I am sure each of you have seen the follow on posts concerning Fred’s “Plutonic Warming” editorial, are you man or woman enough to admit you are wrong?
Oh, so his stated position has changed from one thing to another - or at least the perception is that. So, using the logic displayed by many Romney detractors here, I guess that you COULD say that Thompson "flip-flopped" on this issue and is now a "flip-flopper"? No? Can you say double standard?
By the way, all that I said was that those specific comments sounded like recent similar comments made by Giuliani. And they did, your hysterics notwithstanding.
Now I have seen Plutonic Warming. That is precisely what I expect out of a candidate I would support.
However, I have also seen other words come out of Mr. Thompson’s mouth. If he thinks Gorebull Warming does not exist, great, I agree with him. He should consistently say so. The problem I have with him and each of the top four is their inability to be consistent. It is as if they have a problem with the truth. Or maybe they are just saying “what is truth?” If that is the case, I can’t support them.
I want a candidate with a strong belief in truth and who stands by the truth. This cagey behavior so many here seem to admire just causes me not to trust them. Also, because we live in an electronic age, their words can be made to contradict what they say causing others to doubt and distrust.
The problem is there will not be fredheads at every turn ready to explain away the contradictions to everyone. If we as conservatives can’t find a candidate ready to stand on what he believes in, we’re in trouble. The democrats will use the contradictions to defeat us. Needless to say, I would like it more if he and the other candidates could keep the vacillating down to a bare minimum.