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Will the real John McCain please stand up?
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 10, 2008 01:03pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | John McCain made his bus famous in 2000 during his first run for president, calling it the “Straight Talk Express.” In 2008, he’s moved up to a fancy, configured jet, painting its sides with the same slogan. The trouble is, when you examine McCain’s polices and public utterances you will find very little resembling straight talk. A substantive reading of his record leads to one clear conclusion: The John McCain of 2000 would not vote for the John McCain of 2008.
The John McCain of 2000 stood up to the George W. Bush faction of the GOP, expressing and fighting for his different beliefs. Sadly, the John McCain of 2008 shamelessly panders to that Bush base, attempting to gain the support of the establishment that he previously railed against. Radical figures that McCain wouldn’t have touched in 2000 are sought after for their endorsements. Let’s be real: Would the John McCain of 2000 ever solicit the support of someone like the Revs. John Hagee or Rod Parsley? Members of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group McCain vehemently decried in 2004, currently serve as top surrogates to bash fellow veterans who support Obama. Lobbyists and Bush fundraisers he denounced eight years ago are now valued donors.
McCain’s shifting of his stances isn’t just the process of evolution or changing with the times; it is a wholesale pandering, making substantive changes in a transparent effort to garner votes. McCain’s statements on any given issue are shaped by who happens to be sitting in the audience.
It’s hard to imagine someone changing positions on so many fundamental issues as McCain. The list goes on and on. McCain’s flip-flops on Social Security, oil drilling, campaign financing, the use of torture, the GI Bill, immigration, abortion, and appeasing the religious right, are serious examples of a man pandering, not progressing. |
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