McCain Then: McCain Now:

Raising Defense Spending: YesNo, cut the military
budget to cover
tax cuts for the rich

Social Security Privatization:

no yes

Raising Defense Spending: YesNo, cut the military
budget to cover
tax cuts for the rich

Cares about Hillary Clinton's Supporters:

 Said it Denies he said it
The Estate Tax: For it Against it
FISA: 'Presidents have
the obligation
to obey the law'

 No, they don't
Restoring the
Everglades:

 Said yes Voted no
Divestment from
South Africa:		 We should treat Iran
like South Africa...		 ...Even though
I voted against
those sanctions
Fighting Job Losses
in Michigan:		 We can't bring
back lost jobs		 New jobs are coming
Hurricane Katrina Investigations: Opposed them Said that he
never opposed
them
Guantanamo Bay Detainees:


 "deserve to have some adjudication
of their cases"		 No, they don't
Indefinite Detention of
Terrorist Suspects:


 Opposed SCOTUS: Opposed,
McCain: For
Waterboarding:


 No Yes
Closing the Detention Facility
at Guantanamo Bay:


 For Against
Going After Terrorists
in Pakistani Mountains With Predators:


 Against For
Kicking Russia
Out of the G8:


 For Against
moving towards normalizing
relations with Cuba:


 Yes No
U.S. Should Engage in
Diplomacy With Hamas:


 For Against
U.S. Should Engage in
Diplomacy With Syria:


 For Against
"Rogue State Rollback"
(Toppling foreign governments
that are unfreindly to the U.S.):
Yes No Both
The Law of the Sea Convention:


 For Against
Rumsfeld's Iraq Policy:
"Mission accomplished." "We're on the
right course."		 Says that he was the
"greatest critic" of
Rumsfeld's Iraq Policy.
Long-Term U.S. Military
Presence in Iraq:
Good idea. Bad idea. Maybe.
Winning the
War in Iraq:



 Before: "We will win this conflict.
We will win it easily."		 4 years later: "probably
going to be long and
hard and tough."
Stating publically
when U.S. troops
will be out of Iraq:


 it's a dangerous mistake! Most American troops
will be home from Iraq
by 2013.
Expanding the GI Bill:


 Against it. For it. (But didn't vote for it.)
"Privatizing" Social Security:
For it. Against it. Presently unclear, but
now says that Social
Security funding
'a disgrace'
Protecting Abortion Rights
in Cases of Rape and Incest:


 For Against
Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel
at Yucca Mountain in Nevada:


 For Against
The NRA's role in the Republican
Party's Policy Making:


 For Against
Raising Cigarette Taxes
to Fund Programs
to Cut Underage
Smoking:


 Yes, would prevent illnesses and provide resources for public health programs No, ever since Philip Morris' former lobbyist is now his senior campaign adviser
Gay Marriage:


 For Against
The Holiday to Honor Martin
Luther King, Jr.:


 Against For
Ethanol:


 Anti-Ethanol Pro-Ethanol
State Promotion of the
Confederate Flag:
For it. Against it. His position seems to depend on
which state he is speaking in.
Intelligent Design Creationism:
For it. Against it. For it.
Bush's Tax Cuts for the Very Wealthy:


 Against For
Bush's Tax Cuts:


 Against them, "too tilted to the wealthy." Denies that he ever said that.
John McCain Expertise
in the Area of Economics:
McCain said, "I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues; I still need to be educated," and "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should."
falsely denies ever having made these remarks and insists that he has a "very strong" understanding of economics.
If Elected, McCain's Vow to Balance the Federal Budget by the End of His First Term:
Will balance the federal budget by the end of his first term.     No, he won't.               Yes, he will.
The Estate Tax:


 For Against
New Taxes:


 Definately no Definately no, maybe
McCain's Economic Worldview:


 Changes constantly
Americans are Better
or Worse Off
Economically Than
They Were Before
Bush Took Office:


 Better Worse
Coastal Oil Drilling:


 Against For
Windfall-Tax On Oil Company Profits:


 For Against
Cap-and-Trade Policy With a Mandatory Emissions Cap:


 For Against
Temporary Suspension
of the Federal Gas Tax:


 Yes No
Lieberman/Warner Legislation to Combat Global Warming:


 For Against
Grant Legal Status to
Illegal Immigrants'
Kids Who Graduate
From High School:


 For Against
McCain's Own Immigration Bill:


 For Against
Comprehensive Immigration Reform:



 Secure the borders "before
proceeding to other reform
measures."		 Denies that he ever said that. Now says that a comprehensive immigration reform policy has always been, and would always be, his "top priority."
Roe v. Wade:


 Don't repeal Roe v. Wade Repeal Roe v. Wade
McCain's Own Lobbying-Reform Legislation from 1997:


 For Against
Legislation to Require Grassroots Lobbying Coalitions to Reveal Their Financial Donors:


 For Against
Political Support From Televangelist
John Hagee:


 Wants it Not any more
Political Support From Televangelist
Rod Parsley:


 Wants it Not any more
did McCain ever consider joining John Kerry's Democratic ticket in 2004:


 Considered it Never considered it
Attacking Barack
Obama Over His
Former Pastor at
His Former Church:

 For it Against it
Televangelist
Jerry Falwell:


 Against him, felt that he is
"an agent of intolerance"		 Likes him fine now,
Welcomes his support
Texas businessmen Sam and Charles Wyly:


 They are corrupt Asked them for support
Presidential Candidates Campaigning at Bob Jones University:


 Against it For it
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger:


 Against Kissinger, said that he
"would taint the image of the
'Straight Talk Express.'"		 Kissinger is now the Honorary Co-Chair
for his presidential campaign in New York.
Right-Wing Activist/Lobbyist
Grover Norquist:


 Said that Norquist was "corrupt,
a shill for dictators"		 McCain now considers Norquist a
key political ally
Via The Carpetbagger Report