Reply #12: McCain has not changed. Take a look at this quote from a writer describing McCain in the

[No Elephants]

1980's.

"When he ran for the Senate, I attended a gathering of GOP operatives at the National Republican Senatorial Committee where McCain outlined his campaign strategy:

'I play to win. I do whatever it takes to win. If I have to fuck my opponent to win I'll do it. If I have to destroy my opponent I won't give it a second thought.'"


http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/10086

When McCain ran for Senator from Arizona, his model was the last big Pub winner there, Barry Golwater. When McCain ran for President in 1999, his model was Reagan, the last big Pub winner there. Now it is BushRove, the last big winner there.

McCain has always been willing to do whatever it took to screw his opponent. It's only that, sometimes, he though being nice was the way to win. Same guy, different lie. He's a bigger actor than Reagan, but, underneath what role McCain thinks may be the winning one this time is the same old s.o.b.