As immortalized by blogger Timothy Hulsey:
A Man of Peace: Let’s make one thing real clear, I would never have voted for this war. I’ve gotten a very consistent record on this.
A Man of War: At the time, I probably would have voted for [war in Iraq], but I think that’s too simple a question.
A Man of Peace and War, but probably War: I’ve said it both ways because when you get into this, what happens is you have to put yourself in a position — on balance, I probably would have voted for it.
A Man of Peace now, and War later: That having been said, I was against the war as it emerged because there was no reason to start it when we did.
A Man of Peace after all: I never would have voted for war. What I would have voted for is leverage. Leverage for the United States to avoid a war. That’s what we needed to avoid a war . . .
A Man of Conviction: Stop. Stop. I promised I wasn’t going to take a strong position . . .
A Man What Takes His Time: It’s not like the election’s tomorrow.
Thanks for forwarding the link, Aunt Lori!
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