scsinet
Active Member
Originally Posted by m0nk
Oh, and for the people who talk about "flip-flopping", give it a rest already.
So you don't feel that flip-flopping is an issue?
Let me be clear... there is nothing wrong with determining that you were wrong and changing course, and speaking candidly about why you did.
However, when you decide you are wrong, then you should be willing to clearly state why and stand by your decision. The fact that Hillary once voted for the war and now wants to end the war is a whole separate issue for me. The problem I have is that when confronted, the issue gets ducked. To me this speaks volumes about the fortitude that the canidate will have if elected.
I am a complete supporter of the Iraq war and a firm believer that the military should be given the resources they need for as long as they need it until our goals are met yada yada yada. However, I admire John Edwards for the fact that he admits straight out that he made a mistake.
Hillary seems more concerned that she might say something that costs her votes than letting her views be clearly known, allowing voters to elect the best candidate for the position based on the direction that Americans want to go. Instead, she seems more concerned with painting a picture of herself that gets the most votes.
As an American who prefers to vote based on the alignment of a particular candidate's views with my own, I do not feel that Hillary is being as forthright as she can be with her views.
So for me, it's not the flip-flopping so much as it's the way she is handling it.
Oh, and for the people who talk about "flip-flopping", give it a rest already.
So you don't feel that flip-flopping is an issue?
Let me be clear... there is nothing wrong with determining that you were wrong and changing course, and speaking candidly about why you did.
However, when you decide you are wrong, then you should be willing to clearly state why and stand by your decision. The fact that Hillary once voted for the war and now wants to end the war is a whole separate issue for me. The problem I have is that when confronted, the issue gets ducked. To me this speaks volumes about the fortitude that the canidate will have if elected.
I am a complete supporter of the Iraq war and a firm believer that the military should be given the resources they need for as long as they need it until our goals are met yada yada yada. However, I admire John Edwards for the fact that he admits straight out that he made a mistake.
Hillary seems more concerned that she might say something that costs her votes than letting her views be clearly known, allowing voters to elect the best candidate for the position based on the direction that Americans want to go. Instead, she seems more concerned with painting a picture of herself that gets the most votes.
As an American who prefers to vote based on the alignment of a particular candidate's views with my own, I do not feel that Hillary is being as forthright as she can be with her views.
So for me, it's not the flip-flopping so much as it's the way she is handling it.
