Flip-Flopping FAQs
copyright © 2004 by Robert L. Blau

Q:  George Bush said that we must invade Iraq because they supported al-Qaeda, and then it turned out that they didn't.  So he said that we had to invade because Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.  But they didn't.  So he said that we had to invade to liberate the Iraqi people because Saddam was such an awful person.  Is there a flip-flop in there?

A:  No.  You are confusing "flip-flops" with "lies."

Q:  At one time, George Bush said that capturing Osama bin Laden was of the utmost importance.  Then he said it didn't matter.  Is that a flip-flop?

A:  No.  That's called "adapting to circumstances."  He couldn't catch bin Laden.  Give him a break.

Q:  When George Bush vetoed the Texas Patients' Bill of Rights, then took credit for it during the 2000 Presidential race, then argued that the Supreme Court should find it unconstitutional, is that a flip-flop or a flip-flop-flip?

A:  Neither.  George was never for the Patients' Bill of Rights.  Taking credit for it while running for office is called "clever politics."  No one is supposed to be mean-spirited enough to hold him accountable after the race.

Q:  Bush was once against a 9/11 commission.  Later, he was for it.  Is that a flip-flop?

A:  No.  That's called "yielding to political pressure."

Q:  When Dick Cheney says one day that gay marriage is an issue for the states to decide, and then says he will support President Bush's constitutional ban on gay marriage, is that a flip-flop?

A:  No.  The Vice President is being a "good soldier."  And he's also pandering for votes.

Q:  When George Bush said that the War on Terrorism could not be won one day, and then said it will be won the next day, is that a flip-flop?

A:  No.  "Flip-flop" is a registered trademark of the Republican Party.  It cannot be used to describe any Republican. 

Q:  You know, I've got a whole list of these things here:  the Department of Homeland Security, the environment, tariffs, ...

A:  Shutupshutupshutup!  Anyway, the important issue is means and ends.  The President has never wavered from achieving his ends, which are world conquest, the obscene further enrichment of the rich, creating a cheap and docile labor force, the gutting of civil liberties, and getting everyone in their places for Armageddon.

Q:  But surely, winning the War on Terrorism is a vital end?

A:  No.  The War on Terrorism is a great, big, beautiful means.  How else would you suggest that we could arrive at all those worthy ends?

For the "flip-flops" of George Bush, see, for example:

Flip Flop Bush
President Bush: Flip-Flopper-in-Chief
Bush's Flip Flops
A Bush Flip-Flop-A-Day Keeps the Talking Heads Away