9/13 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=3&u=/ap/flipping_
and_flopping
fucking little bush.
\- things like the steel trarrifs were not "flipflops" they were
far worse. that particular case was cynical vote mongering ...
burying principle for electorial votes. in re: flipflopping
over changing circumstances, as JM Keynes said: "When the facts
change, I change my mind -- What do you do, sir?" Another good
Keynes quote: "Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite
exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves
of some defunct economist." --psb
\_ Also note that changing your mind based on changing facts is
different from denying facts while making your decision, then
changing your mind when your polls drop.
\_ If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the
world will drift toward tragedy. -GW Bush
\_ cf. letting the ban on assault weapons lapse to gain the NRA
endorsement. "I support the ban," the President said. |