I get it that people don't think McCain is the right candidate for many reasons (I happen to think he is) but I am really really dissappointed that most of these comments aren't well thought out criticisms - just locker room trash talk. If you have a point to make please try to use thoughtful dialog that may persuade people rather than basically being on line version of 'taggers'. Seriously….whoever wins this election and the one after and the one after - we all are Americans and have to get along and live in the same country - so can't we give each other something worth thinking about rather than cheap pointless personal hits?

Yawn. You Obamites need some new material. Perhaps Obama should expand his "empty slogans" propoganda team so you have some new material.

Is McCain still in the race? Can someone please talk to him…he's making little kids cry

Never Mccain, vote smart people, and do not play into fear vote for Obama!

The McCain team makeover is too late. It's like putting lipstick on a pig.

Mr. McCain, when are you going to start a serious, honest and political confrontation with Mr. Obama, so that at the end of the day we will know what you folks are made of. And please , leave abortion, religion and gay issues out of the discussion as we feel that 80/90 % of the people in our Country does not care about it at all…!!!

Button down the hatches! The Republican attack team is gearing up! That's all they got! Oh, I forgot the media seems to have fallen in love with McSame, just like they did Bush. It is really weird to me. Just listen to their tone when they talk about Obama. Especially Rick Sanchez and Solidad O'Brian. What's up with that?

McCain is a traitor to this country and a counterfeit hero! Among Vietnam Vets he is know as Songbird for collaborating with the enemy!

Do your research before you make stupid decisions an vote for that dam traitor!

AZ for Obama!

All his "EXPERIENCE" and "JUDGEMENT" and he can barely keep up…

He is sounding and looking more like a third Bush term every day that goes by. And that ain't good!

Let's see McCain thinks giving people the right to due process to either prove their innocense or their guilt is one of the worst things the courts could rule!!!!!!!!

Think about it how would anyone like to be arrested and locked up for years without the benefit of being charged with any crime or the need to need any proof a crime was committed???????

The bottom line is there are plenty of idiots making decisions or determinations on who they think might be responsible for doing something or other. Without due process everyone risks being victimized by these anti social tactics. Remember it wasn't that long ago these same ideolists burnt women at the stake for being witches.

DONT BE SO SURE OF YOURSELVES HATERS. THE OLD MAN ALSO HAS WISDOM WITH AGE. O.B. STILL NEEDS TO GROW UP LIKE HIS HATING FOLLOWERS. O.B. WILL LOOSE IN NOV. OR OUR COUNTRY WILL LOOSE. AMERICA GETS WHAT THEY ASK FOR.

When someone changes their campaign strategies, does that mean that they're saying "what I believe isn't working… so now I'm gonna say that I believe something else"?

Really… I don't get it… a candidate announces that they're changing their campaign to appeal to a different group.. isn't that just announcing to the world that you're changing your views just to win a campaign?

dumpmccain.com find the truth yourself

John is behaving just like Hillary. How pathetic!

Where are the smarts people to help this guy out? I'm sure this country wants to make sure you can run an organized campaign before they put you in the oval office. Don't you think it's too late?

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TRYING TO COPY WHAT THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN ARE ALREADY DOING. ORGANIZE, WELL-MANAGE,DISCIPLINE.

YOU CAN'T BE SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT. IT WILL SHOW YOU TRUE COLORS EVENTUALLY.

STOP THE MADNESS. VOTE OBAMA.

How in the world does McCain now find himself playing catch-up when he had a four month headstart during which Clinton and Obama bashed away at one another?

Isn't this the same strategy that Bush used?

I heard horrible stories about the first Mrs. McCains treatment does anyone out there know facts on the matter. I think a canidate for the highest office should have integrity with his own family to lead AMERICA. I hope she was not mistreated badly?

Is he planning on running the nation this way?….add some Bushies, some serious credit card debt…..

Right chosen word Rebacca. "Effort", yes effort.

VERY CONCERNED when McCain can't remember what he has said?
It looks bad I don't think he realized what thats called "A LIE"

And how can he call anyone ever an elitist with the money his wife spends wow unbelievable!

I think he skipped some tracks somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you wearing clean Flip=Flops ?

how can mccain run the country if he cant run his campaign and then to have bush people a part of it wake up people what does this tell you??? i bet your answer was not so good

OBAMA IN 2008!!!!!

"McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt, a Bush campaign veteran"

That says it all. McBush indeed.

