good post, tal...but do you think that politicians of any flavor will begin to use the word 'evolving' instead of 'flip-flop' when thay get caught up in an issue where they have reversed/modified their stance on any given issue?

the concept of 'evolving' seems, to me, to be much more acceptable than 'flip-flopping'. flip-flop has had a long history of being used - and it seems to have developed a very negative connotation.

personally, as a woman, i could never understand why changing one's mind is so difficult for some to accept! i always thought that it was one's prerogative