CNN's Jack Cafferty Rails At John McCain's Constant Flip-Flopping - Politics on The Huffington Post

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CAFFERTY: If John McCain doesn't stop changing his position on the issues, he threatens to make John Kerry look like an amateur. In order for McCain to win in November, he has to appeal to both the traditional Republican base and to independents. Dana Milbank in the Washington Post says that's a delicate dance, and if McCain's not careful, "he's liable to break a hip." Of course, any doctor will tell you a broken hip can be very difficult to recover from.


On Iraq, the economy, guns, and God, McCain is to the right. On immigration, campaign finance reform, and global warming, McCain is to the left. Sort of reminiscent of John Kerry back in 2004. McCain went after Barack Obama yesterday for proposing a windfall tax on the oil companies. A month ago McCain said he was willing to consider a windfall tax on the oil companies. What about offshore drilling? During his run for president in 2000, McCain was against it. Now he's for it, saying the state should decide if they want to drill for oil off their coastlines. This could cost him big-time in states like California and Florida which are very environmentally conscious. Then there are the Bush tax cuts, McCain was against them - twice - now he's for them. McCain has also called for the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay to be closed down, and torture banned. But last week he criticized the Supreme Court's ruling that detainees there should have access to U.S. courts, calling the Supreme Court decision one of the worst decisions in the history of this country. So here's the question. How clear is it where John McCain stands on the issues?"


Talk about a "3 a.m. phone call".....I don't want an indecisive president, who says one thing one day, and then reverses it the next....if there is any clear indication that Alzheimer's is right around the corner, this is the flashing neon sign. How can one really believe anything he says....it might change, depending on his memory.

I've been saying the same thing for months,McCain's greatest weakness is his ever changing positions or if you will,his flip-flopping! If the D's fail to capitalize on this obvious flaw they don't deserve to be in power.Hell..more than half of my Republican friends cant stand McCain but they will defend him to the bitter end because he's all they have.

I think it's more attributed to his impending Alzheimer's than to anything else.
What amazes me, about him and most other Republicans is that they can point out the "shortcomings in others", while generally being guilty of the self-same shortcomings.
Mc Cain wants to chastise Obama for foregoing public financing in lieu of private financing, while failing to admit that he was against offshore drilling, in the past, and now champions it, and seeks kudos for saying so.
If Obama is not to be taken at his word, then McCain even less so.

I just hope that they get that "none of the above" box added onto my ballot.

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