If It Walks Like a Duck...

He's my guy, but I was getting a little weary of John McCain hammering Mitt Romney on the Iraq "timetable" issue.

It seemed a bit contrived (bordering on dishonest). However, here are two news stories from April 2007 confirming what McCain was saying about Romney's support of timetables.

While I don't think McCain should base his entire campaign around this, Romney's words speak for themselves.

Of course, he could have changed his mind (again). Maybe Mitt was FOR timetables before he was against them.

Romney Embraces Private Iraq 'Timetables'
Republican Presidential Contender Creates Some Distance From Bush War Policy

By TEDDY DAVIS April 3, 2007

Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate who sits atop the GOP pack in fundraising, appears to have grown comfortable with talk of "timetables," in addition to talk of "milestones," when discussing U.S. involvement in Iraq.

The former Massachusetts governor is quick to note, however, that these timetables should be private and not published.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=3003765&page=1

Romney advocates non-public Iraq benchmarks
By Elana Schor Posted: 04/04/07 02:59 PM [ET]

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, newly minted winner of the GOP's first-quarter presidential fundraising sweepstakes, on Wednesday endorsed setting "timetables and milestones" for Iraq policy but keeping them private - an approach notably supported by Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.).

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/romney-supports-secret-iraq-timetable-2007-04-04.html

Hat Tip to Redstate.com