Why in the world is McCain trying to win votes outside the U.S.? Where does he think the voters are? Stay in the U.S. and get something going!

All who keep calling out McCain for flip flopping but say Obama is making a wise political policy change are stupid. Stupid people vote for stupid reasons which gives you stupid leaders. This country has no shot of changing course unless we stop the popularity contest.

It's funny how when Obama moves all so slightly to the center on some issues, not including domestic drilling, CNN is the first to tout that he's so "mainstream" but when McCain moves more to the center, including domestic drilling, he's "out of touch"?

CNN has been so Shanghighed by the Liberals that they don't even know what center means.

McCain will be getting my vote. I don't think he needed to make any changes - - anyone who wants a president that will keep our country safe, will vote for McCain. Those who are brainwashed by the media into thinking that Nobama is the answer are truly clueless.

McCain '08

McCain’s leadership team underwent a shakeup this week amid Republican concerns that it was ill-equipped to battle Barack Obama’s campaign organization, with Schmidt taking responsibility for most of the day-to-day planning and strategy that had been handled by Campaign Manager Rick Davis…………….CAN't TOUCH
US…….. You get KING SOLOMON + KARL ROVE and all of GOP THUGS We are IN IT TO WIN!!!!

I'm getting so tired of you crying, whiney HIllary backers for McCain. Grow up! So you would rather vote for 4 more years of Bush just because you are a sore loser? Try opening your eyes and act like an adult. If you were for Hillary than guess what? Obama is 98% Hillary. They barely had a difference.

HIllary is supporting Obama and so should you. At least she see's the bigger picture and was able to swallow her pride and do the "adult" thing so her best to keep the Republicans out of the white house.

Being a Hillary supporter and voting for McCain just shows how small minded and childish you really are. I know elementary children who have more maturity than that.

I am an Obama supporter ! However, there are alot of us that will be sorely disappointed if McCain becomes this nation's 44th president.

In fact….the PUMA's will be very happy
The …..conservative base will be relieved (because they don't really like McCain but w/ Jeb Bush on the ticket - yippee 8 more Bush years.

Has anyone noticed that the polls show the candidates in a dead heat? I think Obama supporters do not realize how many americans would rather suffer no jobs, $5.00 a gallon gas, and foreclosures as opposed to supporting Barack for president. I think use Obama supporters are going to be very disappointed with McCain as POTUS
You heard it from me first.

it can be proven everyday that that mc cain is part of warbush as such is part is what he has given america and played with the fear of the american people but i am sending this out stright out to mcsain (cain killed abel in the old time as he is an old timer,we are in the modernize time and mcsain has shown that he is out of touch,cannot even use a computer nor use a black berry,think of it people ?,who is he goin to hire when he needs to use such as they are part of a day to day thing to use,he is going down this time and retire both he and joe lierman}cnn please post love you all americans.

mccain =bush…the 5 economical reasons not to vote mccain:-
1 mccain supports free trade with no concern for american workers …….this leads to loss of jobs and capital invested outside the our country 2mccain supports making bush tax cuts permanent ….making no sense the mcbush tax cut had no economical benifet it only raised our NATIONAL DEPT 3 put health care on the free market ….oh my god.. so that we will be talking next time (god forbid) about the rising cost of drugs and healthcare in the open market and the role of speculators ..just like oil 4 no true intention to invest in the GREEN MARKET something that is hurting our car makers leading us to go behind in investment and market share ..remember dril dril dril 5 finally ill take maccains word ..HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE ECONOMY ….PLUS A 100 YEAR WAR IN IRAQ WILL BREAK OUR BUDGET AND PUT IN DEBT TO COUNTRIS LIKE CHINA …UGHHH ……OBAMA ALLTHE WAY …… no mc-stupid

A simple solution John!! Jettison the Republican two ton anvil tied to your fuselage and the jet may take off!!

mcbush all the way!

????? he is being advied by a Bush campaign veteran……………. and you still think he is not running for the Bush's 5th term?????????

WHO GIVES A FLIP? Hey you Hillary Backers for McCain, you are a part of a ever shrinking minority.

Schmidt = Bush/Cheney = McCain = more of the same

Many Americans are ready for a new direction this time.

Obama '08
Si se puede!

all that lobbyist and pac money comin' in handy?i think i'll donate to obama ,today.for the 5th time!

