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Originally Posted by Danzig
i'm not surprised to see that mccain is stepping back from the previous position. he's old for one, and like the article said, you can see a divide that exists pretty much along generational lines.
then there's the fact he's got an opponent in the upcoming elections, and perhaps is catering to a conservative bloc of voters-like any/every politician, he's looking to himself and what he needs to say to keep his seat first and foremost.
fact is, he's probably not lying now-it's just coming out now that he was lying then. he probably never expected to see anyone come out in favor of repealing what was essentially a bad law, so he said the pc thing at the time.
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Riots quote didnt really show McCain backing off or changing any position on DADT. He was pointedly defending Congress' authority on repealing the law because Gates was saying that it was gonna happen and they were already making changes prior to Congress actually acting on it. In other words acting like a politician.
Plus he says he isnt changing position, lol
McCain spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said her boss has not shifted his position.
She noted that Mullen said repeatedly that he was speaking for himself and not for the military, and she dismissed Gates's testimony because he was expressing the Obama administration's line.
"There has to be a determination from our military leaders that they think it is a good idea to change the policy; then, of course, Senator McCain will listen to them."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...020202588.html