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[...] 10, 2009 · No Comments Thank you Meghan McCain for saying what I've been thinking.  According to Sen. McCain's daughter, watching Ann [...]

Wow Meghan now that is straight talk ...... your dad use to tell it like it is...

This girl sure has something bigger than just "brains" between her ears. If you keep doing what you are doing right now, you will be able to rename the republican party sometime soon (a name you personally pick) and you'll be the strong, viable and progressive leader that the party currently lacks. I salute your courage MEGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

The GOP should have had Meghan right up front during the last Presidential run. She would have helped enormously. They still wouldn't have won but at least would have shown there was youth involved in their plans. I'm no kid, but the Republicans show as the party of rich, old white guys and their country club woman. Limbaugh and Coulter are mean spirited, unpatriotic and eventually will take their party down.

Too smart to actually be Johnny Mac's daughter.

I finf Coulter terrible as well,but really why is Meghann McCains Opinion national news???

Oh Puhleeeze!
She's just a WASP trying to be cool. And besides, she's straight up Democrat but because of daddy's money, she HAS to be a Repuke.

BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's funny that a 20-something year old daughter of a politician is the most level-headed person in the Republican Party.

Wow. for the first time, I am agreeing with a McCain.

I think the republicans need to talk about Rush and Coulter, because they are a distraction from rediscovering what it is the republican party stands for.

Ann Coulter rants about democrats and their evils, but other than that she never really has a point to make. She does not offer any solutions. Her columns and rants are completely useless.

"Offensive" and "insulting" are too mild description for Coulter.
Coulter does not have any respect for others and is obviously not civilized. She only wants to stand out by saying those extreme and hateful comments so that people will be curious enough to buy her books or watch her talk.
Meghan, she will attack you back without doubt, but please stay calm and just ignore her. That is the last thing she wants.

I'm one woman that loves Rush and Ann. No apologies about it.
If they are vile, what does that make Rahm Emmanual, Terry McAliff, Paul Begala, James Carville and oh so many others?

Hooray, Megan. Thanks for having the guts to speak out! I applaud you.

Meghan said President Bush will go down as one the least popular presidents in history but that remains to be seen. If America goes down the tubes the way Obama wants, Bush will come out shining. Of course you'll always have the liberals who say everything was Bush's fault but the truth will prevail, even if we turn into a police state.

Finally,,, you go get her Meghan!!! Liberals are behind you!!!

What ignorance this young girl is showing. To actually called the greatest traitor to American liberty a hip guy. How pathetic are our young. Shame on you all.

This freedom of expression speaks well of her father.

Meghan McCain and others like her are a breath of freshair in a party gone very stale.

While nasty and vile seems to be the successful motif for Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Coulter, Hannity et al, more thoughtfull people are turning away from the GOP as it is unable to voice any coherent policy other than "MORE TAX CUTS" ('for the rich' is understood).

Meanwhile the GOP base will continue to shrink until it consists of hard core racists, bigots, plutocrats and fascists.

Too Bad; this was the paarty of Lincoln, Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt (that sound you hear is Lincoln doing 5000 rpm in his tomb)

Finally a republican that will stand up to its own. She is aware that their tactics and hopefully some of their shared believes have destroyed us. They say we are safer thanks to them, but we are worst off now, we are a laughing-stock, we are so overstreched in our defense that bothNorth Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Russia and China taunt us because they now we can't do much about it in the state we are right now. If either of them decided to confront us right now we would be in huge trouble thanks to the fact that the same troops that have defended us from real threats are tired and with no energy fighting an enemy that did not exist in Iraq.

Let's not fall all over ourselves congratulating Meghan when she still doesn't seem to grasp the basic truth of American politics: The Republican Party stands for the short-term, perceived interests of the rich (even they and the rest of us would actually be better off in the long-term under Dem policies–a rising tide lifts all the boats!) and they're happy to use such hate-spewing, divisive figures as Coulter and Limbaugh to further those interests.

Coulter, Limbaugh and the like do not have to make policies that work, they do not have to balance a budget nor try to provide for hurting Americans. They are not responsible to the voters, to foreign countries, the poor or unemployed. Their sole purpose is self-afgrandizement, keep their names in the lights so their numbers stay high and keep the antagonism agitated. Of course, in the end, it is all about money for themselves – I mean, they do call themselves "entertainers." I do not understand why that is so hard to see, but glad McCain is getting a glimpse.

