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Flip Flop Revenge

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In a feisty speech defending the patriotism of his party's Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Dem nom, told the Pepsi Center audience a few moments ago that those who believe in the "myth of a maverick instead of the reality of a politician" should compare Sen. John McCain to candidate McCain.

Wartime taxes that McCain once viewed as "immoral." "Candidate McCain criticizes Senator McCain's own climate change bill. Candidate McCain says he would now vote against the immigration bill that Sentor McCain wrote. Are you kidding? Talk about being for it before you're against it."

And this: "Before he debates Barack Obama, John McCain should finish the debate with himself."

(JS)