Overlooking reversals, Chicago Trib.'s Page wrote that McCain "wander[ed] away from right-wing positions" on immigration, tax cuts

SUMMARY: Chicago Tribune editorial board member and syndicated columnist Clarence Page wrote that John McCain "shifted his emphasis on immigration reform to border protection after his earlier emphasis on providing a path to citizenship for illegal workers failed to get through Congress. In other words, he was not flip-flopping on his core beliefs, but he was willing to listen to critics." However, McCain's current stance on immigration represents a reversal of his prior position -- not simply a "shift[] in emphasis": McCain had previously argued that border security could not be disaggregated from other provisions in legislation on comprehensive immigration reform.

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