His remarks were eerily similar to another senator running for president.
Sen. barack Obama, at a recent rally in Indiana, challegned those remarks McCain made about being an agent of change.
Interestingly enough, McCain started out as a politician to change Washington. However, once he lost the primary to George W. Bush in 2000 McCain changed and not for the better.
McCain reversed his position on every major issue. He went from a more moderate/liberal view of an issue to a far right conservative stance on an issue.
Here are two examples.
In 2000 McCain said if Roe v. Wade was repealed thousands of women would be performing illegal and dangerous operations.
2008 comes along and he states "I do not support Roe v. Wade."
McCain made an appearance on Meet the Press in 2004 and said "I would clearly support not extending (the Bush) tax cuts."
Fast forward to a 2008 McCain radio address. "I would make the Bush tax cuts permanent."
While many people criticized this metamorphosis it was actually a smart play.
McCain took the values he was unable to win with during the 2000 primary, change them to the ones he could win with, add eight years of George W. Bush and presto! McCain wins the republican nomination.
Enter Sarah Palin.
Palin, who encompasses the far right, could allow 2008 McCain to drift back to 2000 McCain all the while keeping his campaign on the conservative track.
She would allow McCain to return to his former "maverick" status. The maverick who wants to work with democrats, the guy who thinks the Bush tax cuts are bad. A return to a more moderate John McCain.
He's already starting to move that way.
Today on "Face the Nation," McCain said, if elected, he would appoint democrats to his cabinet.
McCain might already be changing his view on a lot of issues.
Also, check this out.
After a week of gaing ground on the McCain campagin, Obama's lead has shruken to two points in the most recent poll.
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