AP: McCain changes course on immigration

[Bleacher Creature]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_immigration;_ylt=ArqhQrvRZld_E94OnnwLQkms0NUE

By JENNIFER TALHELM, Associated Press Writer
Thu Aug 2, 7:08 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Thursday backed a scaled-down proposal that imposes strict rules to end illegal immigration but doesn't include a path to citizenship.

The move away from a comprehensive measure is an about-face for the Arizona senator, who had been a leading GOP champion of a bill that included a guest worker program and would have legalized many of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. It failed earlier this year.

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Let's play a little game, shall we? How would AP have phrased the headline if the Senator in question was someone else, say John Kerry?????

[JohnShadows]

1. Too little, too late ....

... John-boy. I think 'the hug' was a bad omen of Senator McCain's fortunes.

[babylonsister]

2. Weathervane McCain, doin' what he does best. nt

[FormerDittoHead]

3. Here's the problem with politicians, by explaining what I'd want to DO...

I think it's OK to change your position over time, particularly when situations change, time passes, etc.

I think I can best explain what the PROBLEM is with politicians if I were to explain what I'd WANT a politician to DO.

On any given issue which required attention - I'd do some RESEARCH. I check up on things, not from any one source, or two "opposing" sources. I wouldn't try to apply some "ideology" to the problem - thinking that somehow some old words can best solve a current problem, starting with, "Is this a problem"?

I'd take my time, if things weren't URGENT, and I'd ask people, read books, magazines, etc. I'd try to figure out who was being honest, factual, and I'd try to figure out who had a vested interest in their prescriptions. I'd try to figure out the long term effects, costs and benefits of each alternative, and I would give NO WEIGHT to how it effects one industry over another, rather, I would understand that my position was to be the PEOPLE'S representative, and that, given that the economy is weighted toward the most wealthy, it was my job to represent the most people, and not the most wealthy.

LASTLY, FINALLY, AND IF OFFERED NO CONFLICT to what I found in the above process, I'd consider the political aspect.

THEN - I'd take a stand, and let people know what I wanted to do, and why, and then ask them to vote for me if that's what they wanted to do too...

THE FUCKING PROBLEM WITH OUR WORLD IS THAT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IS REGULARLY DONE COMPLETELY REVERSE OF THIS...

That's the problem with politicians...

[Supersedeas]

4. when do we get the scaled down version of a Iraq withdrawal idea? Flippy McCain?

[lonestarnot]

5. McDrain ... just give it up you merry-go-round.

[VP505]

6. McCain

Just a flip flopping along!

[Ganja Ninja]

7. McFlip - McFlop!