This is an election year flip flop, but McCain will at least not expand affirmative racist action. His conservative judges are likely to curtail it.
ABC News, July 27, 2008
ABC News’ Teddy Davis and Kevin Kilbane Report: During a “This Week” interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos John McCain reversed himself on affirmative action and endorsed for the first time a proposed state ballot measure which would end race and gender-based affirmative action in his home state of Arizona.
“I support it,” McCain declared when asked about the referendum. “I do not believe in quotas. . . . I have not seen the details of some of these proposals. But I’ve always opposed quotas.”
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Here is McCain’s exchange with Stephanopoulos:
STEPHANOPOULOS: “Opponents of affirmative action are trying to get a referendum on the ballot here that would do away with affirmative action. Do you support that?”
MCCAIN: “Yes, I do. I do not believe in quotas. But I have not seen the details of some of the proposals. But I’ve always opposed quotas.”
STEPHANOPOULOS: “But the one here in Arizona you support?”
McCAIN: “I support it, yes.”
Well, with all the problems I have with Mc Cain, ( Especially his pro-illegal ‘imigration’ ideas and efforts), I am totally impressed by his honest, courageous, and common- sensical public stand opposing affirmative action! How Important of an issue is that to be right on?
Our site takes a more supportive view on affirmative action. But yours is certainly defensible. Thanks for adding your voice to the blogging universe.