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Originally Posted by Sorceress
Well, he co-sponsored two immigration bills in 2006 and 2007 and now says that he himself wouldn't vote for either of them. He and his staff actually coauthored the bills, but apparently the views that informed their creation are no longer politically expedient.
It's disengenous to hold McCain above the ugliness of politics, paint him as an outsider, or pretend he's not a part of the demonized "elite". He may have been a maverick at one point and wasn't afraid to work with whomever needed to get things done, but this election has proven that he can abandon principles as fast as needed to win over the Right.
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That's a bit of an oversimplication. The bills ended up becoming something other than what he had originally intended. I mean, look up any bill, I just looked up the housing rescue today and there were about 100 amendments attached to it. I'm sure McCain's immigration bills were no different.