Meghan, you go girl. Republicans just don't realize that they are becoming so isolated and hateful. They really don't have a clue that the world is moving forward and they are keen on moving backwards. I don't know about Obama being hip but we do need him to work hard and help keep America strong.

Why doesn't she just come on out and switch sides? It's readily apparent that she only has contempt for the conservative movement and would much rather be a liberal.

Oh, man! I can see it now:

"Ms. McCain, are you insane?! How could you speak that way against our beloved Princess Ann?! Lord Limbaugh won't like this! He'll give you such a scolding that you'll HAVE to apologize to her, and then to him for even thinking of saying that blasphamy in the first place! Remember one of our beloved party's commandments: 'Thou shalt NOT criticize any TRUE conservative!' Go to your room to prepare your apology statement immediately!"

Heh-heh-heh...

BINGO!

Every time I hear Ms. McCain say something, I like her more.

Hooray! A centerist in the Republican party!

FINALLY!! There is no one more revolting, obstructive to progress and insulting than Ann Coulter!! John McCain did a good job of raising Meghan!

Right on Meghan. You seem to have sense than both of your parents and Ann Coulter combined. Who said all blondes were airheads?

Of course Ann Coulter is offensive and insulting!

That's her appeal!

Duh...

Valerie, you do realize that the first amendment also protects Meghan's right to criticize public figures, right? Many conservative hypocrites believe the first amendment only works out in their favor.

Well at least someone inthe GOP gets it!

Megan McCain, my new hero. Her father, probably should have consulted with her more during the campaign.

Megan, thank you for helping to salvage what is left of az's stature. It's both refreshing and welcomed. Thanks for speaking out.

Meaghan, you are one Republican who is honest about which people are problems for the party. You are not just a sheep. At least you can see what evil some of these people are spewing.

She's young, but she seems to be on track here. If she keeps this up, she can be a good voice for the youth Republican party. And this is coming from a Democrat here!

Oh, good for you Meghan...you obviously are much smarter than so many of the tight conservatives that are in the Republican party! I give you a big thumbs up on your comments. And I might add, everytime I hear Rush or Coulter spew their hatred, I spit up a little in my mouth! I think we could all give them the award of being the most hateful, hate-mongers of the year award.

I just find it funny about how worked up people on the internet get about some fairly mild positions. Nobody is talking about fascism, first amendment rights, and the people here who are wouldn't if they didn't have the anonymity of the internet. Obama is cool, being a republican is still lame if you're under 35, and most of what Ann Coulter says is unnecessary and needlessly inflammatory. Also rain is wet and the sun is bright. Any more questions?

That said, I think I'm in love.

She's young, but she seems to be on track here. If she keeps this up, she can be a good voice for the youth Republican party. And this is coming from a Democrat here!

Now i see hope in politics again. Karl Rove and Rush politics will be out the window. No more fear and propaganda just positive, educational and uplifiting debates about building our country. Republicans VS Democrats vs independents in a positive way not against each other.

You go, girl!

If more Republicans publicly distanced themselves from Coulter and her ilk perhaps they would start winning back the respect they've lost. And you know what they say–negative attention is better than no attention. The rest of us have to stop giving Coulter the attention she so obviously craves.

My dad's not famous enough to get so much attention to my blog. But as long as Meghan keeps saying such intelligent things as this, I'm definitely fine with that.

Good for Meghan. She is simply speaking the truth. I am a Democrat and probably always will be but she is talking some since. She is being honest. She speaks her mind. Maybe she has a future in politics. I have to say if she continued to be pragmatic and honest I would consider voting for her. The Republicans need people like her. They are looking more and more radical everyday with Coulter and Limbaugh out there making fools of themselves.

So Meghan McCain is the first Republican with the guts to stand up to the ideologues ...

Wow CNN, of all the important things that are going on in this world it sure is nice to know you focus on the really important stuff. After all, I couldn't sleep nights if I didn't know what was going on in Meghan McCains love life and how she feels about Ann Coulter.

Gee, thanks CNN for reporting this hard hitting news!!

