Welcome to the McCain's flipflop express.

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Space does not permit a full recitation of his flip-flops, so here's a modest sampling

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1. Another article

on the same subject:

Which side am I on?

As John McCain eyes the White House in '08, he is at war with himself over Bush's escalation in Iraq.

By Mark Benjamin

...McCain has also zigzagged on campaign tactics, recently tapping the advertising firm behind the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth smear campaign against John Kerry, which McCain himself condemned in 2004. He has since hired other down-and-dirty GOP operatives whose work the McCain camp has frowned upon in the past. His fundraising strategy appears to be colliding with some of McCain's most high-minded ideals, such as his well-known disdain for the influence of private money on public policy. The Washington Post reported last week that McCain was enlisting the support of some big-time GOP pioneers of the very "soft money" tactics that McCain has denounced in the past.

This kind of maneuvering threatens to eviscerate what many view as McCain's most attractive and potent political asset: his image as the charismatic, maverick politician who set out on a "Straight Talk Express" bus tour seven years ago. "It strikes me that this is a guy who is really going back on himself," said Wayne, the Georgetown professor. "He would not accept soft money, but he is now going after the big donors. He is courting the Republican establishment as best as he can." ...

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2. FlipFlop Express... very catchy.

:)

I love that article! Thanks for posting! I'm going to link to it. BTW, McCain got the GFFA for '06. Hehe.

http://www.dynamicdems.com/goldenflipflopaward.htm