What I said was that I admire people who have the strength to change their mind when the facts indicate that is the correct thing to do. I admire John Kerry for becoming a soldier and doing that well. And I admire his ability to become a war critic when that war proved to be a travesty.

These things were said by me to show that being "wishy-washy" and/or "flip flopping" is, often, a great strength rather than being the negative thing some might portray it as. It is like pointing out that something or someone is "politically correct" as a way of denigrating someone's expressed point of view. "Flip-flop" is used as a way of saying that everything someone says is worthless. Stupid semantic games all.

If John Kerry voted to lessen those military programs you mentioned, please know that those are ALL great reasons why I will vote for him for president. After the fall of Soviet communism, lessening our arsenal was the correct way to think about all those situations. Now, after nine-eleven, I am confident that Mr. Kerry will, once again, be strong enough to "flip-flop" on one or two of those positions that may just need altering in the face of modern realities. Courageously adapting to new realities without over reacting is a part of his personna that I admire and see as an extremely positive trait.