The NYT is trying like the Devil to separate McCain from the conservative movement.
Of course, McCain gave them lots of ammo, but even so, the fact that the NYT is against him, and is adopting this strategy in its quest for liberal rule tells me that I’m better off voting for McCain than I am taking their bait.
Hell, McCain's been doing a sterling job of that all by himself. He gives nothing but fawning deference to Obama and Hillary and saves his wrath exclusively for the conservative and evangelical base.
Face it. McCain ain't nothin' but a liberal Democrat who happens to have an 'R' by his name.
It's amazing how many people here at FR still think "republican" and "conservative" are synonymous. Yes, McCain is a republican. No, he is not a conservative.