claim: "(mccain) was opposed to ethanol. now he's for it."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: sep 23, 2017 ... in april of 2006, mccain reached out to the wylys for support. mccain took a firm  line in opposition to torture, and then caved to white house demands. mccain  was against presidential candidates campaigning at bob jones university before  he was for it. mccain was anti-ethanol. now he's pro-ethanol.
evidence_2: jul 9, 2008 ... mccain opposed a holiday to honor martin luther king jr. before he supported it.  28. mccain was anti-ethanol. now he's pro-ethanol. 29. mccain was both for and  against state promotion of the confederate flag. 30. in 2005, mccain endorsed  intelligent design creationism, a year later he said the opposite, ...
evidence_3: jan 28, 2016 ... obama's eventual republican rival senator john mccain, already on the record  opposing ethanol subsidies, simply skipped campaigning in iowa, well ... texas  senator ted cruz, one two republican frontrunners in the state, is an adamant  opponent of ethanol subsides, part of his broader opposition to ...
evidence_4: oct 2, 2007 ... john mccain has a mixed record on the environment, but he's long been  outspoken about global warming. he introduced the first major bill in the ...  mccain used to oppose ethanol subsidies, but upon launching his current  presidential campaign, he has changed his tune. he also changed his position  on ...
evidence_5: jul 28, 2017 ... as the vote approached, mccain was talking on the floor with democratic leader  chuck schumer, who came away smiling, and republican whip john cornyn,  who .... refineries are meeting the mandate now mostly by blending corn-based  ethanol, though congress had far greater ambitions for non-corn ...