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Old 06-30-2008, 01:12 PM
steve k steve k is offline
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Originally Posted by Upton View Post
That's all well and good, but it hardly addresses my point. McCain's flip flopping, done solely for the sake of political expediency, brings him more in line with stated Republican party positions. Therefore he no longer meets the definition of, nor can he be considered, a maverick.
Why is it when someone who disagrees with your world-view changes their stance they flip-flop but someone who changes their stance to agree with your world-view is evolved? perhaps you can explain that to me.
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