I was wondering how long it would take Mc Cain's handlers to pick up on the fact that John has always tried to buck the Republican steady as she goes. He has always been open minded and willing to take a fresh look at problems. I hope he will continue to think this way as president.

I read these blogs everyday and i can see why America is in so much trouble, you would think it's the government fault, But i don't think so.. it all boils down to all the people of this country, you know, your family, friends, black, white and red people, We are about 50 years away from a great America, look where we were 50 years ago.

If we are not at war outside our country, we are at war inside of it, if we are not chasing terrorist outside, we have a different type of terror right here in America.

Before we can move forward, we must take a good look back, and see how far we have come, vote for the right guy.

McCain is only trying to stay in the race because mean ol' Obama and his band of liberals will destroy American.

proud army and navy mom
YOU ARE AN IDIOT

If supporting offshore drilling is John McCain's idea of "battling big oil" he's much more senile than I realized.

McCain has been in washington for the past twenty six years, and he was certainly there in the last four of the years he is talking about, and yet, he has done nothing for the good of the people.

I would like to test a new theme in Barack's ads, which are starting to draw links back to McCain's long history of voting without a real strategic framework. Let me know your thoughts. I put the themes here, but didn't finish all the options or sentences, but you get the idea:

"John McCain, he's been in Washington 26 years. Some call that experience. But for all his experience, he failed to see the need for alternative energy, voting against it…

With all his experience, he failed to understand the cost of an undefined mission in Iraq…

I would try to draw a line between "experience" and repeated bad or unpopular decisions. It would make it harder to use that word so freely and without any accountability for lacking the strategic framework that's necessary in the president's role. What do you all think?

Frankie you should read the post from Wake Up

"…the Dems are the Majority..yes that's true, but they do not hold enough votes to prevent the record number of filibusters perpetrated by…THE REPUBLICANS, nor do they have enough seats to over turn the vetoes from the REPUBLICAN ADMINISRATION, "

maverick? please! you are more like Gomer Pyle

Liers-Dishonesty-Corruption and Bigatry!

I dont understand why people havent smaten up yet!!!!

Obama people played the race card in the caucus that we had here in neb. (if your dont vote for Obama your a raciest)!

Every place Obama goes there is either flooding, tornadoes, or a natural diaster — tell him to stay out of neb. we have enough storms.

(Karma) Just look at the weather pattrern and Obamas speach locations.

I feel sorry for the people in Missour - Congresswomen standing up appraising him and two days later Floods you never seen brfore.

Obama has changed his positions to appease the public to show that he is open to flip-flppping, everything he stood for in jan today is just a thought. Get rid of The Lieing John Kerry.

Obama sounds just like him "a broken record with no substance on anything but degrading his opponent!

Frankie,

Us Dems are taking responsibility for it. You Cons won't even admit the economy is in bad shape. USA is a nation of whiners remember.

If Senator McCain is saying, “worse off than we were four years ago.” in reference to our economy and world image, why did he support President Bush's inititives 95 percent of the time in 2007? (See factcheck.org to support these numbers)

The John McCain who was a maverick is long, long gone. Today's John McCain is a product of the RNC election process that hasn't shown us any new ideas or real solutions to our real problems in many years.

At least McCain has always been honest with the American people.

Not a Flip Flopper.. God help us all if Obama is elected President.

Frankie August 5th, 2008 12:54 pm ET
if The dems have all the answers what happened with the dem controlled congress? Are all you dems telling me the they bare no responsility for the shape we are in?
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I guess you want to conveniently forget that the Republicans had control of the White House AND Congress for six years. The Dems have has control of the House of Representatives, with virtually a split Senate for a year and a half. With Bush's veto power, they can accomplish basically nothing.

But you are right to a degree, that the Dems have not done as well as they could have so far. Without a better climate of bi-partisanship in Washington, little will be accomplished and our country will suffer.

Whoever is elected President must work cooperatively with Congress and vice-versa AND needs to govern from the center, not from the far left or right. I fully believe Obama can and will. He is not nearly as liberal as some would like to paint him. I also think McCain can if he stops being so much of a Bush/Cheney clone and goes back to the McCain of old. However, I am afraid that John McCain is long gone, never to return.

Why don't this no brainer take a nap

Message to the Obama Campaign!!!!!
Please start firing and heaving some mud back of your own. There is a reason why people think Democrats are weak. Well to be honest you are and act weak. Stop playing nice, politics is a contact sport. Please start attacking MCcain for the phony he really is. Mccain a maverick? I don't know what is more insulting . Your posturing as a "maverick" or Bush posturing as a fighter pilot in the jump suit. Your 95% same voting record as Bush is pretty maverick of you. Please MCLAME!
Don't piss on my boots and tell me its raining.

Loved McCain in 2000 but this isn't the same guy..
He's just a pandering dope like the rest of them now..

How unfortunate.

He is too OLD!!! PERIOD!!!
How he stole the GOP nominatin from M/R make me wonder if the ole Bushes voting machines are still in place!!!
For all the Democrats that think B/O will win this hands down don't be fooled. The electronic voting machines are fixed!!!
I ask you why do you think the so call polls are showing a tight race?
This race is no where near tight!! America wants change period and
the GOP knows the only way to get another one of them in the White is to give the impression this race is close so that, when the final votes are cast McCain and the GOP will win and no one will be the wiser!!
American politics are just as fixed as they are in Zimbabwe!!!

We've had a cowboy, now we need a maverick?

McCain '08
Better than Bush

Then why has he been saying the economy has been improving this whole time. He is the biggest Flip-Flopper we have ever seen. He would just do plain anything to win an election.

Despite whether people believe it or not at least its a positive ad.

I can see a political cartoon: "Candidate John McCain" reading a eulogy about "Maverick John McCain" telling him to rest in peace.

But Obama is the new breed isn't he…

If it helps you trash them… like Wright, his grandmother, etc… if it helps you trash those you should be loyal too…

and this is the guy the DNC wants… they have no idea what leadership is… comes from years of handout mentality!

