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To: i-node who wrote (391998)	6/18/2008 10:29:16 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578531

John McCain is not one who has a history of running from political unpopular positions (reference previous post concerning ANWR). McCain just yesterday flip flopped on 50 mile drilling... as he has on almost all issues. I have no idea how you can believe a word the man says. The simple truth is that the American people WANT to drive SUVs and when you tell them they cannot, that is taking away a fundamental freedom. They can drive SUVs if they are willing to pay the real cost. We have been through this David Ray. Your righteous indignation is misplaced... the government already tells you what you can and cannot drive, get over it boy.

To: i-node who wrote (391998)	6/18/2008 11:48:07 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1578531

"John McCain is not one who has a history of running from political unpopular positions" ---------------------------------------------------------------- McCain’s flourishing flip-flop list Posted November 20th, 2006 at 9:00 am John McCain flip flops Update: This post has been updated and expanded. Just to follow-up briefly on Michael’s guest-post from yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) new-found opposition to Roe v. Wade is rather remarkable, even for him. In 1999, McCain was in New Hampshire, campaigning for the GOP nomination as a moderate. He proclaimed himself a pro-life candidate, but told reporters that “in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade.” He explained that overturning Roe would force “women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.” Yesterday, campaigning for the GOP nomination as a conservative, McCain said the opposite. STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me ask one question about abortion. Then I want to turn to Iraq. You’re for a constitutional amendment banning abortion, with some exceptions for life and rape and incest. MCCAIN: Rape, incest and the life of the mother. Yes. STEPHANOPOULOS: So is President Bush, yet that hasn’t advanced in the six years he’s been in office. What are you going to do to advance a constitutional amendment that President Bush hasn’t done? MCCAIN: I don’t think a constitutional amendment is probably going to take place, but I do believe that it’s very likely or possible that the Supreme Court should — could overturn Roe v. Wade, which would then return these decisions to the states, which I support…. Just as I believe that the issue of gay marriage should be decided by the states, so do I believe that we would be better off by having Roe v. Wade return to the states. The old McCain didn’t want an amendment and didn’t want Roe overturned. The new McCain completely disagrees with the old McCain. It’s worth noting that politicians’ opinions on abortion can, and often do, “evolve” over time. Dick Gephardt and Al Gore, for example, both opposed abortion rights before eventually becoming pro-choice. With this in mind, McCain’s unexpected shift may simply reflect yet another pol whose thinking has changed over time. Or, far more likely, McCain is once again abandoning any pretense of consistency and integrity, and is now willing to say literally anything to win. Let’s return, once again, to McCain’s flourishing flip-flop list, which is now a Top 11 list. * McCain criticized TV preacher Jerry Falwell as “an agent of intolerance” in 2002, but has since decided to cozy up to the man who said Americans “deserved” the 9/11 attacks. (Indeed, McCain has now hired Falwell’s debate coach.) * McCain used to oppose Bush’s tax cuts for the very wealthy, but he reversed course in February. * In 2000, McCain accused Texas businessmen Sam and Charles Wyly of being corrupt, spending “dirty money” to help finance Bush’s presidential campaign. McCain not only filed a complaint against the Wylys for allegedly violating campaign finance law, he also lashed out at them publicly. In April, McCain reached out to the Wylys for support. * McCain supported a major campaign-finance reform measure that bore his name. In June, he abandoned his own legislation. * McCain used to think that Grover Norquist was a crook and a corrupt shill for dictators. Then McCain got serious about running for president and began to reconcile with Norquist. * McCain took a firm line in opposition to torture, and then caved to White House demands. * McCain gave up on his signature policy issue, campaign-finance reform, and won’t back the same provision he sponsored just a couple of years ago. * McCain was against presidential candidates campaigning at Bob Jones University before he was for it. * McCain was anti-ethanol. Now he’s pro-ethanol. * McCain was both for and against state promotion of the Confederate flag. * And now he’s both for and against overturning Roe v. Wade. It’s not exactly a newsflash that McCain is veering ridiculously to the right in a rather shameless attempt to reinvent himself, but Dems should take advantage of the situation and help establish the narrative now. Despite his rather embarrassing record of late, we still have major media figures telling the public that “no one would accuse McCain of equivocating on anything.” Now is the time to begin characterizing McCain — accurately — as a man with no principle beliefs. Dems should not only criticize McCain’s constantly evolving opinions on nearly everything, they should openly mock him for it now, so that the storyline becomes second nature (like the GOP did with “serial exaggerator” Al Gore). The nation is seeing McCain 2.0, and we like the old one better.