The "maverick" John McCain ran in 2000 and got his teeth kicked in by GW Bush. Initially he was seen as a broker in the Senate but steadily he allowed his ambition for the Oval Office to trump his principles. He has kissed the ass of the religious right and the president. He has backflipped on:
* Tax Policy * War Policy * Torture Policy * Opinion on the Religious Right * Campaign Financing * Ethanol
He takes the "wishy-washy" opinion of anti-abortion with exceptions for "rape and incest" as if that somehow nullifies the core objection to abortion. He's all over the place on abortion.
Just wait till the right starts asking him about a Jesus amendment.
I would have voted for the 2000 John McCain. The 2008 version is a weasel.
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