As referenced on the front page this morning, Senator John McCain came out in opposition to the President's use of the NSA to monitor domestic communications. From
Think Progress:
WALLACE: But you do not believe that currently he has the legal authority to engage in these warrant-less wiretaps.
MCCAIN: You know, I don't think so, but why not come to Congress? We can sort this all out. I don't think -- I know of no member of Congress, frankly, who, if the administration came and said here's why we need this capability, that they wouldn't get it. And so let's have the hearings.
But what did he have to say just a month ago on the same topic?
From
MSNBC:
Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said, "I take him (Bush) at his word" that the order was critical to saving lives and consistent with U.S. law and the Constitution."
"The president, I think, has the right to do this, and yet, I don't know why he didn't go" through court procedures, McCain told ABC's "This Week."
"I know that the leaders of Congress were consulted, and that's a very important part of this equation," McCain said.
Has he changed his story because of new information about the program? Or has he flopped to the other side as a result of his presidential aspirations?
Is John McCain simply a political opportunist? I would tend to believe so.
On a similar note, If anyone is interested in co-authoring a blog about the true McCain (i.e. his ultra-conservative voting record) email me at [username]@gmail.com
I am in the planning stages and would love company.