hopefully a constructive political debate

mafool
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:55:05 +0000

I like the idea that an elected official can learn from new information and the mistakes made by him/herself and others.

What worries me is when the change in position appears to be driven by politics and the perception that a new position will be more popular with a certain block of voters.

I don’t think it is often terribly hard to decide which is which. Unfortunately, any change of opinion, no matter how well based on new information or evolving understanding is subject to the charge of flip-flopping.