At least McCain is somewhat consistent. On what? McCain is no more consistent than Romney, and has engaged in more political double speak and underhanded tactics in his campaign than even Romney.
Romney unquestionably adopted some liberal positions to get elected in MA. He not only publicly stated his support or at least his compliance with those liberal policies, he kept his word once elected.
That definitely does not make him an ideal Republican Candidate. I wouldn't be voting for him if the alternatives weren't even worse, and McCain is worse.
McCain says he opposes abortion, but when interview by liberals has said that he wouldn't overturn Roe v Wade because it would cause women to seek unsafe and illegal abortions.
He supports stem cell research.
He is for the war in Iraq and for the surge, but he is against Guantanamo Bay, and is for the international criminal court. He's for the war, but would make it so our soldiers couldn't fight it without serious risk of ending up being tried in a highly politicized international court that doesn't abide by our constitution.
He opposes tax cuts on a regular basis.
He keeps bringing up Romney's wealth as if it's something evil, but avoids the fact that he married into money and is worth close to $30 million dollars. The McCain family business is one of the country's largest beer distributors.
McCain has resorted to personal attack after personal attack on Romney that have been outright lies, and when he's confronted with the facts, he gets angry and nasty.
McCain has most every flaw he tries to pin on Romney, except that McCain has never had to lay anyone off because McCain has no business experience. He leaves that to his wife.
Yes Romney has changed his stance on abortion. However, at least when Romney takes a position in a campaign, he sticks by it. Romney has flopped, but he's far better than waffle boy McCain on illegal immigration. Does anyone really believe that McCain would genuinely work to secure the border first?
There is a reason why people like Judge Bork and a host of seasoned conservative political commentators endorse Romney over McCain. It's not because they are too gullible to see through Romney's slick politics. It's because Romney is far less slimy than McCain.
When Romney was governor of the very liberal state of MA he supported more liberal policies that the citizens of MA wanted. It should also be pointed out that the role of a Governor of a State and the role of the President are somewhat different because the State has authority over a far broader range of issues than the limited role of the federal government as dictated by the US Constitution.
I would expect the Governor of a State to deal with a lot of issues that are better left alone by the federal government. They are supposed to do so.
Romney was a relatively conservative politician in a very liberal state.
McCain is a liberal politician from an relatively conservative state.
Did you watch the debate last night? Did you see McCain's reaction when caught in his lies about Romney's positions on issues? McCain is not an honorable man. His military service to our country was honorable, and he once may have been a very honorable man. He isn't one now.