Way to go Meghan. "Speak the truth and shame the devil"

We have room on this side for intelligence...would you like a chair?

She's a sharp cookie, outspoken and fearless. Good for her for taking on those blowhards who are hijacking the Republican party...

Ok, I now like Meghan McCain.

I guess even when you aren't saying anything of any substance, you can still get it published in the news media....wow, now isn't that surprising? Meagan, young adults like you give Republicans a bad name, sit down and chat with your father a while and gain some real knowledge about politics and what the Republican Party really stands for...for now, PLEASE be quiet.

Go Meghan. She's smart, not dumb. Yes, the "Pubs should cultivate women like her- far, far, far more effective than Cantor and Jindal. As long as they maintain their own point of view and don't bend over for the male domination.

Meghan seems to think like the original Republican Party used to. The fact that the pendant on her necklace appears to be a picture of President Lincoln leads me to believe that she is one of the few real Republicans. Though I would encourage her to choose her words more carefully. You don't want to come off as being the very thing you have issue with.

Is Megan the new rising star for the GOP---move aside Jindal.

Ann Coulter – a Christian??? You have got to be kidding. She is just out to be as obnoxious as possible (and she is sure exceeding at that), just so she can make money, money, money. After all, isn't that the American way?

As a Democrat I understand the need for a loyal opposition party but the present party of Limbaugh, Coulter, Hannity and O'Reilly will never make it. If Megan can get some level-headed conservatives to take back their party and present some real, not knee-jerk, alternative policies that could work for all Americans, not just the top 5%, then there might be a future the the Republicans. Good luck with that!

Megan is exactly what the Republican party needs. She has more intelligence than anyone that I've seen in that party in todays environment. She is the only one that has what it takes to truely say it like it is, regardless of party affiliation. She is what the party needed as a canidate. She can compliment the president without bias and talk about the true character of Ann Coulter. This is one cool gal.

Good for her, at least there is one Republican with a brain, and think for herself, and not afraid to speak her mind. Maybe some of the "older, whit e-haired" republicans will figure this out.

I'm not a Republican, but I love Meghan for speaking her mind. You go girl! She's one smart blonde.

I applaud her honesty, candor, and common sense. Young people are our future, which older people too often forget. It's nice to see that good ones come in all political parties, and that at least a few are not afraid to think and speak their own thoughts.

Meghan Mccain, GOOD FOR YOU. Its so great to see a republican who isn't a closed minded idiot. I'm pretty liberal on most issues but always maintain an open mind. Republicans like her and Ron Paul are what the Right needs. You guys need to stop focusing on your love/hate relationships:

Hate- Immigrants/Taxes/Helping the poor
Love- the american flag and national anthem and war.

The rights arguments are outdated and need a new face. I actually wish any republican good luck who thinks like her and Ron Paul!

Thank you, I think Ann Coulter is disgusting and also not very well informed on the issues. She is just good at getting hate pumped up.

Meghan also states the obvious , Obama is "the hippest politician around." Once this fad goes away as all fads do, the young and uninformed will realize that President Obama is nothing more than a big spending liberal selling pie in the sky. Coulter is an idiot but she does state the obvious; entitlement programs have a cost and someone has to pay for them.
Like it or not, at the end of the day, your taxes are going up.

And before you bash me as a Republican, I voted for the "hippest polictician." I just wish he would do what he promised.

That was really a good article. Now the question is, will people like AnnColter, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity get it? It is not what you say it is DEFINTELY how you say it. President Obama spoke to people not AT them. Until that changes in the Republican Party, you won't ever have the diversity to win.

Good Job, Meghan!! Your dad should be proud.

Meghan, there IS a place for your dream....it's called the Democratic Party. The problem is that the old-guard Republican party would rather die than agree that the Democrats are right about anything.

Conservative Democrats are way closer to the reality that reasonable Republicans dream about, than liberal or moderate Republicans are. As long as that persists, the Republicans won't inspire young people.

Impressive..Most Impressive. I'm a democrat who would vote for her.

Wow... I would have thought she was surely raised to be completely ignorant but now I'm pleasantly surprised. Whoever heard of a progressive Republican??

Nice.

