Breaking the Talking Point Logic

I'm not sure if I'm the only one that's been pulling their hair out about the "Kerry is a flip-flopper" lie, but there's a very easy and simple way to parry this claim, and also make Republicans look like a bunch of hypocrites, and furthermore, take the fight to them.

How in God's name can Kerry be the man with "the most liberal voting record in the US Senate" AND a flip-flopper? If he's consistently liberal, then, um, he's consistent. It's completely diametrically opposed to say that someone's all over the map, AND to say that he's on the far left and out of the mainstream. So we have to force the Talking Pointers to give up one of these themes. Is he liberal, OR is he a flip-flopper? Because he can't be both. And as soon as they have to give one up, they prove themselves to be liars. Then you just hammer that theme. "But you said for months he was a flip-flopper. Now you're saying he's a Massachusetts liberal? So the $87 billion vote WASN'T a flip-flop? So you're not going to use that vote anymore?" Or, "So he's not a liberal? So he's not out of the mainstream? But you said for months that he was. Then, he represents the views of most people, which are NOT at the extremes, the way Bush is? Because you just said, he's not a liberal, he's a flip-flopper." Then watch the Talking Pointers heads explode.

And if he hasn't walked away, mention the salient fact in today's Daily Howler that Bush threatened to VETO the $87 billion Iraq appropriation if it wasn't provided in block grants instead of loans. Did Bush flip-flop on the $87 billion then? Because he said he would veto it. Does that mean he doesn't support our troops in the field?

This should be the focus of a massive letter-writing campaign to every news outlet, those both left-leaning and right-leaning. It's time to expose these GOP talking points not only as lies, but as having no internal logic.