Reply #17: Remote diagnoses aside, McCain is, at best, "inconsistent" in his

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public remarks on key issues.

Some would say excessively flip-floppant. You could attribute that to his desperate position or the absence of an ethical center if you want.

Or to a dementia of unspecified type as a remote guess.

The Palin pick has become a bit of a nightmare for McCain, whether he made it himself or whether secret hands behind the curtains made the call.

Either way, it was a disastrous choice.