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Edited on Fri Apr-11-08 02:14 AM by WayneF
by Wayne Francis
www.rejectmccain.com
1. Contraception
Mr. McCain: (Laughs) “Are we on the Straight Talk express? I’m not informed enough on it. Let me find out. You know, I’m sure I’ve taken a position on it on the past. I have to find out what my position was. Brian, would you find out what my position is on contraception – I’m sure I’m opposed to government spending on it, I’m sure I support the president’s policies on it.”
2. Tax cuts for the wealthy
March 2003: “I believe that until we find out the cost of this war and the reconstruction we should hold off on tax cuts.”
February 2008: “Well for a long time I have said that I think we ought to make the tax cuts permanent. ”
3. His knowledge of the economy
October 2007: “I don’t have that kind of expertise to know exactly whether he has cut interest rates sufficiently or not.”
January 2008: “I’m very well-versed in economics.”
4.The Recession
January 2008: “I don’t believe we are headed into a recession.”
March 2008: “I would say that it’s very likely. And more and more economists are saying that we are in a recession.”
5. Saddam Hussein
March 2002: “I believe that Saddam Hussein presents a clear and present danger to the United States of America with his continued pursuit to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
September 2003: “I never said that it was a ‘clear and present danger’ because of weapons of mass destruction.”
6. Iraq
Sept 2002: “From everything I can tell that (Rumsfeld’s plan) seems to be a very good strategy.
January 2008: “The point is, my friends, when Rumsfeld’s strategy was failing, I was the only one who stood up and said, it’s a failed strategy, and we gotta adopt a new strategy.”
7. Leaving the GOP
The Democrats, including Mr. Kerry, say that not only did Mr. McCain express interest but that it was his camp that initially reached out to them.<…>In an interview with a blog last year, Mr. Kerry said that the initial idea had come from Mr. McCain’s side, as had happened in 2001. Three former Kerry strategists said that Mr. McCain had not immediately dismissed the notion of sharing the Democratic ticket. “McCain did not flat-out say no, regardless of what he’s saying now,” said one strategist who asked not to be named. “He was interested in this discussion.”
8. The Bail Out
In two weeks John McCain shifted from the belief that the government should not provide bailouts to anyone to now saying that more money should be spent to help struggling homeowners. It is well known that McCain doesn’t know much about the economy, but he seems caught between his maverick image and courting the base of the Republican Party.
9. The Confederate Flag
January 2000: “The Confederate Flag is offensive in many ways. It’s a symbol of racism and slavery.”
Three days later: “Personally, I see the flag as a symbol of heritage. I went down to South Carolina and the flag was flying over the state capital, which was a confederate flag, and I shouldn’t be involved in it. It’s a state issue.”
10. The Religious Right
In February 2000: “Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right.
Later on Meet the Press, Russert: “Do you believe Jerry Falwell is still an agent of intolerance?” McCain: “No, I don’t.”
McCain later gave a speech at Fallwell’s Liberty University.
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