TUESDAY MORNING MEMO:
The real flip-flopper?
Just "Kos" to think it isn't Kerry

From: Jane Grice & Gene Gaudette
To: Our readers
Date: March 9, 2004

Former Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush has been making a lot of noise of late about Massachusetts Senator John Kerry allegedly being a "flip-flopper."

Well, thanks to the intrepid team over at The Daily Kos, here are a few bullet points that should be brought to the greater attention of the American public, particularly those likely to exercise their right to vote:

--- Bush is against campaign finance reform...
... then he's for it.
--- Bush is against a Homeland Security Department...
... then he's for it.
--- Bush is against a 9/11 commission...
... then he's for it.
--- Bush is against an Iraq WMD investigation...
... then he's for it.
--- Bush is against nation building...
... then he's for it.
--- Bush is against deficits...
... then he's for them.
--- Bush is for free trade...
... then he's for tariffs on steel...
... then he's against them again.
--- Bush is against the U.S. taking a role in the Israeli Palestinian conflict...
... then he pushes for a "road map" and a Palestinian State.
--- Bush is for states right to decide on gay marriage...
... then he is for changing the constitution.
--- Bush first says he'll provide money for first responders (fire, police, emergency)...
... then he doesn't.
--- Bush first says that 'help is on the way' to the military)...
... then he cuts benefits.
--- Bush: "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden." )...
... Bush: "I don't know where he is. I have no idea and I really don't care.
--- Bush claims to be in favor of the environment)...
... and then secretly starts drilling on Padre Island.
--- Bush talks about helping education)...
... and increases mandates while cutting funding.
--- Bush first says the U.S. won't negotiate with North Korea)...
... now he will.
--- Bush goes to Bob Jones University...
... then say's he shouldn't have.
--- Bush said he would demand a U.N. Security Council vote on whether to sanction military action against Iraq)...
... then Bush announced he would not call for a vote.
--- Bush said the "mission accomplished" banner was put up by the sailors)...
... Bush later admits it was his advance team.
--- Bush was for fingerprinting and photographing Mexicans who enter the US)...
... After meeting with Pres. Fox, he's against it.

And there's more in the discussion room.

That poor George -- he just can't seem to make up his mind about anything...

LINKS:
The Daily Kos -- http://www.dailykos.com/
The Daily Mislead -- http://www.misleader.org/

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