"Country First?"

Representative Eric Cantor (R.- Va.) yesterday was on message, if divorced from reality, with his party's reigning talking point: "The theme of this convention is putting country first, and I know John McCain has a 20-year track record of doing just that ."

People change over the course of twenty years and John McCain arguably has changed more than most- almost minute to minute, in regard to his views, such as on gay marriage. But on his blog on National Review Online, former Bush 43 speechwriter said it best:

But question: If it were your decision, and you were putting your country first, would you put an untested small-town mayor a heartbeat away from the presidency?