John McCain’s Moral Backbone Snaps With Ease

One of reasons so many Americans admired John McCain over the years was because he seemed to have a solid moral center. Like many, I’ve been especially moved by his fierce fight to ban torture as a practice used by American forces and intelligence agents. This week the United States Senate voted to ban the practice of “water bordering” after religious leaders and human rights groups demanded that the practice be ended. But McCain, now in need of conservative support for his presidential campaign, changed sides and backed torture as a legitimate tool in warfare. Once again we’ve learned that John McCain’s moral backbone snaps with ease.  What other deeply held principles will he cast overboard in lust to win the White House?