Flaky to Boot

There are times you just have to look at some of today’s politicians and shake your head and wonder, What on earth was that fool thinking?



Two short breaths ago, Beverly Perdue told WRAL-TV (6-18-08) she was adamantly “100% opposed” to offshore drilling. Then, taking another breath, she bluntly told the Charlotte Observer (7-19-08), “On my watch, we’ll never solve the gas problem by drilling off the coast of North Carolina.”



But, now, taking a third breath, she says just as adamantly Pat McCrory’s ad criticizing her for opposing offshore drilling is completely untrue.



You have to wonder if Ms. Perdue isn’t living on another planet where words have no meaning and vanish five minutes after they’re spoken, leaving no trace of their passing.



It’s hard to say which is more naïve: her flip-flop, or her thinking saying she’s 100% opposed to offshore drilling doesn’t matter.



But she missed an important fact. Now, people who are in favor of offshore drilling have no reason to vote for her. And neither do people who oppose it. She’s accomplished a political trifecta: making everyone on both sides mad at her and making herself look flaky to boot.




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Flaky to Boot

There are times you just have to look at some of today’s politicians and shake your head and wonder, What on earth was that fool thinking?



Two short breaths ago, Beverly Perdue told WRAL-TV (6-18-08) she was adamantly “100% opposed” to offshore drilling. Then, taking another breath, she bluntly told the Charlotte Observer (7-19-08), “On my watch, we’ll never solve the gas problem by drilling off the coast of North Carolina.”



But, now, taking a third breath, she says just as adamantly Pat McCrory’s ad criticizing her for opposing offshore drilling is completely untrue.



You have to wonder if Ms. Perdue isn’t living on another planet where words have no meaning and vanish five minutes after they’re spoken, leaving no trace of their passing.



It’s hard to say which is more naïve: her flip-flop, or her thinking saying she’s 100% opposed to offshore drilling doesn’t matter.



But she missed an important fact. Now, people who are in favor of offshore drilling have no reason to vote for her. And neither do people who oppose it. She’s accomplished a political trifecta: making everyone on both sides mad at her and making herself look flaky to boot.




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