Archive for the ‘flip-flop award’ Category

 

ellaella on Jun 20th, 2008Flip-flop Award - Barack Obama

Even though John McCain has given us flip-flop whiplash recently as he tries (wisely, I believe) to distance himself from some of George Bush’s policies and even though I support Barack Obama, a major flip-flop is exactly that. And this one’s a doozy.
Obama, with an unbelievably efficient and effective fund-raising campaign, especially online and from small […]

ellaella on Oct 12th, 2007Flip-flop Award - Hillary Clinton

It’s one thing to change your position on an issue. It’s another to do so after ridiculing an opponent. 
Back in July, when Barack Obama said during a debate that he would be willing to meet with Iranian leaders, unconditionally, Hillary Clinton called his position irresponsible and naive.
Yesterday, in a Canterbury, NH apple orchard, a citizen […]

ellaella on Aug 3rd, 2007Flip-flop Award - John McCain

Republican Senator John McCain has changed his mind about illegal immigrants.
At one time he championed a bill that would have enabled many of the estimated 12 million illegal aliens in the US to achieve citizenship through a guest worker program. The bill failed earlier this year and McCain, whose presidential campaign is also failing, has a […]

ellaella on May 18th, 2007Flip-flop Award - Mitt Romney

I’m still stewing about two things I read some 30 hours ago, and the fact I read them back to back probably has something to do with it. One, in The Washington Post, said the combined net worth of our current presidential candidates is about a quarter-billion dollars. Think about that figure for a second. […]