who was against the assault weapons ban? who campaigned for state constitutional amendments against gay marriage (he was opposed to a federal amendment on states rights principles)? Who was always opposed to gays in the military?
McCain said, “I believe polarization of personnel and breakdown of unit effectiveness is too high a price to pay for well-intentioned but misguided efforts to elevate the interests of a minority of homosexual service members above those of their units.
“Most importantly, the national security of the United States, not to mention the lives of our men and women in uniform, are put at grave risk by policies detrimental to the good order and discipline which so distinguish America’s armed services.”
McCain, who voted in favor of “don’t ask, don’t tell” when it was enacted in 1993, concluded that “I remain opposed to the open expression of homosexuality in the U.S. military.”
Who has this record?
http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/elections/statements/mccain.html
While Huckabee deserves my vote for being stronger on those key issues, there can be no doubt that McCain is miles beyond Romney and would be a commander in chief the military can respect.
McCain moved to the left after the 2000 election. I wouldn’t put too much stock in anything he said before then.