I am a life long Democrat and find many issues with the Republican Party. However, if the Republican Party wants to find themselves in power again – they need to get back in touch with the American people. In some cases they are so lofty in their way of thinking and even extremists – that they have lost touch with the large percentage of moderates in our country. It's people like Ann Coulter that are, I think, really hurting the party. She is old school and it's time for a change in the RP. Get some young people in this fossilized party and rejuvenate it...it is what the party needs.

You know this could not be a better time for this country....
1. First African American president
2. Bush is in exile
3. Cheaney is with him
4. Limbaugh is the republican leader appointed by Pres. Obama
5. Michael Steele is waiting for Rush to adopt him
6. Ann Coulture is getting called out by Meghan Mccain

I think it was a tremendous risk for Ms. McCain to speak her mind about politics.
However I truly hope this is new face of American Politics. This is the first time I have been able to relate and understand commentary on politics for some time. I often listen to concervatives and wonder "is this really how people see the world?' However, when I listen to young Ms. McCain I feel like i can trust her. Perhaps because she is to uninvolved in politics to be tainted yet.

Keep up the good work, Meghan. It isn't the positions of that wing of the party that are offensive, it is their absolute anti-inellectualism.

The most leadership and honesty exhibited by a republican in years, or by a politician for that matter. The republicans had better find a few more like her that are willing to stand up to the propagandist who relay on misinformation and deceit, (Coulter, Limbaugh, Hannity, O’Reilly) with out a solution among them or they will become even more irrelevant than they are today.

If people like Meghan McCain could wrestle control of the Republican Party from the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, there might be hope for it yet.

I can't stand Coulter either. As a Republican, I am insulted by her hateful, bashing, obnoxious behavior. Meghan is right – Coulter is a train wreck and one of the thorns in the Republican party's side.

Go Mehgan! The world has no place for hate. You will make a great public figure, one of dignity, sincerity and truth. Keep it up!

Seriously...why should any of us care what Meghan McCain thinks? We are talking about a girl who travels to her multiple homes in a private jet, NOT someone who has rolled the dice and started a business with their life savings or fed the poor in Africa for cryin' out loud!!!

With regards to Ann Coulter, she is by far the biggest "bomb thrower" on right, but the controversial things she has said are no less provacative than what Bill Maher, Al Franken and Randi Rhodes have written/said....the only difference is that when Coulter says them, they are "hate speech" and when the left says them they are "satire".

Give me a break!

sounds like she has more sense that her dad and other old geezers in the republican party! It is going to take young republicans who speak with reason to revive this party other than that people are going to drop them like a bad transmission!

Thank you, Meghan.

WOW! I'm glad that there is a Republican around willing ot recognize their party's problems and those that fuel them.Coulter is a joke and extremely radical.You know Meghan was a registered Independent prior to the 2008 elections.She changed on her dads birthday as a gift and to show she would vote for him. Meghan is cool by me, not so sure about her moms and pops.

Wow, I'm really starting to respect Meghan McCain, and I'm not a Republican!

I agree with her on Coulter but from my perspective, she errs in framing this as a personality contest. Republican women get a bad name for more than just nasty personalities, there's the policy issues to consider. Since back-alley abortions and unwanted pregnancy destroy so many lives, just that one example of policies espoused by Republican women is more than enough to drive me in the other direction. To quote George Carlin, "Pro-life is anti-woman." I'll never understand how these women can take the stance they do and expect to get support from the public at large.

Nice job – I like this McCain girl a little more now. Bravo! If she keeps bucking her political system she'll get a TV show. Then she can go back to being a nitwit again.

Meghan says what a lot of thinking Republicans know – Coulter is emblematic of the degenerative mind disease that has swept the party into the political wilderness lately. Coulter is ethically and factually challenged in what she attempts to pawn off as critical thought. The more that some Republicans hold her up as an example of who they are and what they think, the more they will continue to lose.

Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and their fellow like-minded radical reactionaries exhibit such a deep hatred of the American way of life that apparently even some young Republicans are repulsed by them, although I'm sure it won't be too long before Meghan McCain is thoroughly trashed by the Republic Party's propaganda machine.

Megan I think you are a smart girl and reconize what the republicans are all about..but we all need to stick together and get our country back on point...good luck to you!!!

