Question for those filled with shock and outrage

[scheming daemons]

If a person once said they were going to do "A".... but then later, on multiple occassions, said they were going to do "B"....

It is over-the-top to act shocked and betrayed when the person goes about doing "B"?



"I voted for him because I thought he was in favor of A! The fact that he more often said he was going to do B is totally irrelevant! I'm outraged!"




Just wondering....

[BeatleBoot]

1. Commonplace for politicians

Or were you relating this to leaders?

[BlooInBloo]

2. Two things make perfect sense...

1) Bitching about the policy itself.

2) Back when it was 2008, bitching about his flipflop.

Nothing else makes sense, and is the result of either dishonesty or stupidity.

[Oregone]

3. I can't stand it when politicians do A or B

I'm so angry I could just go do a C or take a D

[vaberella]

5. Well you'll be setting yourself for disappointment for a long time.

First off, every President has a lot of advisors. He might believe in one thing and stands by it steadfastly---and we might share that view. But once given information we probably don't know about---and in order to get somethings done because he might have his hands tied do to other things----s/he makes compromises. I hate some of them and I can tolerate others. What I'm seeing from your post you hate both. But we're living in a country of democracy---ie things aren't going to go your way no matter who's in power---EVER. And I doubt if even you were in power you'd be able to get anything done because you'd deal with a faction who would run over any of your ideas and if you have people on your team who's not 100%, they'll fuck you over too.

[Oregone]

6. Huh.

You put that much effort into refuting my idiocy?

[vaberella]

7. Effort?! Unless copy and paste is effort? I've said this a few times to people here.

It seems your idiocy is contagious on this board.

[Oregone]

8. Copy and paste?

Move your talking points to a macro. Youll get a bonus for that?

:)

[vaberella]

4. That's why I'm not supporting those lame posts. I heard him speak on this & I'm not surprised.

I'm just disappointed since I'm 100% against off shore drilling. I will never ever ever support it. Nuclear on the other hand, I've been so-so about.

[Jennicut]

10. I support nuclear, not really into offshore drilling.

I think not every Dem is 100% against either. I am not really sure there is enough oil offshore to really make a whole lot of difference but maybe now we will find out for sure.

[ChicagoSuz219]

9. I've noticed that people heard what they wanted to hear...

...and dismissed what they didn't like or agree with.

[Clio the Leo]

11. And *I* have noticed that it's the same cast of characters "sad and dismayed"...

.... by the outrage of the moment.

They amuse me.

[ChicagoSuz219]

12. Nice not to be the only one... ;-) n/t