You be the judge."I am honored to welcome Sen. John McCain, probably the nation's most popular politician, to Delaware this coming weekend," Castle said in a press release. "It will be fun to show off Sussex County to him." John McCain, the nation's most popular politician?
UPDATE: As Castle's best new buddy comes to town, let's take a quick look at the so-called "moderate" and "popular" Senator McCain.
WHAT MCCAIN STANDS FOR: THEN AND NOWAbortionTHEN:McCain Opposed Overturning Roe: It Would Force Women To Seek Illegal Abortions. [San Francisco Chronicle, 8/20/99]
NOW: McCain Wouldn't Be Bothered By Supreme Court Ban On Abortion, Would Sign South Dakota’s Abortion Ban. [CBS News, 1/25/06; ABC News, 3/29/06; ABC News, 2/26/06; NationalJournal.com, 2/28/06]
EvilTHEN: McCain Called Falwell "Evil Influence" on GOP. [Kansas City Star, 5/28/05]
NOW: McCain Met With Falwell To Lay Groundwork for 2008 Run And Agreed To Speak At Falwell’s Liberty University. [US News and World Report, 11/14/05; Lynchburg News & Advance, 3/28/06]
http://dnc.org/a/2006/04/mccain_takes_th.php
Click here for all the “moderate” positions he’s rescinded since pandering to the right-wing. Now I'm sure
Celia will be too flushed with giddy and girlish hero worship to report on this, but when McCain visits with Castle the headline should read:
One Fake Moderate Stumps for Another