Meghan McCain may be a Republican (RINO), but she is definitely no conservative.

Of course, this is after Coulter endorsed Hillary Clinton over John McCain last year. I suspect Coulter will write a hit piece on Meghan in the coming days, if not sooner. Just sit back, relax, and watch the fireworks!

I was not a McCain supporter and weary of Republican Party in general, but This statement from Ms McCain gives me hope that maybe the better hearts and minds of the party will begin to speak out and drown out the divisive rhetoric and hate the far right (Coulter & Limbaugh, etc) seem to have embraced the last 8 years. Speaking for my own side, Pelosi and Reid need to learn to play nice as well or get out of the sandbox. Actually, I'd just prefer they get out of the sandbox and let more reasonable people play!

I sure love Republicans who used shred and threaten the people who dared to speak up against the Bush administration. Remember the names you called those folks? They were "terrorist lovers" and "anti-Americans" who hate America and that they should be arrested and tried for treason. But when Coulter speaks her mind you start screaming First Amendment. You can't have it both ways folks. Either we have free speech for EVERYONE or we don't. It's that simple.

Obama might be "hippee" but he's not much of a President. Ann Coulter is disliked because she lays out the facts as they ae, and most people don't like the truth!

Ann Coulter slammed the 911 widows, sneered at John Edward's dead son – that's just the tip of her snarky iceberg. She sells hatred and lies to make money: that's the Republican way!

Maybe if the GOP listened to other voices, like Megan's they might gain some credibility in the future: it certainly is the party of the past. ,,, as long as Ann and Rush are the face & voice of the GOP, thoughtful people will have deep doubts about what the party really stands for.

Why are we listening to this person? Because her father was a wanna-be president and her mother was born into fabulous wealth doesn't make her the all knowledgeable that she makes herself out to be. Can we just do away with giving media space to the so-called anointed (Paris Hilton comes to mind when I read this drivel) and concentrate on something that's a little more important, like jobs, health care, things that this woman knows little to nothing about?

I completely agree with Meghan McCain. Ann Coulter is the conservative version of Randi Rhoades and the female version of Al Franken. None actually care about this country. They just spew their hatred, vile, and filth to earn a buck.

I am no longer offended by anything said by Ms. Coulter or Mr. Limbaugh, because I now realize they are not real people, but characters being played by so-so actors.

Wow! What a breath of fresh air for the Republican. This is exactly what they need. I voted for Obama because I was turned off by the Republicans, this election more than ever. If they think Hannity, Rush, Coulter and Beck are good for their party they are completely wrong. These four spew hate everytime they speak. Palin took the cake in turning me and my family's votes to Obama. Purely bad choice and I feel McCain wasn't responsible for her choice, but he did pay the price.
I have a good feeling about Meghan McCain and think she is good for the Republican Party if she feels that she truley fits. I think she's confused, but I still like her. You go girl and defend your dad's party because your all they have right now!

With Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh, it is very apparent that the Republican Party has regressed to the Dark Ages. I think most of our College kids are thinkers and that is what will doom the GOP.

Who knows who Ann really is? She's figured out how to cash in on an offensive yet meaningless image.

Her father ran a campaign that was full of smears and innuendos. Her mother cluelessly claimed that Barack Obama ran a dirty campaign.

Meghan now is the shining light for honesty in the family.

Clearly, the brains of the family.
Reminds me of her Dad, back before he sold out.
Give 'em hell, Meghan!

Steve,

You have REALLY missed the point! She is not trying to "fit in" and think as her peers think. She is simply thinking and coming to a logical sensible conclusion. Have you ever listed or watched Coulter?
Coulter, Limbaugh and Hannity simply flap their traps. They don't do anything to help solve the problems that America faces. They only make it worse. In short they are babbling fools.

Ann Coulter is a conservative. John McCain is not. Looks like his kids are following in his footsteps (not surprising, as most kids do)

It's strange how liberals and so-called moderates like McCain keep harping on Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh. They must feel very threatened and insecure. After all, one does not shoot arrows at a dead lion, unless one is an idiot.

Too bad other Republicans can't see Coulter as the mean spirited
woman she is. Glad to see a young Republican who is willing to say it. Now, Meghan, what do you really think about Rush?

