I've posted the positions of Obama and Clinton on several issues.  It is time for McCain and I'll rely heavily on John Phillips' web site.  Actually, I think I'll completely rely his site.  I'm chuckling to myself remembering an incident in college where my neighbor took an Internation Law class with me.  We were writing defenses of Reagan's decision to invade the island nation of Grenada.  I finished my report and my neighbor, Aldo (his nickname), asked if he could borrow the paper.  "Don't copy it," I warned.  He didn't copy it but did cite it rather freely - with appropriate notes and credit, of course.  I think he got a "C" for the honesty.

McCain is not a conservative but could be generally characterized as pro-business:

"He has already voted against a bill adding sexual orientation as a protected class under Title VII. 

He has not expressed support for expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act but has encouraged employers to voluntarily offer flex-time scheduling and unpaid leave for family emergencies, presumably over and above what the FMLA allows."

On the ADA, he is either too fearful of appearing to be against "people with disabilities," or too eager to swallow the political tripe on the issue:

"Senator McCain was a strong proponent of the Americans with Disabilities Act when it was passed in 1990.  Some disability groups have said that McCain also supports the ADA Restoration Act (click here for an example), but I have been unable to find anything from the horse’s mouth on this."

Here is where things get hairy.

The Civil Rights Act of 2008:

"While Senator McCain has voiced his support on a number of occasions for the Civil Rights of 1964, he has said nothing (that I can find anyway) about the proposed Civil Rights Act of 2008.  One would have to guess that he wouldn’t support this proposal and would argue that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is sufficient."

Cut and paste on a bunch of other workplace issues. 

One of the problems with McCain is that his views "develop" over time and as legislation works its way through the Senate.  By way of contrast, I am reminded of a comment that George Schultz made about Ronald Reagan.  He said that the nicest thing about working for Reagan is that every day you got up and knew Reagan's position on key issues; they hadn't changed in 20 years.  The concern with McCain is that he should be pretty solid on the issues but his positions seem to keep "developing."  As Phillips points out, on the Supreme Court:

"Because Senator McCain has been in the U.S. Senate since 1986, he has voted on several Supreme Court justices.  In fact, he has voted on seven of the nine current justices, and he voted yes on all seven:  Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito.  Generally speaking, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer are considered liberal, while Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito are considered conservative.  So, McCain voted for justices in both camps.  It would be a mistake, however, to read too much into this."

I may not read too much into it but it still makes me nervous.

Another position of McCain's that has "evolved" is that of immigration:

"Although McCain’s strong support of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act landed him in hot water with many Republican conservatives who called this legislation an amnesty bill, the anger over McCain’s support of this legislation has subsided with his clinching the Republican nomination.  However, this issue will continue to be one that McCain will have to do a delicate dance with during the general election."

I've previously posted my concerns on immigration.  How can a country built on the principles of law and order, continue to thrive and keep its citizens safe with a porous border?