That's not what he said this morning on Fox.
McCain may be a 'moderate', but he's also a savvy politician.
Just watch, if the Democrats try to stop the nominee, McCain will lead the fight for them. He's set up the excuse to fight (if they fight, they'll have broken the "deal").
McCain's not stupid. He knows that he needs more base support to win the nomination in '08.
Just watch, he'll come out swinging for the nominee like Specter (who, not coincidentally, was up for re-election in '92) did for Thomas.
Championing conservative SCOTUS nominees is probably the only way he can capture the base at this point.
Even if he does, he's too much of an opportunist to get my vote.
I'm confused. "come out swinging for" (in my mind), means you are in favor of something. I'm asking if it means the opposite to you because, Spector was actively opposed to both Bork and Thomas.
Not that I'm any fan of McCain...
It would be a very clever move from McCain if he still wants to be the president. The dems filibuster the conservative Bush nominates and McCain then calls the dems on breaking the deal. Then he is seen as not only the moderate who tried to find middle ground, but also the guy who pulled out the nuke-card. Thus, both the base and the mushy moderates will like him.
I can only hope this is at the core of McCain's plans because it would mean we get a good conservative on the seat (assuming, of course, Bush doesn't let us down).