FINALLY someone in the republican party accurately talks about Coulter the idiot.

As far as I can tell, Limbaugh and Coulter & Friends are leading the Republican movement right now. The party, experiencing a leadership void, has fallen prey to these obnoxious opportunists.
Meghan McCain may be willing to throw Coulter under the bus, but until the rest of the party stands up against hate-mongers, it will continue to lose influence across the country.
Snarky commentaries are useless in today's world. But, somehow, there are people who just eat it up. Fortunately, those kinds of people are now fewer and fewer.

I think Meghan as well as her father should be thrown out of the Republican Party, theor memberships should be revoked due to their disloyalty to their party and this is inforgivable, I voted for John McCain and knowing all this I would have not voted at all, he and is daughter are creating a situation where it is not even worth while voting if we are gonna have people like that.

What move could possibly be safer than attacking Ann Coulter? Next she'll be saying that she is pro-kittens and rainbows, and that she is against homelessness and wife-beating.

Oh, the bravery!!!

Wake up fellow Republicans. This "child" is shining a light on our biggest problem: our most vocal representatives are out of touch with the realities of what the Republican party SHOULD stand for...not perpetuating the rhetoric of the past 20 years.

Thank you Meghan for someone taking a shot at her. This prima donna has nothing to offer that I can see. Personally, I think she gets her adrenaline flowing by making people angry. She and Limbaugh should get married and see who yells the loudest. Psuedo-intellectuals I can do without.

Thank you once again Ms. McCain.

I think the more Meghan speaks, the more I like her. Her thoughts are dead on. She seems like she has a lot of pent up thoughts that she is bursting to get out. Good for her. Keep talking Meghan. It's theurapeutic.

Watch out Megan, you may have to apologize to rush for insulting coulter and the republican party.

I agree 100% with Meghan. Ann Coulter provides no constructive ideas on how to work together to move our country forward. I stopped trying to understand her and her views several years ago.

Attractive and intelligent! With those qualities, why is she still a Pub?

Hopefully Megan is the new voice of the Republican party.

Meghan McCain sounds like the way her father used to be...back when he had an independent mind of his own. Anyway, she makes alot of sense. Good for her.

Meghan McCain – - – she's young, but perhaps the Republican party has found its future. Maybe Meghan is what her father hoped to be, but was not, and that is the "straight talk express."

I'm an independent who is so sick of Coulter and Limbaugh "representing" the Republican party that I will be unable to vote for GOP until they have been sidelined. Meghan McCain, thank you for trying to expose Coulter for what she really is, a publicity seeking hate monger who needs to be marginalized.

WOW!! This dyed-in-the-wool Democrat believes that if Meghan McCain and other young Republicans think this way, frankly, i'm willing to listen to their arguments. Coulter, Limbaugh, Hannity and the like spew their filth and i just turn the channel.

I too admire and respect Meghan. She is honest and open and not afraid to say what she believes. Now, will someone please tell me what is so appealing about Ann Coulter (and Rush Limbaugh for that matter).

Both Coulter & Limbaugh have gotten very rich by being shrill, mean spirited, blowhards who never deviate from telling their insecure, loser, audiences everything they want to hear. The fact that both these gas bags are so popular confirms how extreme, hate filled & blind their devoted audiences are! They didn't even have the good sense to dump Rush when he was proved to be a doctor shopping drug addict while telling his listeners how horrible all drug addict are & how they should all be "put against a wall and shot". What a two faced phony!! I will give them both credit for knowing & playing their devotees & laughing (at them) all the way to the bank. Hurray for Meghan, she's a living example of what it'll take for the Republican Party to ever make a come back.

Way to go Meghan....thought and eloquence, rather than rhetoric and hate.
When are the R's going to realize that it's people like Coulter,Bush, Palin and Limbaugh that got Obama elected in the first place. Yes, I group Bush and Palin in with the others because it is the my-way-or-the-highway holier than thou attitude's that have driven the R party into the ground. I have been a registered Republican since Reagan and have grown ashamed to admit it because of the uncompromising rigidity that has become the party mantra.

I'm a Democrat, and I have to say that I wish everyone the best.

My advice to the Republican party: if you really want to change how you appeal to voters and the younger generation, let go of Steele, Jindal, and Palin. Instead, give Meghan McCain the spotlight because she is your best choice.

