McCain and His Flip Flops on Huge Issues

John McCain ran as the “maverick” politician in 2000 against George Bush. Bush labeled McCain in so many “liberal” ways that McCain has said he didn’t vote for Bush in 2000 (but in true McCain fasion, now says he did vote for Bush. This, like so many other topics, he’s flipped…so I thought I’d give a quick list of John’s biggest flip flops. Ironically, he uses most of his previous positions against his opponent in the general, Barack Obama.

McCain Then	McCain Now
Said in 2006 that we should work with Hamas since they are the elected government.	Claims Obama talking to Iran is like meeting with Hamas; i.e.: negotiating with terrorists
Has voted in every chance against every form of alternative energy, fuel efficiency increase, and renewable energy. At every turn, all of John McCain’s efforts have been to support Big Oil. I would list everything, but this link does it for me.	Now says he’s the person to tackle global warming. It’s so easy to say you’ll be the one to tackle it once it is a crisis, after you spent 30 years in the senate not tackling it.
Thought Bush’s tax cuts for the rich were a terrible idea…his words:   “I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of middle-class Americans who need tax relief.”	Now supports Bush tax cuts for the wealthy at a time when the country in trillions of dollars in debt, is spending $5,000 per second in Iraq, and will be paying off the loan we’ve taken out from China for 100 years so we can make sure the rich don’t have to sacrifice.
Says he wants openness and transparency of government.	Goes against his own campaign finance laws (because Bush won’t appoint a full Election commission to enforce the rules) by taking flights on his wife’s jet. Unfortunately, since she’s said she’ll NEVER release her tax returns, we don’t know which corporation is paying for the fuel. Luckily, lobbyists aren’t flying around on the plane with John (oh wait, yes they are).

Who is the true maverick? (picture of Xenu not available for less than $100,000; BTW, don’t John’s hugs make people look fat?)

 

I may be old and crazy and have a bad temper, but that doesn’t make me old and crazy.

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