Fallen hero.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief Article

What ever happened to John McCain's outrage at the Swift Boat ads and at Bush's failure to condemn them? McCain now says "I'd like to see him go further. But I'm not making this some kind of big issue." Was McCain bought off by the prominent speaking slot he was given at the Republican National Convention? Or was he promised a major cabinet post when Powell or Rumsfeld retires? The New Republic's Franklin Foer thinks it's because McCain still harbors presidential ambitions, for which he needs to burnish his regular Republican credentials.

I really have no idea what the reason is. But McCain's change of heart...