Because women no longer die from abortions

before:
I’d love to see a point where it is irrelevant, and could be repealed because abortion is no longer necessary. But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous [...]

McCain on Government Bailouts

before:
I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.
but when asked if the record breaking $30 Billion bear stearns bailout was a bad idea, mccain said:
“It’s a close call, but I [...]

The War on Condoms

Q: “So no contraception, no counseling on contraception. Just abstinence. Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV?”
Mr. McCain: (Long pause) “You’ve stumped me.”
Q: “I mean, I think you’d probably agree it probably does help stop it?”
Mr. McCain: (Laughs) “Are we on the Straight Talk express? I’m not informed enough on it. Let [...]

Waffling on Waterboarding

in a republican presidential debate on Nov. 28 mccain said:
I would hope that we would understand, my friends, that life is not 24 and Jack Bauer. Life is interrogation techniques which are humane and yet effective. And I just came back from visiting a prison in Iraq. The army general there said that techniques under [...]

On his support for the war

We’ve made mistakes in Iraq, we all know that we have. The result of our withdrawal will be chaos. Do we have to do a lot better? Yes. Does the Iraqi government have to be better and the economy better? Yes. But unless you establish security, you cannot have political and economic development. That’s a [...]

20th Century McCain Hates 21st Century McCain

something switched off in john mcCain’s head at the end of the millenium.
something switched that made him, over the last decade, consistently pander to the far-right, religious conservative wing of the republican party.
something switched and made him break his promises and commitments and values, and utterly derail his straight-talk express.
the 20th century john mccain [...]