John McCain on Political Morality
Posted: June 24, 2005 Filed under: News Comments Off on John McCain on Political Morality
Hat tip to John
Brodigan for linking to a Tim Russert interview with
John McCain. I was particularly intrigued by the way McCain values
“doing what is right”:
Brodigan for linking to a Tim Russert interview with
John McCain. I was particularly intrigued by the way McCain values
“doing what is right”:
SEN.
McCAIN:
I’m sure that a number of … things that I’ve done would hurt me with certain
constituencies. And my opposition to ethanol has, obviously, hurt me. But you
know what I’ve found out? That every time I’ve done something for what may have
been influenced by political reasons, I’ve regretted it. Every time that I’ve
done something that I think is right, it’s turned out OK in the end. I’ve got to
do what I think is right. And if it offends a certain political constituency, I
regret it, but there’s really nothing I can do about it
McCAIN:
I’m sure that a number of … things that I’ve done would hurt me with certain
constituencies. And my opposition to ethanol has, obviously, hurt me. But you
know what I’ve found out? That every time I’ve done something for what may have
been influenced by political reasons, I’ve regretted it. Every time that I’ve
done something that I think is right, it’s turned out OK in the end. I’ve got to
do what I think is right. And if it offends a certain political constituency, I
regret it, but there’s really nothing I can do about it
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