don't ask, don't tell

[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.