Actions will always speak louder than words, and John McCain is someone who probably will often back stab both conservatives and conservatism, if not all of the time, after he does become the next POTUS. All anybody has to do is see what McCain has done already during his entire duration as a U.S. Senator. He just wants as many conservatives as possible to truly vote for him on November 4, and this is all that it is.
McCain can propose all the conservative economic agendas he wants but how will he get them through what looks to be a super majority Democrat/Socialist House and Senate? Reagan formed a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats to push through his economic policy. There is no coalition to be found any more...
He says he'll kill the pork barrels - and 'during his entire duration as a U.S. Senator" = he has NEVER put in a pork barrel grab. Not once. So his words are not empty. How many other senators can you name with that record?