Colleen McCain Nelson has an extremely interesting piece in today's edition of the Dallas Morning News, of all places. Under the headline "Like rival, Bush sometimes reverses course", she leads thusly:

The mere mention of John Kerry's name is enough to get it started: the singsong chant of "flip-flop, flip-flop" that echoes through Republican rallies and campaign events across the country. The Republicans have defined the Democratic candidate as indecisive and unreliable while portraying the president as resolute and unwavering.

While this has become a campaign storyline, the reality is that President Bush has not always been a model of consistency. During the last four years, the president's positions on several issues have evolved or completely changed.

Nelson continues the story by recounting a number of instances in which the President flip-flopped his position on an issue. These include the creation of the Homeland Security Agency, the 9-11 Commission, WMD, Osama bin Laden, Nation Building, Gay Marriage and Steel Tariffs (Nelson explains each one relatively in depth).

I am highly skeptical that this meme will continue throughout the media and permeate the electorate, but I nonetheless always find it both amusing and enjoyable when I see that a news outlet is actually telling the truth about the President's record rather than merely repeating his talking points. If anyone you know doesn't like Kerry on account of the fact that he is a "flip-flopper," pass on this article. Who knows... maybe reading such an article from a Texas newspaper will make them change their mind (...or flip-flop, as it were...).