Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) after finding himself facing very strong primary challenge from fmr. Rep JD Hayworth, has found himself trying to rewrite history. After running for President (twice) as a self pro-claimed "Maverick", McCain tells Newsweek that he, "I never considered myself a maverick," he told Newsweek. "I consider myself a person who serves the people of Arizona to the best of his abilities."
While one can understand the desire, and sometimes necessity to play to the base in the primary while reaching out to the middle in the general, it seems nakedly political, almost absurdly so, to become some sort of born-again conservative. McCain is receiving poor advice if his strategists tell him this will win over the Arizona Tea Party crowd, whom could make up a big share of the primary electorate.
It is even more absurd when one considers items like this gem,
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1 comment:
I did some research and McCain voted with the republicans 92 percent of the time. I think his maverick persona he tried to adopt under Bush's presidency was really just his opposition on a few high-profile issues, such as stem cell research funding, judicial appointments. He is trying to have it both ways however, but he is not even close to Kerry in the 2004 race.
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