AP: SPIN METER: From White House to Congress to campaign trail, switching positions is in fashion

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WASHINGTON — Political flip-flops are in fashion these days, in red and in blue, from the White House to the Congress to the 2012 campaigns for both.

Raise the debt limit?

Democrats who voted against it when George W. Bush was president now say Republicans could wreck the economy if they do the same. Republicans who voted for it then demand spending cuts before committing now.

Remake Medicare, as recommended in the House Republican budget?

Republican Newt Gingrich, running for president, was harshly critical, then apologized after conservatives attacked him for his remarks. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. and seeking re-election in 2012, also seems conflicted.

“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative,” the British humorist Oscar Wilde once wrote.

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[NCarolinawoman]

2. I've been wondering if Obama still believes in the findings of the Catfood Commission.

Also wondering about all those Bluedog Democrats. Seems they've all become somewhat silent on this. :smoke:

Maybe it's the "Ryan" effect?:shrug: