Flip-flopping not problem

I hear a lot about the presidential candidates flip-flopping. This does not bother me. Candidates have been doing this as long as I can remember.
 
George Bush Sr. said Ronald Reagan's plan to lower taxes, increase military spending and balance the budget could only come with "smoke and mirrors." Reagan was elected and Bush Sr. was vice president.
 
Bush Sr. flip-flopped and carried Reagan's policies into his own administration. When things were not working out so well, he continued with these same policies stating "read my lips, no new taxes." Finally he flip-flopped again and did raise taxes. I feel he did the right thing and the budget was beginning to be balanced.
 
When George W. Bush was elected, he reinstated Reagan's policies and lowered taxes. John McCain voted against that tax cut, I agreed with that. He has now flip-flopped and insists we do not need to raise taxes.
 
After 9/11 when our country went to war, we were told to keep on spending money as usual. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Roosevelt did not tell us to spend. We were encouraged to buy "war bonds" to help finance the war that we won. Many luxury items were not manufactured and we had rationing.
 
Now we are being told that we can do better spending our own money than paying taxes. I can't understand this. Where are we getting the money to fund this war? I have read that the U.S. owes $9 trillion to foreign investors. What is the interest being paid on that? Without tax dollars, where is that money coming from?
 
I don't criticize flip-flopping. Tunnel vision and refusing to change a decision that is detrimental to the good of the country is much worse. I would like to hear from John McCain on how he plans to fund and win this war without us all having to help pay for it - not by borrowing our children and grandchildren into the poor house.
 
I am disappointed in both of our candidates. They both tell us all of the good things they are going to do, but not how these things will be financed.
 
As Americans, we expect to continue to have bigger homes, more toys and the high standard of living we enjoy. With the escalating national debt we now have and that is continuing to rise, this is where we need a flip-flop. We cannot pass this debt on to the next generation. It is not right!


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RONALD RASCHKE
Yuma