Once a cokehead...

I recently read a report about how the conservatives are sharpening their knives, ready to go after Hillary Clinton (and, no doubt, anyone else who they oppose) by attacking her as a “flip-flopper.”

I always find such charges to be rather transparent and ridiculous. Outright hypocrisy, of course, should always be fair game. Last September’s Mark Foley scandal comes to mind, for example, where a sitting Florida congressman was found to be sexually harassing and pursuing House of Representative pages while simultaneously sponsoring sexual predator legislation. (A Republican, mind you!)

Otherwise, who holds the same exact views throughout their lives? Is no one allowed to change their minds, esp. with age, education and experience? Conservatives, of course, consider such unchanged constancy to be a virtue, particularly given their views on moral absolutism and their disdain for moral relativism of any kind.

Strangely, the Decider-in-Chief is often held up as the poster boy for “staying the course.” Doesn’t anyone find this ironic given the fact that Bush is an admitted coke fiend and alcoholic? If conservatives believe a coke-sniffing party boy could make such a radical reversal, shouldn’t the same courtesy be extended to others, particularly in more nuanced circumstances? All I know is that if I ever was accused of being a flip flopper, I’d certainly use George Bush’s about-face from being a cokehead as proof #1 that change is, after all, possible.

[Pictured above: Mug shot of President Bush's niece, arrested for possession of crack cocaine. No doubt expect to see the President's daughters, Jenna and Barbara, pictured here soon, or perhaps checking into "rehab."]