Flip-flops on contentious issues in politics are commonplace -- a central part of the very fabric of our governing reality. Usually they’re done for vote-getting reasons in the heat of a contentious election campaign. But not this time. Nancy Pelosi’s and Chuck Schumer’s flip-flop against their previous call for increased border security was made strictly for reasons of political and personal hatred of the opposition’s leader. Denying Trump a highly-visible win has certainly been the goal before, but almost never has it been as personal as it is this time. First, let’s look at some of the more famous flip-flops in recent political history: President George H. W. Bush “Read my lips -- No new taxes.” Spoken by candidate Bush when he received the Republican nomination for President at the national convention in 1988, this has become one of the most famous “just kidding” political lines from anyone in the last...(Read Full Article)