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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Like it or not McCain has a track record of taking unpopular stands and doing things that did not appear on the surface to be in his benefit, Obama does not.
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ace..the problem with your assertion is......which McCain?
I agree with you, at least to some extent, on the old "maverick" McCain.
But the new "candidate" McCain is:
now for the Bush tax cuts that the "maverick" called irresponsible
now against the "maverick's" comprehensive immigration reform and now for border security first
now using the loopholes the "maverick" created in McCain/Feingold campaign finance reform
not sure at all where he is on regulation..he flips flops from day to day
now silent on a constitutional amendment to ban abortions or ban gay marriage in the Republican platform that the "maverick" opposed
the list goes on and on....
Its no wonder he doesnt want to debate...he doesnt know which personna to bring to the debate - the old maverick or the new campaigner.
Seriously, he has boxed himself in and now has to decide whether he is the "candidate" who will pander to the conservative base or the "maverick" who will move to the center to appeal to the swing voters...he cant do both.