I don't understand why anyone wants to vote McCain after 8 years of worst republican government in history of usa. McCain is going to continue same policies and will add a new war with iran, doesn't know anything about economy.

republicans, i want to understand what are the reasons you want to vote for McCain. But, i won't be suprised if he becomes the president, because of last 2 elections what voters have chosen for.

Maverick - HA!

John Kerry isn't the only one making jokes!

Honestly, you people want to run down McCain. While America is hurting, Pelosi, Reid, and all of Congress go on summer vacation.

Thank God for Bush (and I'm no huge fan of his). At least he lifted the executive ban on drilling. Just think about what would happen if Congress did so as well.

With Obama, Pelosi, and Reid running the show, America is screwed.

I was a democrat, but I don't agree with sacrificing America and the world's economy just to make Pelosi feel she is saving the environment.

We need comprehensive solutions, and offshore drilling is a part of it.

I will vote for McCain, because it would be crazy to turn Obama lose with a democratic senate and house.

I'm not falling line either. I trusted Hillary to fix our problems, but Obama has no record. And that list of McCain flip-flops listed above is from a period of the last ten years. Obama's flip-flops in the last 12 months is even longer.

Still for Hill, but voting McCain

Phew! With a couple of exceptions, that is one long line of virulently anti-McCain rhetoric. I can't help but ponder, while scrolling down, the gap between the tied presidential race and the slant of the comments.

I keep saying it over and over, if you are a working person don't vote for McCain. He wants to continue tax cuts for the rich saying they will create jobs for us. But the problem is they only send more jobs overseas and make more money leaving us without good jobs and paying the majority of the taxes on the bush wars. If you are a woman do not vote for McCain. He is against equal pay for women and is anti choice.

All the heavy smokers in KY, WV and PA aren't going to like him being against tobacco. They're already poor, and more taxes on tobacco will push them off the fence in the other direction. HA

Also, his big oil flip-flop and that anti-christian-like ad made a lot of them run already. HA

He's no maverick. He's Bush Jr.

McCain laughed at Obama's suggestion that we should change our gas-guzzling habits. He should have taken the suggestion more seriously rather than be so glib after all he is running for President of the United States. Not only would keeping our tires properly inflated improve our gas mileage by 3%, if we regularly maintain our cars that would add an additional 4% - reducing our demand several percentage points. There are many ways we can reduce our dependence on oil. McCain's solution of offshore drilling will meet 1% of our demand 20 YEARS FROM NOW and we'll still be at square one. So much for leadership.
McCain also calls for more use of nuclear power. I don't hear him speak much about using wind power and developing other alternative fuel resources. Will Homeland Security be up to the task of securing these additional nuclear power plants and will McCain agree to have one built near his home?

It's not just Washington: The whole country's broken! And we can thank McSame's spiritual and intellectual role model, Dumbya the Clown Prince for the fiscal mismanagement that has brought us to this sad state…

If Washington is broken, where has John McCain been for
the last 25 years?
McCain says Obama was a rock star in Europe, but Cindy was
the star at the Sturgis rally , get the driff. At least no T shirt contest.

mccain is smart like bush=== after arab oil embargo, nixon said he would make us energy independent [no more foreign oil]
that was 35 years ago [nixon followed by jerry ford] & what happened?
big oil has a monopoly & is controling republican party & contrived prices & gas flow[ 1973 oil tanker ships were coming into the east coast
these ships were not unloaded [creating gas shortages] recall?]
over the years inventions have been brought forth, [big oil crushed the
secucess of this keeping the monopoly===after 35 years they first want to drill off shore? sure

Did he put in the ad that he vote with bush 95% of the time .Obama08

The definition of a maverick: A person who takes an independent stand, as in politics from his own political party. McCain who embraces the same failed policies of GWB. McCain of 2000 maybe but not the McCain of 2008

The word maverick really should not be used for an incumbent Republican politician.

A maverick is someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. McLoser a maverick. He agrees with the policies of Bush and voted 90% of the time with Bush. Sounds like he is a maverick in him own sad little mind.

Het Frankie. You own a business? No wonder the economy is down. You have all the anlaysis skill of a 6 year old…you hear what you want from your [R]ightwing sources and parrot that garbage back onto all of us. Your [R]ightwing neo-masters have you right where they want you….dumb as asphalt and ready to vote against your own best interest. Polly want a cracker?

Here's the clue for you mindless idiots who keep going on and on with negative coments about the current [D]-led congress:
"The strategy of being obstructionist can work or fail….and so far it's working for us. Democrats are the ones taking the blame for not getting anything done." - Trent Lott

Well, [D]s are taking the blame from you dumb-and-dumber neo-cons, but the rest of us are GIVING THE CURRENT CONGRESS BAD MARKS BECAUSE OF THE STINKING, DO-NOTHING, OBSTRUCTIONIST REMNANT OF THE [R] MAJORITY FROM THE LAST 8 YEARS.

Finally, a funny McCain ad about himself.

Washington is indeed broken and the American people deserve better. No more Bush,Cheney, Rove, McCain posterboys of Republican leadership.

By the way, anyone notice that the McBush ad attacking Superstar Obama was preceeded by an Exxon Mobile ad?

Frankie,
You probably don't know, so I thought I would point out the fact that there are repugs in congress too. Also, did you know that the same repugs that are in congress have set a record for the number of filibusters in one session? It's true comrade, look it up. Use The Google on the Internets, it's full of great information!

Why would I trust that Scientology nut Tom Cruise as President any more than Barack Obama? Oh, they are talking about John McCain? My original statement stands…

Frankie … get a grip on reality and the facts pal … they both elude you! The GOP has supported theirs and your fuhrer and have brought to us the mess we are in … and YOU want to blame 8 years of failure on the Dems because they have held a slight majority for 2 years now. Quit watching FOX and clear up your confused mindt!

