Digby writes. "The 'special relationship' between John McCain and the press is particularly dangerous in one respect: he is not held accountable for his words on the stump, (while Democrats' are used against them as if they'd carved them in stone from Mt Rushmore) and he's not held liable for his gross and obvious panders and policy shifts. I'm not sure I've ever seen a politician have this kind of industrial strength teflon before."
She quotes various recent articles on the topic.
"As disturbing as his obvious mental lapses might be, McCain's bizarre policy flip-flops make Daffy Duck look positively stolid in comparison, especially because they have come in many cases in which he has made himself a national reputation. Things like torture and campaign finance ethics." And add immigration to that.
"His most famous pander came in 2000, when, after earlier denouncing the Confederate flag as a 'symbol of racism,' he embraced it as 'a symbol of heritage.' To his credit, Mr. McCain later acknowledged, 'I feared that if I answered honestly I could not win the South Carolina primary, so I chose to compromise my principles.'”
Or in other words, lie to get the vote. But at least he's honest? Maybe not...
"That sentiment is quite common among the punditocrisy and the media fanboys. They have talked themselves into believing that McCain's flip-flops and panders are actually a sign of his integrity and strength because he does them so blatantly. Now that's teflon."
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