Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban

[Hissyspit]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/13/mccain-waterboarding-fail

Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban

Today, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, containing a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that establishes one interrogation standard, requiring the intelligence community to abide by the same standards as articulated in the Army Field Manual and banning waterboarding.

Just hours ago, the Senate voted in favor of the bill, 51-45.

Earlier today, ThinkProgress noted that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a former prisoner of war, has spoken strongly in favor of implementing the Army Field Manual standard. When confronted today with the decision of whether to stick with his conscience or cave to the right wing, McCain chose to ditch his principles and instead vote to preserve waterboarding:

]Mr. McCain, a former prisoner of war, has consistently voiced opposition to waterboarding and other methods that critics say is a form torture. But the Republicans, confident of a White House veto, did not mount the challenge. Mr. McCain voted “no” on Wednesday afternoon.

- snip -

John McCain: He was against waterboarding before he was for it.

MORE

[niyad]

1. WHY is that miserable old repuke able to sell himself as a "maverick"?

the pic of him embracing der chimpenfuhrer says it all.

[americanstranger]

2. No convictions, all ambition.

He'll do anything to become preznit.

- as

[TwilightGardener]

3. Sold out his principles to keep from alienating the party base.

[Poiuyt]

7. Bingo

He has to convince the Republicans that he is Mr. Conservative.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. The "Maverick" has turned into a circus pony

[rurallib]

5. Where's the pic of McShame kissing W's ass?

I can almost hear him say "tell Karl to make me president, Lord Chimp"

[Swamp Rat]

6. Fucked Over and Rebuilt

[Hissyspit]

8. .