Maverick please!!!!!! What a joke!!!!. This guy has been certifiably insane since he left Nam. If he is elected he will push the red button and start a world war only nuclear this time. Anyone who supports this crank better hope its not their city that gets nuked. He should not even be running for president and deserves no air time. THIS IS INSANE!!!!!
On public TV "BOMB, BOMB IRAN. & MAYBE WE CAN KILL ALL THE IRANIANS WITH CIGARETTES". Anyone especially a person running for office in any branch of our government who openly calls for the death of another countries citizens should be removed from the public eye "seriously". CNN the American people are supposed to believe that a man who couldn't win the nomination from the most corrupt president in American history is ahead in the polls. I say you are a lier. You should be ashamed of yourselves as a news org. giving this senile, corrupt, evil old man any air time at all.

This is incredible!! What a contradiction of a man!!!Obama gets the respect of the world and 75,000 Americans in Oregon and according to McSame,he should be despised for being liked.The perfect ad for Obama would be to show McSame in an empty 75,000 seat stadium,because no true american wants to listen to his and the republicans' c**p anymore…goodbye thugs.

Obama 08

"worse off than we were four years ago.”

???????????

That's all Im gonna say, LOL!!!!

I don't think I ever wote that…

"PLEASE STOP WITH THE "JESUS…..OBAMA COMMENTS!" AS A CHRISTIAN I AM DEEPLY OFFENDED THAT YOU WOULD USE THE NAME OF MY SAVIOR TO DEMEAN A CANDIDATE!!!!! "

Lady, get over it. Jesus….Obama. Or better, Mohammad ..Obama.

Obama is the biggest flipper around. He would roll on his Grandmother if it would help him get a vote. Same as his church. He was all for it for TWENTY YEARS, then when the world found out the garbage he listens to, BYE BYE church.

ANYBODY BUT OBAMA IN '08!!!

Where are all the headlines showing the most recent polls? You know, the ones where John McCain is now ahead of Obama. It seemed like every day CNN posted a new poll showing Obama ahead. Now that McCain is ahead, they are nowhere to be found!

mccain and his camp are depending on the American people knowing what a maverick is. Check your dictionary for political definition.
mccain is a independent running as a republican for Pres. of USofA.
That is his first deception. The second is that he was a traitor during the Viet Nam War, that is the reason a lot of Veterans are against him Google: Songbird John McCain

Maverick my backside.

"Washington is broken" — he's been in Congress for decades! And what has he done about it????????

Frankie — The Congress has been fillibustered by the Republicans a record number of times… and vetoed by Bushy over & over — this is why they haven't done anything. Besides, I thought Republicans LIKED small government… why are you complaining about less legislation?

Face it, the GOP is a relic, as it should be.

and anyone who votes for mcsame is stupid, ignorant, and hates america for puttign the country through another bush

McCain has more experience and is more qualified to be president then Obama. I don't trust Obama and if he is at the top of the ticket my vote will go to McCain.

Puma Power

"hard-hitting" ads?….more aptly called "negative" ads

I'm having trouble keeping my lunch down every time McVain tells us that the solution to all our woes is to grant the oil barons more tax cuts. I was in business for over thirty years and, believe me, no tax considerations (raised or lowered) ever entered my mind when decisions had to be made regarding the purchase of new or more efficient equipment. The entire notion that Exxon needs tax relief to update its operations is ludicrous in the face of the profits and bonuses it allows itself. It seems that greed trumps conscience every time, and the Arizona senator is just another carney shill for them. Shame on the guy we all felt so sorry for.

Is John McCain a real maverick as defined in a dictionary? "A maverick is a person who shows independence of thought or action, a non-conformist or rebel" The answer to this is NO!

Just say no to McBush

All you McCain Supporters may want to check out this guys voting record he is a real piece of work voting against a bill that would have helped the people affected by Katrina keep their homes. As well as voting against taxing the big oil companies on windfall profits!

He and Sen. Obama records are night and day and he agreed with 95% of Bush's FAILED policies.

Maverick a person who shows independence of thought or action, a non-conformist or rebel. Not someone I want representing my country to a world that already hates us.

Obama '08

Old man yell at clouds.

PS: Something I have been noticing a lot of — Cindy McCain has been "hovering" around John at every one of his meetings. Almost the way Nancy Reagan did to Ronald to keep is Alzihimer desease a secret. Nancy covered up for him. Think Cindy is covering up for the old man! He seems to not beable to think fast on his feet. What will he do in the White House? NO NO NO — we need someone NEW!!!
With new ideas and a new crew of people to get us out of this mess. GO OBAMA!

Frankie, a 1-vote majority does not make the Democrats responsible for this mess, especially with Bush in the White House since 2000 and McCain by his side 95% of the time. The last time a Democrat was president, we literally experienced "Happy Days!" Since Republicans took over it has been a literal "Nightmare on Elm Street."

sPoNgEbOb sQuArEpAnTs August 5th, 2008 11:46 am ET
McCain Supporters,
He is not a maverick, but rather a flip-flopper.
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I think the worst "flip-flop" was saying that the Bush tax cuts "bothered his conscience" and then proposing to make them permanent a couple of year later, when he was pandering to the right. That is not a matter of changing one's mind upon reflection or due to changing circumstances. It was a matter of "conscience" and he backtracked for political expediency. That reflects a lack of moral fiber.

I am having a bit of trouble with the 95% voting thing, though. If you look at his record, he has simply missed most of the votes in the Senate over the past two years. His voting record basically shows he didn't even care to do his job. This is not like Obama in the Illinois legislature, where voting "present" is a widely used procedure when you want a bill amended. This is a dereliction of duty - pure and simple.

He may have been a POW in Viet Nam, but he has been AWOL when it comes to fulfilling his obligations to the American people in the Senate.

The narrator sounded so fake.. as if he did not believe in what he was saying… I don't blame him!

They are jeopardizing the lives of women everywhere by their misguided loyalty to HRC. PUMA supports McCain - they have been vocally chiding Obama for buying Olympic ad time - how will they weasel out of McCain's ad buy? Oh, yeah - Darragh Murphy is a weasel! Hillary is ashamed of their behavior in her name.

Why is my comment still awaiting moderation when a multitude of others have been posted after mine? I'm feeling ignored! Let me try again:
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McCain's campaign strategies are so transparent. After taking the heat for the ridiculous ads over the past week where his intent was simply to mock Obama, he is now trying to get "positive".

