@littlek,
We shoud bear in mind
that all politicians know that what thay say
can keep them out of office,
and if McCain were to offend the theocrats,
thay might not go to the polls for him.
If he were for stem cell research earlier,
then there is a good chance, in my opinion,
that he will most likely free up the situation when he gets into office.
The very first thing that
W did
after being inaugurated was to limit & curtail stem cell research.
McCain may not be perfect, but he is not a theocrat.
David