McCain's latest acrobatics(LOST)

The Washington Times ^ | October 26, 2007 | Stephen Dinan

[Red Steel]

His campaign was unable to return calls for my story, but apparently Sen. John McCain has now flipped and will oppose the Law of the Sea Treaty.

It's quite a move for a guy who joined with some of the Senate's most liberal senators in 1998 in urging favorable consideration and who was actually scheduled to testify on behalf of the treaty in 2003, as then-Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar says in his opening statement from that hearing.

[saganite]

This is good news. Only 34 Senators are needed to kill (until the next time) this disaster. Every vote counts.

[Joe Boucher]

McCain would sell his soul, ideas and beliefs to be president.
Ain’t gonna happen

[samtheman]

When McCain does wrong, I criticize him. Harshly.

I have posted extremely harsh criticisms of McCain in the past.

I’m not going to criticize him when he does right.

Thank you, Senator McCain. Thank you for seeing the light on this issue.

Now, if you could kindly take a moment and consider the issue of free speech...

[TomGuy]

McCain changes position? No surprise.

Per this thread, Media coverage is LOST, Sen. Kyl "was one of several Senators to declare that, as a result, supporters would be unable to muster the necessary 67 votes for ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST)."

Let us hope he is right. We need to keep an eye on them Wednesday, as Sen. Biden tries to push this through.