I'd feel more positive about his "maverick" claims if he had not just sold out to the oil companies for huge campaign contributions, and if he had not voted in line with Bush policies 95% of the time. That does not sound like a maverick to me.

Uh….. wasn't "Maverick" cancelled in the 60's?

I watched "Maverick" on TV every week Mr. McCain You're neither Bret nor Bart. Charming and intelligent characters.
You sir, are no Maverick."
Sound familiar?

(Just thought I'd throw in some humor just like these boneheads.)

By limited off-shore drilling, I suspect BHO means, leases for areas that no oil deposits exist.

Then he can keep up his same on script about oil companies no using the land they already have.

But alas, it doesn't matter what the majority of Americans think. It only matters what the 30% of Americans (we'll call them sheep) think about Obama.

Right now, the best thing McCain can do is run a McKinley-esque front porch campaign and continue to let BHO muddle through his own stances.

Afterall, if you have as much free media coverage as BHO gets, then every flaw is amplified as well as every positive. As of now, the flaws outweigh the positives as the cult-of-personality is fading.

McCain has turned into a real phony, he has agreed with Bush on so many things and now he thinks he can fool the people and tell them he is different. Maybe he was 4 or 8 years ago, but he is not any longer, he's a Republican and would sink the country into worse times than we have now.
Any man who would cheat on his first wife when she stuck by him for so many years does not deserve anyone's support, that proves what bad character he has, he will say and do anything to get elected..

Someone blogged some of McCain's flip-flops. Well I can name a few off the top of my head in regards to Obama.

1. Obama opposed off-shore oil drilling; now he supports it. (after the polls show the American public supports it 70%)

2. Obama as recently as last month argued against tapping into the petroleum now he is for it.

3. Obama said he would take public financing than decided that he would be able to raise much more than the people who offered to donate ($3 on income tax form) the money publicly. So flip no public financing for Obama.

4. Obama believes in partial birth abortion. Most democrats don't.

5. Barack Obama has said for some time that he planned to delay the Constellation program that would replace the Space Shuttle and return men to the Moon. Obama has proudly claimed that he planned to cut NASA’s budget and shift the funds into some sort of vague inner-city educational programs. On Aug 2 he flip-flopped and while speaking to an audience Titusville, FL he said that NASA and the Constellation program shouldn’t have their budgets cut after all. In fact, their budgets should be increased!

6. Obama contradicted his previous support for a handgun ban and indicated he agreed with the Supreme Court’s June decision. He even had the colossal gall to say he had “always” supported an individual right to keep and bear arms!

These are just a few of his flip-flops. I can come up with plenty more!!!

He is becoming a "typical" politician. If this is change….no thank you!!!

Laura, Boston

Tell that to Conservatives…OUCH!!!

McCain is no maverick. Now he wants to separate himself from the Republicans. He should have done that 8 years ago when him mentor (W) smeared his name in the mud. No maverick would contine the failed policies of George Bush.

Maverick, schmaverick…he is completely establishment, Washington politics as usual.

"if The dems have all the answers what happened with the dem controlled congress?"

frankie, are you serious? gee, do ya think it might have a little something to do with the fact that we have a FASCIST NEOCON IN THE WHITE HOUSE who is the King of Vetos?!?!

nothing will get accomplished until we have our democratic president and the democratic congress in january. your life—and your business, btw—-will get LOADS better then!

McCain has only flip flopped on issues that the American public agrees with. Now that it makes it right but it's not as bad as it's making it seem. He's still against torture and closing Guantanimo, still for fighting climate change, still won't take earmakrs, still stands up against corruption, was against the gay marriage ban, the list goes on and on. As much as Obama supporters want to say he's "McSame" his record clearly does not support this. Why can't you stand behing your candidate instead of trying to distorte the record of your opponent? I'm voting for McCain b/c he is the most independent voice we have, I like Obama too but I believe he will only stand for liberal America not the United States of America.

this old man, he does not remember today from yesterday , did he forget he has been sitting on his chair for 30 years and done ZERO

and if we are worse today than yesterday where was he?
drinking beer or taking viagra?

lord, he is scary

Hey Maverick,

Remember that song that you and me used to sing?

"You've Lost That Loving Feeling…. oooh… That Loving Feeling!!!"

YOU'RE GOING DOWN MAVERICK!!!
MAVERICK IS GOING DOWN!!!
MAVERICK HAS LOST THAT LOVING FEELING!!! LOL

McCain is tooooo old!!! I'm a 60 year old republican who will be voting for Obama!!! McCain has had 26 years in office to prove he could change things. HA!!!! He and his rich friends have made a mess of Arizona and now he wants to mess up the United States more than Bush did! NOT THIS TIME my friend!!!
My grandkids are NOT going into your draft and become part of your global war!!! Peace is Patriotic
Out with the old and IN with the new

I smell an Alexander Mooney Republican propaganda piece.

"Hard-hitting web ads" gives you away. There aren't any.

Who does this remind you of? - He's Old, Gumpy, won't answer a straight question half the time, doesn't know how to use a computer, he has no plan for an Engery change as he only knows about War Surges and Oil Drilling, has been part of this countries dependency of foreign Oil for decades, Not a Leader as he is a follower of the Bush policies and only knows how to make negative attacks on his opponents…You guessed it!…McCain, McCain…John McCain!!!

BushMcCainalitis: This is a common illness that inflicts a lot of the general public and they don’t even know it. Symptoms include lack of knowledge on any policy issues and single track mindedness(bomb bomb bomb or drill drill drill you get it). This symptom is very evident in Bush and McCain who both suffer from this disease hence the name of the ailment. Common carriers of this disease include: VP Cheney, neocons, and other hardliners from the Right Wing. There is a simple cure for this illness at ZERO cost to you; you need the money for gas. Just open your mind to new ideas and all will be well, best way to avoid recurrence is remind yourself daily that there are many solutions to a given problem also avoid being pandered to by politicians and get your facts but not from Rush Limbaugh’s of this USA.

Has anyone noticed gas and oil prices going down since Senator John Mccaine and President Bush have begun to take action with drilling plans??????

Hmmmmm…..perhaps…just perhaps….they are right!

