Straddling Good and Evil

The incomparable Daily Howler is chronicling the obsession of the "press corps" with John Kerry's supposed indecisiveness on certain policy questions -- apparently, saying "it depends on the circumstances" is a much worse answer to a question than Dubya's complete lack of any decision process whatsoever.

What then would these troubled scribes make of a politician who displays the worst kind of flip-flop -- namely on the question of whether he is a fan of Liverpool or Manchester United football clubs? But so it is with the Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , who is bizarrely about to become a 30 percent shareholder in Liverpool:

"I'm not sure if the prime minister is really a Liverpool fan," he [Thai Liverpool Supporters Club president] added. "He says he is but when Manchester United were here, he said he supported them."

UPDATE: It looks like there's a possibility that the Thai people will be collectively revealed as Liverpool fans:

[BBC] It is unclear whether Thaksin will be spending his own money or Thailand's.
"Let's wait until Thailand buys the team before going into details whether we spend Thais' money or the private sector's," Thaksin said.
Government spokesman Jakrapob Penkair revealed that a deal had been done after a Thai cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
"We will buy in the name of Thailand," he said.

More evidence on Thaksin's indecisiveness:

"There are a lot of fans asking: 'Who is this guy? What's his interest in Liverpool Football Club?'" said Steve Davies of the Liverpool Independent Supporters' Association.

"We have seen him photographed holding up a Manchester United shirt next to Alex Ferguson and now he says he's always been a Liverpool fan.