In past commentaries I have talked about the wheels coming off of Senator John McCain's so called "straight talking express." The Senator always tries to project himself as a straight shooter and he is indeed that on selective issues. However, in a Presidential campaign, anything goes.
The latest flop the Senator is involved in is the immigration issue. His position when the Senate introduced immigration legislation was border security, a temporary worker program, and eventual citizenship for illegal immigrants. He has said in some of the past Republican debates that that has always been his position.
Now Senator McCain is catching heat because he now says he is for border security first because that is the peoples priority. His Republican opponents say that he is flip flopping on the issue. McCain says he has not changed. The Senator is good at talking about other candidates flip flops but evidently when he flip flops it is not a flip flop.
Senator McCain had always talked about immigration needing a comprehensive approach but not anymore with his latest change of heart. There is no question candidates need to listen to the people and this is what McCain says he is doing. But he is selective depending upon which way the wind blows. A good example is Iraq. The people want this war to end, but McCain not only backs Bush's Iraq policy, he is one who thinks we should occupy Iraq forever. So much for listening to the people.
