( - promoted by Laura Clawson)
We all know people who contradict themselves regularly. It's especially jarring when they come down hard ( and self-righteously ) on both sides of the same issue. They seem to be oblivious to the obvious-that you can't be right both times. Their egos somehow short circuit logic and critical thinking. Harumphhhhhh!!!
With friends we usually zip our lips and absorb those tingles of anxiety. Scratching a friends psyche that deeply invites all sorts of pain and doubt.
But politicians have to face up to our doubts-we demand it.
A case in point is John Stephen's bewildering contradictions on deficits, the Iraq war and the Bush tax breaks.
Here's a quote from an op-ed written by Mr. Stephen. This appeared in the Union Leader on Friday October 19, 2007.
"We have seen record spending increases and deficits in Washington...
It's time for us to get back to New Hampshire values."
What are Washington values? Over the last five years, we have seen $1.5 trillion in deficit spending."
The op-ed, titled "In The Past Five Years, Congress has Lost Its Way", was an attack on Congress for running up deficits, but failed to mention fellow Republican George Bush and Iraq.
Now we see that John Stephen wants us to elect him to Congress to make the Bush tax cuts permanent even though they contribute mightily to our huge deficits.
And on Iraq's price tag Mr. Stephen is still keeping us in suspense.
Something just doesn't square here.
Its time to force John Stephen to reconcile his most jarring contradictions.
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