we'd build it ourselves."
I guess she was literally telling the truth, because she first said "thanks" when it was popular to do so and then said "no thanks" to the bridge when it became unpopular (if someone has made this joke already, then I give them full credit). What I don't get is that the McCain campaign had to know about her record on this issue and they still put it in the speech. I wish this was getting a little more coverage.
I'd like to nominate Jon Stewart for the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this piece. He really made "an especially meritorious contribution to the...national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
CDR
2 comments:
add wsj to the mix
http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/09/wall-street-journal-latest-to-side-against-mccain-palin-on-bridge/
Hopefully this ad will push the story along:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/nomaverick_ad/
Far from hysterical.
CDR
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