Herr Schmidt is a protege and clone of Herr Rove, who should have gone to prison back in 1974 as part of Donald Segretti's Dirty Trick's Squad during Watergate! If Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, all these little war criminals wouldn't be flaunting their power and attempting end-runs on the Contitution. Off course, the press had some 'nads back then, too…

Let the "Bushiness" begin…first he stacks his staff with former Bush drones, then he meets with Jeb…are we sure McCain isn't related to the Bushes in some way? He just can't seem to distance himself from Bush like he "wants" to…

To Bishop–yes we know, Obama has changed positions daily at the expense of his hard-core supporters..you know, the ones who selected him to win the Primary against Clinton! Now Bill and Hillary are running the show once again–so he may have a ghost of a chance. However, if he keeps up the smear tactics against McCain–the repubs may fight back. PS–McCain has always been center–Barrack wants to BE McCain because he knows McCain is right.

McCain supporters talk about Obama's lack if experience, liberal positions, and changes of position on issues. Obama supporters throw out trash about McBush, McWar, McSame, etc. McCain has sacrificed a lot for this country. He's earned some respect. If you can't make a rational point, shut up.

proud army and navy mom, you really need to put a sock in it. You've yet to make a rationale argument why anyone should vote for Obama. All you do is spew hate. Obama's message is about bringing people together. If his supporters on this blog are any indication, we'd be more divided than ever.

Mack is Back baby!! Way back!!

It is a shame that so many ex-Hillary supporters now trash her by showing they don't trust her when she says to support Obama. Apparently they don't think she has good judgment — just what they used to claim was a reason to vote FOR her.

Four more years! Four more years!…

And………..

McCain and his future secretary of defense Wilfred Brimley, along with his Secretary of State Bea Arthur will form a centrist government that will easily win over the Radical, Competent, smart Barack H.Obama

Why is McBush still trying? I don't actually hate the guy, but I just don't get why he thinks he can win while running on a bush platform. I think Obama has this whole thing wrapped up. Let's face it, even little kids are going gaga for the Senator with a funny name.

Centralize, de-centralize. It sounds more like an upsurge in military operations. Bush’s “campaign veteran … boosting the power” at Arlington’s “central headquarters.” Maybe if they shake it up enough, they’ll make it look like they know what they’re doing – like they did with the Iraq war.

What was McCain's campaign doing all those weeks, even months that he was already the GOp nominee and Obama and Clinton were still battling it out? McCain is such a loser!!

A messed up ineffective campaign. Another great example the the so called McCain experience advantage.

Just remember a vote for him is a vote to continue the violation of US Laws supported by the current administration, and I am not just talking about their illegal search and seizure of your private conversations i am talking about the administrations approval (tacitally of course although there are signs of active approval) of the Hunt Oil -Iraq deal.. you know Hunt oil a Texas company with ties to Haliburton and the Bush Oil conglomerate.. but you will not see this on MSM go check out democracy now and you can start to see the crap this republican administration 9and the follow on Mccain administration) is doing.

Do we want a President in the White House that does not know the difference from an illegal alien vs. and illegal immigrant. When I heard his speech I could not believe that Americans are not listening to what Senator McCain is saying incorrect. But we all can all surely jump whenever O'bama misspeaks. Please let's all be fair. We are willing to vote for this man just because of what? By the way what is an illegal alien?

He needs to more himself into an active community development.

So….when should we expect to see/hear more negative attack ads and LIES?

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!

CNN…..this year’s campaign bear a slightly greater resemblance to the successful, more-centralized Bush-Cheney re-election team……..
NO BUSH!!!!
G……… I will be voting for McCain………..(McBush, McSame, McWwarmonger ………..see you at the Finish Line!!!!

Bush was re elected because he had not screwed up the economy yet. But the economy is a shambles now and McBush has no clue on how to fix it. McBush is locked onto bad trade agreements. The Drug War. And a never ending occupation of Iraq that costs multi millions of dollars a day.

Where are all the PUMA's? They must have started their 4th of July vacation early. I have hardly seen any of their comments on the Ticker today.

As far as this post goes, no surprise McCain is trying to sway back toward the center. He had to pose with the neocons to try to get the base on board with his campaign, which didn't work too well. Now he has to try to work on getting independents/centrists back on his side. It is pretty hard trying to play both sides of a coin and have anyone really believe you.

OBAMA/CLARK 08!!!!

How about being pro choice! If you continue to be pro life you are going to be way to the right and lose the woman's vote in the process or how about the fair wage act?

I can't wait for a president Obama! Everyday will be like Christmas!

Bring on the free goodies! Free stuff for everyone!