They must be because as usual Sen. Obama has now tried to steal his opponents idea, just like he did with Iraq!

Did this man offer up his WIFE to participate in a "Ms. Biker" contest? A contest where it is expected to take off her top and expose her breasts?

Does the word misogyny come to mind? He has no respect for women - not even his OWN WIFE, C(indy)

All of you folks that seemed to be brainwashed by NOBAMA need to wake up. DEMS FOR MCCAIN

Maverick!!!!

It's Goose here.
You're GOING DOWN!!!
MAVERICK IS GOING DOWN!!!!!
MAVERICK IS DOWN!!!!!!
MAVERICK IS DEFEATED!!!!!

"The country has make great progress over the last 8 years"

"The country is worse off than it was 4 years ago"

"I admit , I don't know much about the economy, I still need to be educated."

My economic advisor says, "We have become a nation of whiners", We are in a mental recession"

Mccain 2000: " I am against the Bush tax cuts, because they offend my conscience. They skew towards the rich"

McCain 2008: "I will extend the Bush tax cuts"

"I'm John McCain, and I approve this message"

Funny, he's been in Washington for 26 years and hasn't been able to fix it yet. Another fun tid-bit not mentioned in the ad was this nice exchange during the republican debates:

Anderson Cooper: "Senator McCain, are Americans better off than they were eight years ago?"

McCain: "I think you can argue that Americans, overall, are better off because we have had a pretty good, prosperous time"

Does the McCain camp honestly believe people will forget that?

I guess the campaigners have taken some advice and gotten more serious. Those silly ads could only appeal to jokers and drunks.

Just apply the opposite day rules to anything that comes from a Republicans mouth, then you will have the truth.

Doublethink = Republican party member's mindset
Doublespeak = Republican party platform

50% of the people are dumber than the other 50% a simple fact that Republicans exploit over and over again.

If you buy the lie, you'll get what you deserve, the US in the toilet.

Wake Up— Dude, So Right. No one pays attention the many pieces of legislation that the Dems have put forward but to only be repeatedly beat down by the republicans and this administration since they do not fit their needs. Get the Republican bums out of there. They had free reign for 6 years and now look where we are at.

I once thought that McCain was not that bad of a guy and was willing to vote for him but the more I find out about him the less I like him. If you spend the 10 minutes to inform yourself, this is a easy choice this election.

Independent for Obama!!

Well at least for once he is not bashing Obama. But he still wants the American people to vote for him, and getting us four more years of Bush. I hope the people out there for Mccain will wake up and see the daylight.

Getting back to his Maverick roots during a visit to a biker rally? Oh, please, if you're going to try to manipulate me, at least find someone who can be smooth about it.

Rebecca, I like your analogy. Your're right! McCain and his friends would create road-kill out of the very people he is asking to vote for him!

he will bring in RESCO to sell whitehouse property.
He is going to put rev right on the dollar bill.
If he thinks he has a funny name why didn't he change it.so much for the "vision".It is time for a black president not time for a Hussein yet .
I am born into my religion so is most of the people.
I have not met a hussein who is a christian yet.not that there is anything wrong with it

You dump your wife, because she was horribly injured in a car accident and marry the rich young blond.

So, let's reward this "maverick" by electing him president.

MIKE IN TEXAS, DO YOU REALLY THINK THE 2 YEARS OF CONGRESS RULE OF THE DEMS COULD FLANK BUSH FIRST TERM AND THEN 2 MORE YEARS OF REP HOLD ON CONGRESS. THE REASON OBAMA WILL WIN IS NOT BECAUSE HE IS A GOD, ITS BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DO WHAT THEY COULD AND BROTHER ITS STINKS AROUND HERE BECAUSE OF THEM.

MCCain please respest yourself. You said about 4 months ago that we USA is doing better in economic. You will not know please you have 7 Houses and you do not wear a shoe that is less than 5hundars.
Don't forget about what Bush says about you and yourwife in 2000.
What happend to your first wife? and what did you do to her.
Mccain you voted againest women's right.
If I were you, you need to retier and go back home.
You are too old
OBAMA08-12
OBAMA God bless you and your family .

Finally, McCain comes out with a genuinely humorous ad….

What a load of Buffalo Chips!
hahaha. I would say more but I have to go find my hip boots.

I'm just still a bit annoyed with the Obama/Moses ad. It just makes me think he'd do something like that to Dr. King who was also an inspirational speaker and a catalyst for change in America. McShame, if Dr. King was still alive I guess you would make fun of him too. Obama is inspiring change and believe he has the ability to do it. Too bad long ago, you voted against MLK being a national holiday. I can forgive you but will not forget. I met you once long ago in NYC, thought you were nice but now I see you for who you really are…a patriotic jerk with the wrong ideas for America.

To all my Republican friends; please join me on November 4th to case a vote for the next president.

To all my Democratic friends; please join me on November 5th to cast a vote for the next president.

McCain is the best choice that's why Hillary is voting Obama, Wait that doesn't make since, if McCain's the best choice why are so many people leaning, working, volunteering donating to Obama's campaign,
Well the reason is clear Hillary supporters who think your choice is a flip flopping maverick, McCain does not stand for what she believes in, Obama does, get with the program or get what you pay/pray for.

Truth talks

MCBUSH IS A CON MAN HE IS TOO OLD TO RUIN THE COUNTRY
HE IS 82 YEARS OLD HE WOULD BE THE OLDEST PERSON TO RUN FOR OFFICE HE IS 35 YEARS OLDER THAN barrack obama
mcain, MCBUSH IS TOO FRAGILE TO RUN THE COUNTRY AND MAY DYE OF COMPLICATIONS, IT IS REALLY SAD FOR MCAIM.

Such and idiot…………….

those may have been his "ROOTS", but that is NOT EVEN CLOSE to the john mccain sellout who's running for president now.

dont fall for this latest line of bull from the mccain campaign—-john mccain is NO maverick!!!!

check out mccain's voting history, mccain is anti-environment, pro-big business, pro-oil, PRO-WAR, and most inexcusable—mccain is anti-troops! the hypocrite has the nerve to run on his military experience, while at the very same time he is either voting AGAINST our troops or not even bothering to show up.

and as for his current enregy silliness, why is the man in SUCH a rush all of a sudden to dela with our energy problems, he's been in the senate for decades—oh yeah, cuz he's a SELLOUT NEOCON with zero shame!

