Jeb
2008-02-14 17:22:41
Actually McCain position is consistent here. I don’t think you read the column, Jeb.
I did read the column and McCain’s full rationalization. Kerry’s full statement in the infamous “for it before against it quote” was consistent even without recourse to after the fact rationalizations. (You simply had to read his full statement.) That did not stop it from being a very effective political bludgeon. Both positions were nuanced and easily subject to the interpretation of flip floppery. I think that McCain’s statement is simply cover for making his vote to appeal to the pro-torture base, but I could be wrong. In any case; live by the flip flop, die by the flip flop.
