McCain is NOT a moderate

[Anonymous]

"Mr. McCain, who with his wife, Cindy, has an adopted daughter, said flatly that he opposed allowing gay couples to adopt. “I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no, I don’t believe in gay adoption,” he said.

But he declined to take a specific position when asked whether only evolution should be taught in public schools. “It’s up to the school boards,” he said. “That’s why we have local control over education.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/us/politics/13mccain.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mccain%20and%20gay&st=cse&oref=slogin

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:“I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no, I don’t believe in gay adoption,” he said.

I understand that this is what passes for straight talk so I shouldn't question it. But, doesn't "gay couple" imply "both parents"? In contrast, how does divorcing the mother of three children in order to marry a young, pretty, wealthy heiress help the success of a family by providing the all important "both" parents?

Such the maverick!

[Anonymous]

he's seems to be going more to the right to appease the religious right and appease the more hardline conservatives.

He's one to advocate family values dumping his old, disabled wife and 3 kids for a significantly young rich hottie.

[jsteele]

McCain has flip-flopped on gay adoption!!!!

"John McCain could have been clearer in the interview in stating that his position on gay adoption is that it is a state issue. ... He was not endorsing any federal legislation," a campaign statement said.

"Sen. McCain's expressed his personal preference for children to be raised by a mother and a father wherever possible," the statement added. "However, as an adoptive father himself, McCain believes children deserve loving and caring home environments, and he recognizes that there are many abandoned children who have yet to find homes. John McCain believes that in those situations that caring parental figures are better for the child than the alternative."

That's not particularly straight talk from Mr. Straight-Talking Maverick. Apparently, his position is that he personally opposes adoption by gays, but accepts that it is better than nothing. He doesn't support federal legislation to prohibit adoption by gays. So, he opposes it, but doesn't want to prohibit it because its better than the alternative. Kind of like having his cake and eating it too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:he's seems to be going more to the right to appease the religious right and appease the more hardline conservatives.

He's one to advocate family values dumping his old, disabled wife and 3 kids for a significantly young rich hottie.

Now that I think about it, he really fits in with those multiply married rightwingers like Bob Barr, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole and god knows who else. Those people are threatening the sanctity of marriage!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Mr. McCain, who with his wife, Cindy, has an adopted daughter, said flatly that he opposed allowing gay couples to adopt. “I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no, I don’t believe in gay adoption,” he said.

But he declined to take a specific position when asked whether only evolution should be taught in public schools. “It’s up to the school boards,” he said. “That’s why we have local control over education.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/us/politics/13mccain.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mccain%20and%20gay&st=cse&oref=slogin

Yikes!