I don't think he can claim this as an attribute any longer.

I think flip flopping as a rule comes with the territory of being a politician.

I don't care if he flops or flaps for chrissake, he just doesn't have much time left.

The cover of this week's Economist says "Bring Back the Real McCain."  Here's a few quotes from the story:

"Mr McCain used to be a passionate believer in limited government and sound public finances; a man with some distaste for conservative Republicanism and its obsession with reproductive matters.  On the stump, though, he has offered big tax cuts for business and the rich that he is unable to pay for, and he is more polite to the religious right, whome he once called "agents of intolerance.".... The old McCain attacked Mr Bush for his tax cuts, which he said were unaffordable.  The new John McCain not only wants to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, but wants to add to them....hawkish foreign policy, irresponsible tax cuts, more talk about religion and abortion; all this sounds too much like Bush Three, the label the Democrats are trying to hang around the Republican's neck.  We preferred McCain One."

I too preferred the old McCain.  The guy who is now campaigning truly does look like more of the same.

Too many flip/flops to list.

http://tinyurl.com/McSAMEFLOPS

He has consistently stood by what he said, even if they became unpopular.

Like voting against his own torture bill?