As I blogged before, I've been trying out The Daily Show as a quality source of information.  Yes, it shocks me to write that.

Most of the time The Daily Show is downright hilarious.  And then there are times when its exposure of the actions of public figures is so good that I stop laughing and I feel a chill, because it reminds me just how far you can get in this country if you have no ethics, no conscience, and are willing to say whatever you want to say, trusting that most of your supporters will blindly follow you.

Take 6 minutes and watch this clip from this week's Daily Show.

People are allowed to change their position.  I fully expect people to grow and learn, and I believe in a healthy debate where people can professionally engage in a clash of ideas, and where people can change their viewpoints as a result of that debate.  That's how we can grow as a society and as a country.

Unfortunately, I don't get the sense that the changes in opinion in those video clips were the result of a professional clash of ideas and healthy debate.