Someone changing their minds on an issue, once or twice, since none of us should be closed off to thinking further on any one belief.
However, the number of changes of position, and the fact that it’s so very convenient that his changes of heart happen to coincide with the audience he’s courting at the time…well.
I can totally see why most of the Republican primary voters don’t trust him. Though frankly, I think his new-old–found uber conservative views are really closest to what he really believes in his heart of hearts, whatever that is.
Jasiusays
As the Globe points out today, the current flavor-of-the-month challenger to Mitt isn’t one to stick to a position either.
For years, Gingrich supported the idea that citizens could be required by mandate to buy health insurance, like in the health care overhauls initiated by Romney while he was governor of Massachusetts in 2006 and on the national level by President Obama last year. Now, Gingrich opposes such an idea.
In 2008, Gingrich filmed a commercial with then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a liberal Democrat, urging action on climate change. But last month on Fox News he called it “probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.’’
Last May, he criticized as “right-wing social engineering’’ the proposal of Representative Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, to convert Medicare, the single-payer style health insurance program for the elderly, into a premium-support voucher program in which seniors privately purchase insurance. After that ignited a firestorm of protest, he quickly backed off, apologized to Ryan, and said his “words were inaccurate and unfortunate.’’
And, in what may be the most notable example: In a debate Oct. 11, Gingrich said that Democrat Barney Frank, the former House Financial Services Committee chairman, should be jailed for lax oversight of Freddie Mac, the quasi-public mortgage underwriting giant. It was later reported that Gingrich was paid up to $1.8 milllion in consulting fees by Freddie Mac, up to the time it collapsed in 2008.
christy11says
very, very tough to watch. Kerry is a hero for his service. we’d be in a different situation had he won. Someone find the second ad mitt put up in 2002 re: Big Dig and it will be a knee-slapper.
ramuel-m-raagas says
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http://store.barackobama.com/buttons/state-lapel-pins.html
just pull down Iowa on the state menu.
lynne says
Someone changing their minds on an issue, once or twice, since none of us should be closed off to thinking further on any one belief.
However, the number of changes of position, and the fact that it’s so very convenient that his changes of heart happen to coincide with the audience he’s courting at the time…well.
I can totally see why most of the Republican primary voters don’t trust him. Though frankly, I think his new-old–found uber conservative views are really closest to what he really believes in his heart of hearts, whatever that is.
Jasiu says
As the Globe points out today, the current flavor-of-the-month challenger to Mitt isn’t one to stick to a position either.
christy11 says
very, very tough to watch. Kerry is a hero for his service. we’d be in a different situation had he won. Someone find the second ad mitt put up in 2002 re: Big Dig and it will be a knee-slapper.