Flip-Flops - Not Just Footwear but A Life Style

Everyone has to admit that politicians from both parties have "flip-flopped" on issues from time to time. However, the Dems have taken the "flip-flop" from summer footwear to political philosophy. First Bill Clinton with his "I didn't have sex with that woman" before he did have sex with her. Then came Kerry with his famous "I was for it before I was against it" campaign. Obama joined the crowd with his I didn't hear Wright's controversial speeches before he did hear them and Hillary adopted the philosophy when she remembered being under sniper fire before she remembered not being under sniper fire.

Now via This Aint Hell comes news that Mark Penn, Clinton's senior strategist has taken the flip-flop philosophy to an art form - he was both for and against the Colombian Free Trade Agreement at the same time. Penn condemned the Agreement while working his day job for the Clinton campaign and extolled its virtues while working his night job for the Colombian government. From the Washington Post:

Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, left the campaign yesterday after it was disclosed he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free-trade agreement that Mrs. Clinton opposes...

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Mr. Penn, who serves as chief executive of public relations giant Burson-Marsteller, met with Colombian officials last Monday to help craft strategy to move the Colombian Free Trade agreement through Congress.

The problem I'm having is with the credibility of those the Democrats put up as presidential candidates. Who can believe anything they say if they will say anything?

Integrity - something the Dems leave home without.