...in this front page piece. The theme of this article is not whether or not the flip-flopper label is fair and whether or not it could also apply to the President, but simply that it is unfair and that it does apply to the President.

Despite Bush Flip-Flops, Kerry Gets Label (washingtonpost.com)

One thing they always fail to point out. George Bush already has the job. Making decisions and getting policies passed (something John Kerry, despite his inconsistencies, has spent a career being rotten at), requires compromise and occassional course changes. (I wish they'd make up their minds - is George Bush too bull-headed and incapable of admitting error, or is he too indecisive?) John Kerry is a flip-flopper because he doesn't even have the job yet and he's already all over the map. We already know what kind of President George Bush is, we've seen him at work, and so far he comes off as fairly consistent. The voters are trying to see what kind of man John Kerry is and he has yet to inspire any confidence.

I'll give the Post credit for the concluding quote, though:

Indeed. And it's show itself well calibrated so far.