She's honest, fresh, and is easy to listen to (i.e. she doesn't sound fake or contrived). Most of all, she's not running for office so there doesn't appear to be any hidden agenda. She's just an everyday girl (with a Senator father) that is hip (not hip-hop) and relevant to today's generation.

I say this because everything needs balance. Even though I'm a democrat, I wouldn't want them or the Republican party to have too much power. Power corrupts.

Keeping a balance ensures that both parties working for the American people.

God Bless America

Anyone who blasts Coulter has my attention. Now prove that you are sincere and join us at the Democratic Party.

Right on (or is it Left On?!), Meghan!! Spot on. Keep it up. Great to have an alternative voice and one who says what other Republicans are apparently too cowardly to say in the deepening and lengthening shadow of Rush.

Meghan McCain is the face of a new generation of Republicans - the generation that will take over when the current one gets so old and decrepit that it can no longer wave a cane at the younger, hipper generation that is already crowding it out. The party would do well to listen to and accommodate its younger members. They are, after all, the future of the GOP. Without them the party will most certainly fail.

Hooray to you, Meghan for speaking your mind! - I totally agree with you. I hope the 2 far right Republican mouthpieces leave you alone – I imagine if they smell some more publicity & ratings for themselves, they won't. Thank you for your openness.

Meghan

Good for you! Speak Up and Speak Out!

I started my political life as a Republican because my parents were Republicans.

I quickly came to my senses and became a Democrat in time to vote for JFK.

My mom is 95, and she became a Democrat when George HW Bush ran for office.

I anticipate you will "see the light" in due time and join the Party of the People–the Democrats!

If McCain can't win his daughter's support, no wonder he killed the Republicans in 2008. Meghan is a self-centered, beer heiress and socialite with no concept of the real world to be sure. But that aside, McCain did to the Republicans what Obama is now doing to the country – intentionally brining it down.

Just like Limbaugh, Colter has found a career without the bother of learning a skill. She writes and sells books to those who prefer not to think for themselves. Limbaugh simply uses radio as a medium for those to lazy to read. Politcal commentary like blogs and other opinions should stimuate thought and thus be open to opposing ideas, unfortunately the audience must be open to opposing opinions which doesn't advance the "conservative" agenda only their book sales. Suddenly it's cool to be "CONServative" when our nation needs help!!!

As a woman, a professional, and someone who was a life long republican until Bush W., I can't tell you how happy I am to hear these statements!! I finally had to leave the party in 2000 (after supporting McCain in the primaries), when I could no longer stomach where the party was going. My decision to leave has been affirmed every day since then. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for pointing out that this empress (Coulter), has no clothes!! Now, if the republicans could just say the same to Rush and Hannity maybe my decision could be rescineded.

She is correct that Ann "I'm really a self-hating liberal" Coulter is a cult to some extent. She has people following her every word and laughing all the way to bank... As they publish the facts and correct her mistakes in her "facts" and show how wrong she is. I can't believe how long the "Coulter train wreck" is going on in this country.

The likes of Coulter and Limbaugh, and many others on local TV and radio, are destroying the Republican Party that Ronald Reagan built. As a Democrat, I enjoy a good debate about Conservative ideas, many of which have inviting appeal, but most conservative extremists want only to spew their caustic hatred and play to the stereotypes. The nation cannot afford to base public policy on stereotypes, and certainly not on fear and hatred.

I agree with many of my Democrat supporters here. Meghan is the type of person this country needs – not afraid to speak out against those who say are Republicans and instead of uniting this country, use hate and bickering to divide this country even more. If more people like Meghan from both aisles would rise we could finally be seeing the last of Pelosi's, Reid's, Coulter's, Limbaugh's, Steele's,etc.

Nice Meghan, you hit pin on the pinhead. =)

Ann Coulter is everything that most Republican women are, and lets not forget it. Just listen to all the BOO's at any Republican convention, regardless what they are booing, the party is made of immature men who outgrew the chance to develop into complete human beings long ago.

Yall leave Meghan alone...First you attack her on her looks and because she supported her father...now you attack her because she said what most of us think about Coulter. McCain by the way is not a Republican in the truw sense. She was a democrat who out of loyality for her further changed parties. That said, its a shame that what she is really saying is being overlooked. The Republican party has no new idea's and are stuck with the same old hate arguments.