Here's what I find confusing about McCain: He claims to be some kind of "maverick," yet he has spent the last three years supporting anything and everything Bush has done….now he says he's going to continue with all the Bush policies, but somehow he's going to get the positive results that have eluded Bush.

That's a lot to swallow.

Be careful Americans.

It's your choice again.

It's the world at stake.

Only you have the power to decide.

Be wise, prove humanity you deserve better.

Good luck to us all, and may God help us.

Wow, so many blind believers on this sight, Will somebody please show me Obama's credentials - community organizer?? come on… thats ridiculous. I wouldn't hire hime as a part time employee. At least McCain is credible - He hasn't lied about his anti-american views (I'm sure Obama wasn't in the pews), he doesn't spew reverse racism in an effort to guilt white people into voting for him, and he's not a baby killer (have you ever looked at Obama's voting record??).

this is flip-flop., afraid that the negative attacks may come and hurt you. Did some internal polling I guess. You see your negative didn't stick,As a matter of fact. They are driving some if not many away from you. So John you want to distract people from the real issue, that fine with me but you cant just govern. Coudn't haven't and will not govern. Maverick, probably you had that reputation and you just blew it AWAY. Sad, very sad indeed!!! Obama is now my guy. You drove me to him after the stupid, ads of the last week and you want to say you are sorry. I have seen your TRUE COLOURS. DOnt just like it.

I cant believe how the Bush administration and Cheney and MCSame keep bamboozling the American people with their juvenile
attack adds
The same old Rovian gutter style attacks and still a lot of americans believe them and follow them down to the gutter like a pack of mindless robots
For the sake of your wonderful country WAKE UP!!!
*Take a Leap of Faith* for the first time in 8 years on a candidate of change who has taken the high road *Obama.*
Dont let yourself be *republicinized* by their dirty immature tactics
Quit burying your head in the sand or you will find yourself rowing in the same old boat with them to more war and misery for your country!!
*Take a leap of Faith*

Its funny how all the Obama supporters can do is call John Mccaine "old" and "Bush…..why aren't you on here supporting Obama's "policies"?

maverick my foot……… he lost that title along time ago

Reading some of these pro-McCain comments, I'm struck with the impression that many are probably part of that 27-28% or so of those that STILL support Bush.

Kind of makes you wonder– exactly HOW BAD A JOB would a president have to do, for this 28% to change their brainwashed, intransigent minds?? Or would they EVER?

I am pretty sure a "maverick" is not what is needed in Washington….we are looking for a leader who is willing to work with others rather than push his own agenda…..bush has been pushing his own agenda for the last 2 terms and see what that's done for America.

And to those that continue to insist the problems in this country are because the democrats have been "in power" in the congress for the last 2 years…..try some honesty…..the slim majority is not enough to get anything done unless the republicans cooperate…which they haven't done…..but I bet in November they will wish they had!!

McCain has early dementia. He will forget the maverick thing tomorrow. He is to old and feeble to be the president of the US. His senior moments are really just an expression of early dementia. You can tell by the totally astonished look on his face when he forgets something he said to the press 2 days earlier. I have seen the look a hundred times in my mother in law who lived with us for 4 years during her early dementia.

Watch out for McCain and his "Phony Talk Express". It you are not worth more than $250,000 they will run right over you without even swerving.

if The dems have all the answers what happened with the dem controlled congress? Are all you dems telling me the they bare no responsility for the shape we are in? The dem congress has the lowest rating in history, even lower than Bushes rating. So I guess the perferct solution to the problem is put a dem in the white house with no experience to take charge of this great DO NOTHING congress. God I'd like to hire you guys to run my business in the ground like they are doing to the country. How come I never hear any dems bragging about the dem congress that was going to keep Bush in check and get the country heading in the right direction. That's worked out well.

Clearly–
history to this point–will be kinder to the resume of McCain than Obama. McCain has actually been taking stands regarding the national scene–and putting his reputation where his mouth is.

Obama–has spoken a good game but skirted actually taking a stand–even when it came to loyalty to his spiritual advisor of over 20 years, and his less articulate radical left powerbrokers. He's thrown them all under the train to get where he is.

McCain used to be a maverick in 2000. This year he is absolutely not. He is a Bush/Cheny clone. The straight talk and maverick have disolved into dust and the McCain of today is your typical Republican panderer to big oil and big coorporations at the expense of average hard working Americans.

The idea of McCain as a maverick is just a political construct–means absolutely nothing. McCain has been apart of the establishment for over two decades and has his part to blame in where we are today as a nation. The definition of insanity is to continue doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Let's hope come November, we Americans will do something different and FINALLY leave the insanity of the BUSH-MCAIN legacy behind us.

Let us march forward.
Obama '08

As an "old" man of McCain's age range, I can tell you, it makes more sense to vote for a younger man. The world has changed so much in my life time that many of the "guidelines " I learned as a younger man no longer apply. McCain is befuddled by the world he faces and it will get worse rather than better. I would rather have someone other than Obama but looking at his record as a teacher at the University of Chicago and considering his thinking processes demonstrated in his speeches, I will vote for him in November.

Find McCain in the AD (picture). It's easy, look for person sleeping in corner. Wait is it 4:30 PM, sorry McCain is out for his late dinner.

What a joke, Broken Govt !!! McCain is not the solution he's part of the problem.

Lie lie lie.

He'll do anything to get a vote, even pretend to use Barack Obama's platforms.

WAS a maverick, until he fell into lockstep with his Republican party masters.

If MCSAME is a maverick why we still in bad shape under the republican president he should have told Bush get our country back in order. MCSAME is a joke, no more republican putting American in bad shape

Wow McOld is 72 years old, now is the time for him to change? Change to what? At that age the brain does not grow any more; in matter of fact it is dying. McCain wants us to believe that he is defying the laws of nature and he is not a human like the rest of 72 years old men and women? This very old man and the repugs just want to bring this country to the gate of hell. If Mccain is a Mervric, why does he need to use lies and deceptions in his attack ads?

