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[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by dmek25

first flip flop of this election. McCain now wants to drill, after being opposed to it

Wait, I thought that "flip flop" was a phrase that only the GOP used. When Kerry was accused of flip-flopping on Iraq, Dems responded that he was merely reacting to changing conditions and that is a sign of intelligence.

IMO, we need to differentiate between flip-flopping for purely political reasons and changing policies to account for an ever-changing world. If you think McCain flip-flopped for purely political purposes, what political advantage did he gain? He certainly lost some votes from the slightly left of center independents and he didn't gain any votes from most Repubs who would never vote for Obama. McCain can say with a straight face that he changed his opinion after the new gas crisis struck.