The Bush campaign has tried to paint Bush as a resolute leader while describing Kerry as a flip flopper ... but is that really true?
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The Top Five Bush Flip Flops:
1. Bush Flip Flopped on whether we can win the War on Terror. First we can't, then we can.
According to an article on FoxNews.com:
"Bush said in an interview aired Monday on NBC's 'Today' show that he didn't think the war on terror is winnable. On Tuesday, he told the American Legion that 'we may never sit down at a peace table, but make no mistake about it, we are winning and we will win.'"
Three years after 9/11, the President should have a good idea as to whether or not we can win the War on Terror, not be changing his position one day after the next.
2. Bush Flip Flopped on why we went to Iraq. First he told the American people it was about WMD, now he says it was about spreading democracy (even though he is not doing a very good job of that in Iraq).
3. Bush Flip Flopped on the siege of Fallujah. First he ordered the Marines to attack. Then he reversed his own order and told them to pull out, leaving the town in the hands of the insurgents to this day. This Flip Flop was so harmful that the Marine officer in charge of the aborted siege took the unusual step of criticizing President Bush while still on active duty.
4. Bush Flip Flopped on the 9/11Commission. First he opposed it, then he supported it. First he opposed their recommendations, then he embraced them, and then he backpedaled on accepting them.
5. Bush Flip Flopped on Steel Tariffs and Free Trade. He's for free trade, then he's for steel tariffs, and then he's back to being in favor of free trade again.
That was just the Top Five. For the complete list of Bush's Flip Flops, click HERE.
Note that nearly all of Bush's Flip Flops have been documented with links to conservative news outlets such as FoxNews.com!
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Kerry changes his position when there is a good reason to do so
Bush is much worse because he frequently changes his position for solely political reasons. For a comparison of Kerry and Bush on Flip Flopping, click HERE.
Are all of these attacks on Bush fair? Some are and perhaps some are not. But this list and the complete list demonstrate that Bush is just like any other politician - he changes his position when it is to his political advantage. Kerry may not be immune from the Flip Flop disease, but neither is Bush. A resolute leader, Bush is not.
Click HERE for recent article on Fox News.com about Flip Flopping on both sides.
Watch Bush debate...himself...click HERE and follow the link for "Bush vs. Bush" to see Bush flip flop on nation building. |
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