Obama has been a senator with his party in the majority, and oil prices exploded during this time. So who's in the oil company's pocket?

I like it, original, not like Obama, no record of anything!

MCCAIN IS THE MOST DISHONORABLE CANDIDATE IN RECENT HISTORY. I WOULD TAKE W OVER MCWORSE IN A SECOND. COME ON BARR.
MCCAIN IS RUNNING BUSH CAMPAIGN WORSE THAN BUSH. HE ISN"T EVEN AS SMART AS BUSH. HE IS SO WEAK HE SOLD HIS SOUL TO RNC TO GET ELECTED.
HE LEFT HIS CRIPPLE WIFE WHO WAITED FOR HIM NIGHT AFTER NIGHT WHILE HE WAS A POW SELLING PROPAGANDA PICS FOR THE VC.
I WOULD SAY HE IS AN OLD, DECAYING, SKUNK, EXCEPT THAT WOULD BE INSULTING TO THE SKUNK.

It's great that his ad finally addresses the current issuse, but he's part of the problem!

McSame you have been a part of broken Washington for 26 years & now at age 72 you think you have the answer??. You are an extension of Bush's FAILED policies. You have been & still are part of the problem. You are for wealthy oil companies, and big corporations, that is what you stand for, you could care LESS about the average American. I do not believe one word of your rhetaric. I think it's a bunch of CRAP. I expect real change, Change We Can Believe In. Obama for President 08-12.

Oh my god!! He is kidding right? Washington is broken and it needs to be fixed…Does he even know these ads are out there or are his spin doctors feeding him through a tube while he's napping and they have to come up with something other then tire pressure gauges, brittany or paris hilton. All this fluff and really no stuffing. Truly pathetic that the rovenites need to build up Mcgramp pants to his old self which was never true to begin with…Joke!!!!!

Hey, CNN–you have thrown away any pretense of unbiased reporting. I notice the vast majority of comments are pro-Obama. This is not because there are that many Obama supporters. It's obvious you people censor your comments to exclude pro-McCain comments. How do I know? Because anyone who visits the other mainstream news websites (e.g. CBS, ABC), the comments are a close split. True to form, you will likely publish this comment, to "prove" that you "moderators" are unbiased. No matter. Despite all your efforts, you will be crying in your fruity mixed drinks come November.

I notice all the comments here lack substance, just like Obama. They all resort to name calling (McSame, McBush), and mocking his age. Typical of the type of person that supports Obama. The truth is, McCain is unpopular with many republicans b/c they view him as too liberal. McCain has a two decade record showing he is willing to compromise and be independent from his party in order to do what he thinks is right.

MCCAIN'S BEGINNING TO LOOK BETTER AND BETTER EVERY DAY……

PUMA
(HILLARY FOR VP OR IT'S DEFEAT FOR BO)

So, let see…

Why is it that every time the comments to the PoliticalTicker articles weigh on the side of McCain the moderators at CNN down the discussion really quick.

Point being: the story from earlier today entitled 'Kerry: McCain is 'dangerous' for the country.' You guys at CNN closed down the discussion with 7 comments. And, the slant on those comments were decidedly anti Kerry. Unlike other stories where you'll let the comments run for 50 to 100 plus responses if they are slanted pro-Obama anti-Republican.

You guys are so in the bag for Obama and the Dems its downright offensive.

And.., as usual, I'm sure you won't even run this comment of mine. What a joke.

McCain opposed a 2005 energy bill that provided billions in tax breaks for energy producers, including oil companies. Obama voted for the bill, which was backed by the Republican president.

Obama is a loser!

Enough Obama haters on this blogs!

Stay in the past if you like, most Americans
and people all over the world are exited to
go into the future with Barack.
Time of wars afe over soon.
Obama will focus on Afghanistan, get Osama BinLaden,
give the Palestines theyre own country and keep Israel safe!
Clean energy for the safety of this planet.
A new day, full of hope and chances for everyone.
Not only for Americans but for this whole planet.
I know, Barack is not the Messiah, he is not pretending so but
he surely is an instrument of God.
America let go your fear and take this chance for change now!

Europe for Obama.
With love from the Netherlands

Let's see: he's taking Big Oil money hand over fist, but he's going to "battle Big Oil"? How exactly does that work? Because I'm thinking it looks more like he's going to "give Big Oil a big fat wet kiss over and over again, along with all his other lobbyist buddies."

Attack and lie, attack and lie. Hmmm…. where have I seen that before?

McCain is nothing but a joke.

How stupid does McWho and his folks think the American people are? We have watched him and the rest of the Republicans run rough-shod over this country for almost ten years.They tried to crucify Bill and Hillary Clinton, they dared the American public to exercise our constitutional right to free speech and if we didn't like anything they did, we were labeled traitors and unpatriotic. I personally am sick of them.They have dumped this country in the toilet and I think "we the people" deserve to someone brand new. What the heck do we have to lose? Half of us are jobless and the other half needs a second job to get to the first one. I'll tell you,I don't care how they meant the " Paris..Brit ad" 200,00 Germans, the faces and smiles of foreign leaders and the jealousy McWho and his folks responded can't be wrong.

Let's see. If he's maverick can he support the compromise bill? Didn't think so….someone call him out.

I guess now that he's thrown so much mud his pitching arm is tired. After a little rest he'll be back at it. He can't help himself, he's republican.

26 years in the senate!!
He voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004

… Doesn't equate to good judgement!

How can 20 million people be so stupid as to vote for Bush? Just ask your friendly neighborhood gas station attendant, who raises your gas price everyday.

Obama 08

Hmm. McCain's been in Washington for 28 years and it's messed up? Idn't he admitting he's part of the problem? And voting against Bush 6% of the time is Maverick? I think someone needs to wake McCain up from his Viet Nam mind drug trip he's been on for a long long time.

There ya' go. Good ad.

