Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Rebel Takes On The Rebels

McCain stuck to his guns when questioned about his opposition back in 2000 to the Confederate flag's presence over the South Carolina capitol:

McCain said he "could not be more proud of the majority of the people of" South Carolina who agreed the [Confederate] flag should be removed. Although the questioner ... got some scattered applause for his question, McCain's response produced a wave of applause that drowned out further comments from his critic.