Graham Greene wrote to "make order out of chaos." In the grind of a busy week, calendars, day-timers, scribble pads are essential to an orderly routine.
Plans change. Cancellations and postponements are inevitable but in the general scheme of things, a person is careful to be consistent. The human brain insists on some semblance of order.
Why is it then that we accept the politician's (not all) flip-flopping ~ saying one thing one day, another the next? A municipal councillor recently told me one thing to my face, then stood up in a public meeting and said exactly the opposite because it was to his benefit.
A politician's rendition of an event or a policy is prone to change, I suppose, because he is talking to a lot of people. I respect that. He is inundated with ideas and conflicting information. However, I think we should be able to expect a simple qualifying statement or explanation, even if it is, "Yesterday, I thought this... Today I have changed my mind."
Election Day is Monday, October 25. Make your voice heard.
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