 what role McCain hoped Romney would play going forward. And so he has nothing but kind things to say about him now. On that point about flip-flopping, I will say that seems to be a feature, not a bug. At one point you write, Romney simply didn't place much of a premium on unwavering political positions. Foolish consistency was not a virtue. Changing your mind could be good. He didn't see most policy disputes in clearly black and white terms. Is that something he's evolved into, or was that always his kind of philosophy?