Cafferty File: How Clear Is It Where McCain Stands On Issues

[L. Coyote]

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Cafferty File: How Clear Is It Where McCain Stands On Issues

From the Cafferty File, here's Jack's question:

If John McCain doesn't stop changing his position on the issues, he threatens to make John Kerry look like an amateur.

In order for McCain to win in November, he has to appeal to both the traditional Republican base and to independents. Dana Milbank in the Washington Post says it's a delicate dance, and if McCain's not careful "he's liable to break a hip." Of course any doctor will tell you a broken hip can be very difficult to recover from.

On Iraq, the economy, guns and God, McCain is to the right. On immigration, campaign finance reform and global warming, he's to the left. It's all very reminiscent of John Kerry back in 2004.

McCain went after Barack Obama yesterday, for proposing a windfall profits tax on oil companies. A month ago McCain said he was willing to consider a windfall tax on the oil companies.

What about offshore drilling? During his last presidential run, McCain was against it. Now he's for it, saying the states should decide if they want to drill for oil off the coast. This could cost him big time in states like California and Florida which are extremely environmentally conscious.

Then there are the Bush tax cuts. McCain was against them -- twice -- but now he's for them.

McCain has also called for the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay to be closed down and torture banned. But last week he criticized the Supreme Court's ruling that detainees there should have access to U.S. courts -- calling it "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country."

Here's my question to you: How clear is it where John McCain stands on the issues?

[agentS]

1. As clear as

a) the water in a mudpit
b) crystal...until he remembers what he was supposed to say
c) the sky above a forest fire or a Chinese coal plant
d) Amy Winehouse's underwear.

[EnviroBat]

2. Oh my... Choice "d" is especially scary.

:yoiks:

[stlsaxman]

3. very telling how CNN edited the "bomb-bomb Iran" from the letter but Cafferty read it anyway.

did i say the Cafferty Files Rock?

:yourock:

[Plucketeer]

4. McCain can say what he likes - or thinks YOU like.

But I always like what Jack has to say. He so often lets the wind out of the gasbags like McCain and we NEED that sort of "letting" lest we get smothered. :crazy:

[Willo]

5. My favorite answer give to that question:

It depends on which issue, on which day, in front of which group, how much he remembers about it and if Joe Lieberman is there to correct him.

[tulsakatz]

6. good one!

As usual Cafferty gets to the point.........or should I say his viewers do.

Thanks for sending this........I miss Cafferty. I rarely watch CNN anymore but Cafferty was always the best part about CNN. But it's almost not worth to have to sit through an hour or two of Wolf just to see Cafferty.....