My impression is that Webb is more "conservative" than McCain.
I might have even voted for Webb as a presidential candidate.
Until 2006 I thought of Webb that way. It really blew my mind to learn that he was running for Senate as an anti-war Dem, having read several of his books (Fields of Fire, A Matter of Honor, others). From his writings he came across as an old school hardcore conservative, I wasn't sure of what to make of his current political stands. In fact I remember reading stuff about him when he was Reagan's Secretary of the Navy in the 80s and I thought he was a hawkish conservative. What
is Webb these days?