Yeah, except for in the example he cited at Saddleback. He lied there. He went back on that bill and McCain blasted him for it at the time. And then he tries to give that as an example he's bipartisan? Does he think we're stupid?

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Like McCain backing away from McCain-Feingold?

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-Thomas Jefferson

Perhaps this might shed some light on McCain's, ahem, consistency:

* McCain supported the drilling moratorium; now he’s against it.

* McCain strongly opposes a windfall-tax on oil company profits. Three weeks earlier, he was perfectly comfortable with the idea.

* McCain thought Bush’s warrantless-wiretap program circumvented the law; now he believes the opposite.

* McCain defended “privatizing” Social Security. Now he says he’s against privatization (though he actually still supports it.)

* McCain wanted to change the Republican Party platform to protect abortion rights in cases of rape and incest. Now he doesn’t.

* McCain thought the estate tax was perfectly fair. Now he believes the opposite.

* He opposed indefinite detention of terrorist suspects. When the Supreme Court reached the same conclusion, he called it “one of the worst decisions in the history of this country.”

* McCain said he would “not impose a litmus test on any nominee.” He used to promise the opposite.

* McCain believes the telecoms should be forced to explain their role in the administration’s warrantless surveillance program as a condition for retroactive immunity. He used to believe the opposite.

* McCain supported storing spent nuclear fuel at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Now he believes the opposite.

* McCain supported moving “towards normalization of relations” with Cuba. Now he believes the opposite.

* McCain believed the U.S. should engage in diplomacy with Hamas. Now he believes the opposite.

* McCain believed the U.S. should engage in diplomacy with Syria. Now he believes the opposite.

* He argued the NRA should not have a role in the Republican Party’s policy making. Now he believes the opposite.

* McCain supported his own lobbying-reform legislation from 1997. Now he doesn’t.

John McCain, the gosh-darned lipstickiest pig in DC

I'm pretty sure McCain didn't use that as an example in a public forum of his bipartisanship.

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Now that's the kind of change I can believe we'll get with John McCain.

John McCain, I change my mind, so you don't have to.

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-Thomas Jefferson

No, but it's often used as an example of him being a "maverick."

The John McCain, of 2000, is LONG GONE.

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-Thomas Jefferson

And sorry for my ignorance about that particular exchange, do you care to share specifics?

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-Thomas Jefferson

During the Saddleback Ranch Forum, they were asked to give an example where they reached across the aisle. Obama referenced a bill he worked on with McCain and then withdrew his support on and voted on partisan lines, drawing fire from McCain at the time.

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Now the oil situation is different. A lot can change in 26 years, but I bet you knew that.
Ditto.
With such an obfuscated and convolted situation that this has turned into, many are just fine with this position.
So where's the flip?
Source.
As estate taxes have changed in the last 26 years, this seems reasonable.

As for the rest of your post, cutting and pasting from some blog seems quite disengenuous. Unless you did this research on your own, you really should give credit to the person who did the research in the first place.

I respect one who can change his views on issues over 26 years. I also respect one who can keep his fundamental principles on issues when the legislation and the situations change on those issues.

At least he has a position which we can tracks on votes. Unlike BHO who has a 36% not-voting record, JSM actually votes on issues and has recorded views.

Voting is a partisan game that can be played both ways, especially when two senators are in the running. This is why governors usually fare better against senators or reps. in presidential elections.

Yea I got that, can you provide specifics, like the bill in question?

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-Thomas Jefferson

Here's a link to a fact check article on the three top gaffes at Saddleback and it includes one of McCains, just so you know it's not biased.

FactCheck.org: Saddleback Bloopers

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Thanks

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-Thomas Jefferson

Angry--You might want to consider what kind of change is voting for President Bush's energy plan, giving tax breaks & subsidies to large oil, & voting for the bridge to no-where? -Barack Obama & Joe Biden voted for these. John McCain voted against them.

Is this the kind of change you want? You obviously support the Obama ticket.

BTW--Former democrat presidential nominee John Kerry, sought out John McCain to be his V.P pick in 2004. (I would guess that John McCain, according to John Kerry really does not represent a 3rd term for President Bush.)

The gist of your defence here is that he took these first positions 26 years ago and had changed with the times since then, right?

But when he first joined the house? Im aware that the contradictions of McCains politics are alot more recent than 26 years ago.

Greetings and Felicitations,

I, personally, think the greatest changes are going to be to the election process. Evidently how pretty you are is very important on what kind of elected official your gonna be.

Obamania makes way for Palinmania - US Election 2008

Sincerely yours,
C. David Neely

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