****TO CHUCK, MONTGOMERY, AL: BOY CHUCK, I LOVE READING YOUR RESPONSES! THEY ARE PRETTY FUNNY AND TRUE!

OBAMA 08/12

This dude is an absolute joke! McCain't aint gonna win.

To — wake up

I've see a lot of YOUR ranting and raving here as well and they too make me laugh. On the Enron loop hole you fail to mention that your buddy, Bill Clinton signed that bill into law and that it had the backing of a heck of a lot of democrats at the time.

And you talk about the republican filibusters like they did it every time the democrats tried to put a bill thru, but the FACT is that they only filibustered 1 bill in the last 2 years. The democratic agenda was so bad that they couldn't even get all of their own people to vote for it.

Also, it is NOT an illegal war in Iraq. The president has the power to move troops anywhere in the world for a 90 day period. The congress AND the senate over whelmingly VOTED FOR the war which made it LEGAL.

Get your FACTS straight.

I have no doubt that McCain love America, he just doesn't like Americans.

He's a carbon copy of everything that was wrong with the Bush Administration.

O/08

I guess I'm a flip flopper also..

I was for Hillary and now I'm for McCain…

And proud of it…

Ahh,
So he actually showed up to vote at some point in his 26 year career? I'm glad they have a picture of it, it's pretty rare. He doesn't even show up to vote for his own bills.

McCain: The problem to our Solutions.

I used to respect McCain. I didn't always agree with all of his opinions, but at least I respected the man. I generally voted Republican. Since Little-Me Bush's second term, I have voted Democrat. The McCain I've seen in the past few months is a political disaster. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the Republicans think this man is a viable candidate.

My guess is that the Republicans know that they are going to lose this round. They're just putting up a straw man, since they don't want to put up a viable candidate. Candidates who lose a presidential election rarely get a second chance (even though they might think they have a chance). They let McCain go down hard this time, and then, in 2012, after Obama has struggled for 4 years to fix Bush's mess, and everyone is unhappy with him, they'll put up a solid candidate who can take the White House back.

The country is also worse off than it was 8 years ago…odd that he would just say 4, unless he doesn't want to be seen as praising Clinton.

TO LACY,
LOL girl, that was a great ending line, but it is not "Negative Ghostwriter, the pattern is full". It is GhostRIDER. I love that movie by the way. Thanks for making me smile today!!

Mavericks don't allow George Bush to kiss them. He's a brown nose, whimpering idiot who thinks we don't understand that he has zero ideas for the country. His only goal is to become president and that's it.

Why is Phil Gramm still involved in his campaign? Why did he need Rove's henchment? Because he is exactly like George Bush. If GW is the WORST PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY, then McCain will be the worst presidential candidate in modern history.

O/08

The American people will soon realize how incompetent Obama really is and McCain will win in a landslide.

McCain cannot run way from GOP or Bush's policies, he can't. Who is running his campaign? Most but not all are former Bush's policy enablers. These amen corners neocons will swarm the White House once he gets elected. If you want 4 more years Vote for McCain.

This add tries to stress he is the old McCain when he ran against Bush. He is right we are not better off than 4 years his addition is wrong. We are not better from 4 years or correct addition we are not better off for 8 Long years. But now he is not the person in this add he has lost whatever independent thinking he used to have.

McCain has been in congress for 24 years- no wonder the country is in trouble! Having the skill to get shot down, and the judgement to refuse release to get medical treatment, getting so old that his memory is slipping (alzheimers??) and discarding every pricipal he ever stood for are not presidential attributes!

Tejano, don't you find it a bit odd that you have to pick the McCain you know to support. There are so many versions of him. Funny, I have read Obama's books and followed him for years and he doesn't change. Oh wait, he is willing to listen and consider compromise for the greater good. I guess some see that as a compromise. Gridlock is sooo much better.

Look at the records of both candidates and then decide who is the real thing.

McCain sounding like a democrat? WOW!!! I guess he realized "if you can't beat em, join em."

Don't buy it for a minute, he still wants deeper tax cuts for the rich and big corporations. He still wants the status quo health care system. He still wants perminant bases in Iraq, even though the Iraqi people and government don't. He still wants to continue Bush's hands off approach to government regulations of all industry and wall street.

McCain - Still wrong for America.

Lies, lies and more lies. Same old thing. I do think at some point McCain was a maverick but certainly not any more.
To you PUMA dolts who say McCain 08 and Hillary 12 please know that will never happen! Do you fools think that 18 million Obama voters will come around when you will not support our candidate now? No, we won't. If Obama looses the Clinton's will never get back into the WH except as guests. What giant fools you are.
Obama 08

Who is this McCain… okay I am an advent Obama supporter however, back in the day like four years ago…. I respected McCain. This Presidential McCain is not the same man he uses to be and definitely not the Maverick he claims to be. He is a flip flopper to the true republican definition and he is divisive… I saw him speaking in San Diego to the Latinos … this man will say anything to obtain anyone vote… flip flop… then he had the audacity to speak at the NAACP yeah this is the man that state doesn't want to recognize MLK holiday… now he is going to flip flop and try to do something about it…. one thing that he has not flip flop on is the Choice of woman…. ladies put this man in the office and the choice will not be ours anymore…. he will reverse what is already law…

Thanks John McCain, I value your service to the country as a "true" American Patriot, etc, etc, etc… but this Republican will support and vote for Barack Obama in '08 because on the two main issues; health care and the ever growing divide between the haves and the have nots which is completely ignored by Team McBush.

Also I have a hard time differentiating between Cindy McCain and Paris Hilton. Both have remarkable similar life time experiences and as such the advert attacking Barack Obama is more reflecting of John McCain.

Republican for Obama!

He play race card w/out provocation. I'm white, but Obama want me to fill guilty if i don't vote for him. He got con thinking.

If McBush is elected he may very well bring about the 2012 prediction.

Although that might come along sooner since he wants to bomb Iran.

Just say no.

This one almost made my head pop. Senator, your support of the policies of this failed administration have helped to put this country into the mess it is in.

Take on Big Oil? Did you mean "jump into the pocket of Big Oil"?

it is hard for McCain to make the case that he is a maverick when he