WTF, is McCain sounding reasonable again?!?
On CNN's State of the Union show McCain has agreed with Obama! On something more than the world is round! He says that the Stand Your Ground laws deserve to be reviewed:
"The 'stand your ground' law may be something that may needs to be reviewed by the Florida legislature or any other legislature that has passed such legislation," McCain said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, two days after President Obama discussed Zimmerman's acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin.
The Arizona Republican said he thinks the self-defense law should be reviewed in his home state, too. "I'm confident that the members of the Arizona legislature will, because it is very controversial legislation," McCain said. Florida and Arizona are among 30 states with "stand your ground" laws on the books.
He is breaking with some of the others in his party, notably Ted Cruz.
"What I got out of the president's statement, which I thought was very impressive, is that we need to have more conversation in America," he said. "I need to talk to more of my Hispanic organizations in my state. I need to talk to more African-American organizations."
McCain's support was in stark contrast to fellow GOP Sen. Ted Cruz's reaction to Obama's remarks.
“It is not surprising that the president uses, it seems, every opportunity that he can to go after our Second Amendment right to bear arms,” the Texas senator said Friday in Iowa. “This president and this administration has a consistent disregard for the Bill of Rights.”
For those of you who have been watching McCain, you may have noticed several recent moments of reason:
(1) On immigration
(2) On finance - he's partnering with Warren!
(3) He seemed to have been critical, too, in diffusing the filibuster
I do not know what is going on, but it is pleasant. Could he possibly even become pro choice again? At any rate, for once I think it really is good news for John McCain!
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