Can Santa Obama and his Elves in Congress bring me a Hybird Escalade? How about some throwing in some Bling?

I noticed in the news this morning that McCain helped write a campaign finance law that has a bunch of loopholes in it so he CAN get the mega bucks for his campaign that he wanted to prevent others from getting. Devious, if you ask me.

Also, he was meeting with Dubya's brother in Mexico.

Is this distancing him from W (warmonger)? Or does it just link them further.

DO NOT TRUST McCain !!!!!

Man, if McCain can't even be an effective chief executive of his own campaign how can he claim to be prepared to be an effective chief executive of the country!?

McCain't gonna be president!!!

Obama 08!!!

I’m glad the bitter Hillary supporters are going to vote for McCain. They must think, as do I, that women should NOT have the right to make decisions regarding their own bodies. Roe vs. Wade will be overturned! Can’t wait!

Please Google "Songbird McCain"

Seems like a fairly Republican thing to do…say with one side of your mouth that you are against centralization and for local control, and then with the other side of your mouth, you advocate against those exact things and implement it as something that is "necessary."

What's good for the goose…

It's too late for that McSenile. You are always trying to play catch up to Obama, who moved swiftly to centralize the entire Democratic Establishment as soon as he won the nomination as well as make needed adjustments (i.e. no lobbyists money going to the DNC from now on).

You had 4 months to do that.

Besides, either way you will lose by a landslide. The worse this economy and war get, the more likely even die-hard republicans will vote for Obama, who offers a clean break from Bush. And furthermore, all it will take is for you to snap in front of 20 million people after the nomination and the party will be more over than it already is. By the time Nov. rolls around, you won't have a prayer in retaining your senate seat.

McCain has this election in the bag. Anybody with a brain knows this. You McCain haters go back to talking about UNIBAMA'S fist bumps.

Why do I have to go to other news sites to read actual news?

"McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In Colombia: Lindner was CEO of Chiquita
Following a Justice Department indictment last year, Chiquita admitted to illegally funding the paramilitaries and agreed to pay a $25 million fine. "

"Moreover, McCain's chief political adviser, Charlie Black, lobbied for Chiquita on two separate occasions in 2001. According to records, Black was paid $80,000 to work on foreign trade issues."

"A group of top Republican contributors who financially fueled the famous "Swift Boat" campaign ads that helped sink Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign back in 2004 are starting to regroup.
Carl Lindner, a retired insurance executive in Ohio and another top Swift Boat financier, has contributed $100,000 to the governors' fund. "

I see the Republicans are playing fast and dirty as usual. What really surprises me is that all the people that say they are the "moral majority", "religious right" approve and vote for the party doing this.

Probably a strategy to no avail. McCain just doesn't get it. So many of us don't want his and Bush's style of Decider.

I don't think McCain will have luck with Bush's system. For someone who is trying to distance himself from a president with a 29% approval rating, he sure has been making alot of parallels lately. Obama is so much more organized. I look forward to him in the White House next year!!!

Obama '08

I can just see McCain as president… re-organizing the white house every month or so. This guy can't run a campaign, let along the country. Is he going to be asking Obama to pay off his debts at the end of it all too?

On a side not… you guys on this blog ever see the South Park episode where the kids are caught smoking? I'm trying to imagine PUMA headquarters… and I just see in my mind the Rob Reiner's "Stop Smoking People" headquarters, and the type of people there. If you've seen the episode.. you'll know what I'm talking about

That picture with Cindy in the background just looks creepy.

Realy creepy.

Beware of McCain and his stepford wife.

Brace youselves…

the Bush campaighn in back in effect!!!!!

(sigh)….

McCain…just give it up. You and your Barbie wife have a great future in Botox commercials.

From campaign to policies, McCain is really a third term of Bush.

Mack is Back baby !!

McCain campaign is behind the eight ball and is so disorganized that all the efforts will be "too litte, to late." It is going to be very difficult to raise funding and establish an organized campaign infrastructure with only three and one half months left before the general election, something Obama has planned and implemented from the beginning of the primaries. He will finish the race, but I don't think he will even place.

We have to get the radical ecologists out of DC. The Dems have been in their pockets for yrs. We need sane thinking and a fast plan of action to get going to show the oil countries and OPEC and etc that we are serious about getting out from under their thumbs.
The radicals are what has been taking our country down. they have killed our timber, steel, mining, ranching and farming, fishing industries to mention just a few that have gone out of the USA over the yrs.
What they have done to our timber industry and damage by mismanagement to our wood lands is a real crime.
Americans Unite and make the politicians get us out from under the huge dependency and control of other countries.

