Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / John Kerry's shifting stands: "IN THE 2004 presidential field, there is a candidate for nearly every point of view. His name is John Kerry."
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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less." [from Through the Looking Glass]

Well, why not? If all contradictions are reconciled in God, or if there are contradictions in God, then why cannot I be all over the place on every issue. The only fools are those who think that words mean things and that God has spoken in words that cannot lie. But if He can't get it done, why should we expect our political leaders to make any sense, and why bother talking at all?