Hypocrisy and Reagan's Death

Among people who didn't like former President Reagan, there were a number of reactions.

Some people simply said what they didn't like about him. The three anti-Reagan writers on Slate did this.
see
http://slate.msn.com/id/2101842/
http://slate.msn.com/id/2101829/
and
http://slate.msn.com/id/2101835/

This was honest but mean spirited.

Some people who didn't like him had a kind word followed by some colder thoughts. Former President Carter had comments like this. This also came out sounding mean spirited.

However, Senator John Kerry (a google and nexus search of Kerry's comments about Reagan reveals that Kerry disliked Reagan and Reagan's policies) had a fairly long and warm thought about Reagan. This was probably hypocritical but comes out sounding nice and statesmanlike.

Kerry's announcement is at: http://is1.websearch.com/websrch.iepan.full/search/inc/results/web/framed.htm?display-url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2Farticles%2F2004%2F06%2F05%2Fkerry_calls_reagans_optimism_an_example&qkw=kerry%2bon%2breagan&nextid=ms15:1086658482562&frame=http%3A%2F%2Fclickit.go2net.com%2Fsearch%3Fpos%3D3%26ppos%3D0%26plnks%3D0%26uplnks%3D20%26cat%3Dweb%26cid%3D239170%26site%3Dsrch%26area%3Dsrch.noncomm.inktomi%26shape%3Dtextlink%26cp%3Dwebsrch.iepan.full%26cluster-click%3D0%26pd%3D0%26coll%3D0%26query%3Dkerry%2Bon%2Breagan%26rawto%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2Farticles%2F2004%2F06%2F05%2Fkerry_calls_reagans_optimism_an_example

A victory for hypocrisy - at least type 1.

Lack of Hypocrisy Accusations

The campaign so far is notible for the lack of hypocrisy accusations. The Bush people are focusing their anti Kerry mantra as 'he flip-flops', which is probably a good idea for them because 'flip flops' are a type of beach wear and can be help up at Kerry events.

The Kerry people have no single focus of their anti-Bush chants but, to my knowledge, they haven't yet accused him of hypocrisy.