And sleep very well knowing that I did.

Bite me, Keith Olbermann

I will be voting for McCain
(McBush, McSame, McWwarmonger)

Well, ill-equipped to battle Barack's Obama's campaign organization is putting it mildly.

save it

we the voters of the great us of a are all voting for barack,bill,hillary
a no brainer win. so no use to do anything different except RETIRE

Dear American Voters, reporters, media. professionals, political parties, and our hon. Presidential Nominees,

Subject: Presidential Temperament

Please talk about and "Compare And Contrast" the " Presidential Temperament" of our Presidential presumptive nominees. I will also request and plead to the nominees themselves [ Hon. Senator McCain and Obama ].
Our nation has been applying this yard and stick tor the appointments and confirmation process of our Supreme Court Justices nominees.
Our Greatgrand Nation Foundations are as under:
Family, friends, fellows, faith, funds, fun, with fairness & freedom And without fear, favor, and failure.
It will be disgrace and shameful if the nominees and media will not look into this critical and crucial aspect under current challenging times and circumstances within our country and all around the Globe.

America wake up and the discuss the " Presidential Temperament" of our presumptive presidential nominee's [ Hon. Senator McCain and Obama].

Yours sincerely,
COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret].
Disabled American Veteran
Forensic psychiatrist, Las Vegas, Nevada

I thought McCain wanted to downsize the govt. Another flip flop. Pork projects for his buddies if he gets elected.

Running his campaign using the Bush-Cheney model while claiming he is nothing like Bush? Gimme a break.

Mccain Is Running His Campaign Poorly And Goes To Show How He Would Run This Country! He May Have Experience But Clearly Lacks The Judgement It Takes To Be President!

We have all been involved in presidential campaigns in the past, but this campaign is special because of the unique honor of working for a candidate like John McCain — a man who never surrenders.

Just think if McCain was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War the South would have been totally destroyed, and millions of men and women would have lost there lives. This man does not know how to cut his losses and move on.

Further, if he was president during the Vietnam conflict we would still be fighting and a million more Americans would have died.

so Schmidt worked for bush/cheney……interesting….I thought mcsenile was trying to distance himself from loser bush. looks like these two are closer than ever.

i'm confused, unless mccain is counting on race baiting the US people into a frenzy, how does he propose to win with his current strategy?

and still David slayed the monster Goliath…John no mater how big your army, no mater how powerful and wealthy your cronies, this war against America you shall not win.

WHAT DOES MCCAIN HAVE TO HIDE?

we will never again surrender to the GOP-KADA.
John McCain has taken over $1,069,854.00 from big oil, now that his cronies have found a loop hole in the Campaign Finance Reform Bill, McCain's bill, $1,069,854.00 will look like pennies…guess Obama was right..PF is flawed.
DEMS, AMERICANS…UNITE
do not regret your vote in 12′
vote Obama 08…the only right choice
MCCAIN IS DIRTY….

and the point is what?

They can modify and enhance their campaign architecture all they want, but McCain still won't be elected. Each week there is more reason to keep him out of the White House. By the time he makes it to November, his home state of Arizona may vote him out of the Senate.

Showing the true colors of a man, the World Needs…

Save your $ for Christmas gifts old man. You WON'T win this election!!!

OBAMA '08!

Barack has already centered. McCain needs to catch up, and stop playing where in the world is Sen. McCain…

Get ready to be "Bushwacked".

McCain can change anything he wants to, but I will never vote for him.

McCain can change anything he wants to, but I will never vote for him.

If McCain has this much trouble running his campaign, how will he be able to run our country? It's a sign of how they do business - apparently with McCain in the white house, we can expect a whole lot of lobbyists in his poorly run administraton.

He is still a LOSER.

McCain is an old man with old right-wing, conservative ideas and is also an angry man with a temper.

No place for him in the white House. We've had 8 years of Dopey running things, can America withstand 4 years of Grumpy?

Too little too late McWar….I'm sure there's a few flip-flops or 2 on the way.

And you are trying to distance yourself from Bush….hmmm, so you hire one of Bush's thugs.

It will take more than a shake-up fella….the boat sprung a leak long ago, I'm sure you'll be last to go down with it in November, but I'm sure you'll blame it on Lieberman.

They'll all leave you like they left Bush when they see how incompetent you are.