Flip-flopping through the campaign

Thank you for a very fine piece.

It is incumbent on those who wish to prevent the implementation of overtly Liberal Socialist policies that would come with an Obama presidency to learn about his ample weaknesses and to share this information person to person with undecided voters across the country. The MSM can not be trusted to highlight Obama's weaknesses because of their very-apparent bias. We have to do this at a grassroots level outside of the MSM.

Obama's flip-flopping is irrelevant. For McCain to win he has to present reasons to vote FOR him instead of against Obama.

Obama's flip-flopping IS important in the sense that what is it that people are to believe? Will he or won't he raise taxes? Will he or won't he protect us against Islamic radicals? Will he or won't he restrict gun rights? Will he or won't he cede American autonomy to the rest of the world? Etc. etc. It would be smart for McCain and for any 527 groups out there to push on a daily basis his flip flops as a matter of trust.

Roland, in a sane world I would agree with you completely, my friend. But when people want to dance with the devil it's futile to point out he has two left feet. Democrats cannot wait for November 08; they'll be out in droves the same as four years ago. Over 59 million voted for Kerry and the only thing that saved the President's reelection was Rove's herculean effort to whip up and mobilize the conservative base. Who is doing that now? Today's RNC? They're too busy wallowing in self pity. McCain is doing the cartoon opposite of what Rove did; woo Democrats and Independents to go for him and dare conservatives to vote otherwise. Not a winning stategy I'm afraid. He has to get Republicans to want to vote for him or they'll stay home. We're not going to get 60 plus million Republican voters excited over a populist's inconsistent positions. Bob Dole will tell you.

If McCain cannot clearly state his case as to why he wants the presidency to Republicans, Obama will flip-flop all the way to the White House.

George,

Excellent point. I think both are important to be done. McCain has to present himself as a leader who really grasps the issues and he has to be able to communicate three IMPORTANT reasons why he is the right one to lead this country in the next four years.

And then, at the same time, his camp and 527 organizations push the Obama's flip-flops out to the public. Maybe sometimes before and after the Democratic Party convention.

It isn't what we're against that matters,
it is what we're for.

Per Tom Hoefling, National Political Director
Alan Keyes for President 2008

What Obama flip flops on, what radical views he and his closest friends have, or even how many cuddly kittens he drowns (kittens...not polar bears) are INDEED entirely irrelevant at this point. If he were a Republican candidate, he would never have made it this far to begin with...in truth, even if he was a white Democrat he would not have made it this far either. He is in a candy-coated protective shell from the MSM and it will carry him all the way. But THAT'S not the worst of it!
When his policies as President start getting implemented and the country starts its death rattle gasping for air...who do you think will be blamed for the failure of socialized medicine...for the Middle East collapsing in around Iraq after our troops are irresponsibly pulled out...for the death toll DURING the pull out being half the total deaths of our troops in Iraq (mark my words on that one)...for the depression (not recession) that the country falls into economically with haphazard spending for B Hussein Obama's pet projects? WHO? Come on...lets all say it together...you all know the answer...don't be shy! Who will invariably be blamed?!?
George W. Bush

INTEGRITY STICK
Many are familiar with the "Zero-Sum" strategy game of winner takes all. There is too a variance of the "Variable-Sum Game" known as the stick; ergo, whoever holds most of the stick leads. Measuring the "Integrity Stick" McCain versus Obama - McCain Leads!