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To: combjelly who wrote (408799)	8/21/2008 3:33:46 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573135

Over the past few years he has abandoned almost all of his previous positions. Even to the point where he has declined to vote for bills he has sponsored or written. Well, I'm sure you and I could never agree on what is a "flip flop" so what's the point. But anytime you'd care to compare McCain's issue stability with Obama's I'm up for it. It is really difficult to draw conclusions without a lot of research, since blog entries and news media cannot be relied upon. For example, you can't say McCain "flip flopped" on issue X just because his position is different on it today than it was 8 years ago. You can't call it a flip flop when there may be outside influences -- and almost always are -- when you look at voting records. So, it is necessary to look to the underlying facts. The same is true of Obama. But Obama's are far more numerous and much more related to core values. For example, - Campaign Finance - Protecting the rights of botched aborted fetuses (might better be classified as a 'lie') - "Mental Distress" not qualifying as a health exception for late-term abortions (essentially, a double-flip -- two on different parts of the abortion issue) - Capital punishment for certain offenses - 2nd Amendment - Terms of Disengagement from Iraq - Drilling - Welfare Reform (he supported it, after he opposed it) The list goes on. Major issues. Not like McCain.