Yeah, true enough. We all change our minds about stuff. And what Luke gets absolutely right is that changing our mind is a good thing. I'm sure the first patient who got a house call from a doctor who said, "Hey, I've changed my mind about bleeding you with leeches" was pretty stoked. We can come up with a gazillion and half other such examples. Progress is about changing our minds based on the evidence.
The problem is that Mitt doesn't change his mind based on the evidence. He flip flops based on political expediency. He doesn't say, "Well, I've evaluated the evidence and I've changed my position on X because of the evidence." He looks at the political winds and sets his sail accordingly. He panders.
And he's either completely unaware that he does this or willfully ignorant of it. Did you see his interview with Faux News, the people who practically work for the GOP, where he denied over and over changing his stance on key issues? It was one of the most uncomfortable interviews I've ever seen. Let's let Jon Stewart break it down for us:
There's a big difference between changing your mind based on evidence and pandering. That's why Mitt is a flip flopper. He wants you to stop him when you like what he's saying and will thus vote for him instead of him evaluating the evidence and arguments about a particular issue and making (and even changing) his mind on said issue.
So, Mitt, change your mind all you want. But at least own it. At least acknowledge why you're changing it.