"Mariah said:
I completely agree with Meghan McCain. Ann Coulter is the female version of Rush Limbaugh. Neither one actually cares about this country. They just spew their hatred, vile, and filth to earn a buck."

You are absolutely correct! It's money that drives these two. That lesbian Coulter and fat liar Limbo give Republicans and Americans a very bad name.

I'm not a fan of the McCain family, but I totally agree with Meghan and respect her for standing up to Anne Coulter.

The Republican Party, in its pursuit of money and power, long ago decided to embrace the most dishonest, divisive and nasty political strategies possible. It all started with Lee Atwater and continues through his protege, Karl Rove. Anne Coulter has more than happily taken up the rhetoric, because dishonesty and meanness are her nature.

More Republicans need to call Coulter out on her behavior. She is one sick woman!

Another future ex-Republican. Who can blame her? No ideas, no direction, no leadership, no vision..... just blame, anger, hostility, sarcasm and obstruction. The ever-growing Democratic majority will be happy to add her to its legions.

A Republican I can get behind...Meghan McCain. You get out there and pitch, kid. Your party needs you! I don't share your political affiliation, but I believe your good sense approach is good for America's two-party system.

I think Republicans should give more attention to Meghan instead of Jindal and Palin...she seems more in tune with present day USA than the leaders of the party.

Meghan! It's March in New Hampshire, and it's been a long cold winter, especially for Republicans. BUT, politically speaing, you're the hottest thing the Republican's have to offer today. Talk about a Straight-Talk Express! Well, let me tell ya, the fires will be burning here in New Hampshire for you until primary season 2012. You are THE woman! Come to New Hampshire soon and often!

She is absolutely correct. Anne Coulter and Rush Limbaugh are the downfall of the republican party

As a good Liberals, both my therapist and I are troubled by my fantasies of Ann Coulter in black leather and carrying a whip. I am troubled because I shouldn't like her so much. My therapist is troubled because she finds my fantasies to be equally exciting.

If Conservatives made a video called Bad Girls Gone Wild, Ann would be on the poster. She is sort of the Al Franken of the Right.

You are 100% right about Ann Coulter; she is dreadful and insufferable to listen to. I really do not understand her following at all nor do I get Rush's but really it all boils down to sensationalized journlalism; they want to sell books and have more radio time as it lines their pockets very deepy.

I wonder if you asked either of them to offer a suggestion that could help us as nation they would be dumbfouned I think! We are going down regardless so we can either band together or created this seperate nation like what is occuring in Washington and in all the Republican hubs around the USA. Republicans need to get with the program.

It's probably safe to say nobody cares what Ms. McCain has to say. Nevertheless, she's dead on accurate about Ms. Coulter and her "mysterious" following. She brings out the worst in America and exploits it for her own profit.

I think Ann Coulter and Rush represent the extremist of the right wing of the political spectrum, they will be a perfect fit to replace Hitler if now was the 1930's and 40's. She emanates hate, discrimination and all type of bad things surrounding a human being that thinks is superior to others, and do not respect other's people ways of thinking. She thinks that live is only religion. She and Rush are definitely out of mind. So, go Megan for her remarks.

You go girl ! I am a Republican, but I put Rush, Hannity and Coulter in the same mold. They spew hate, are always critical of anything that REAGAN would not have done, and wish failure on our current President. Now that's the sign of a TRUE AMERICAN right ??
We should all be reminded that these three briliant minds help elect BUSH !! That should tell us all something about their mental capabilities.

Go, Meghan!!!!! you have that right to express yourself as well. Yes, Coulter proclaims herself as a christian, who's throwing the first stone. shame of you Coulter.

When she said “when your competition is a teenager who has a dream about the Republican Party and Stephen Baldwin, it’s not really saying that much.” that made me LOL.

MMc is saying that the GOp is a party in shambles, and if its heroes are people liek coulter and Rush its future is in big trouble. Hostility is not always the way to strengthen your party. It's nice that a kid can get it, but rank and file Republicans are still stuck on old dogma and ways of operating that have already failed.

Evolve or become extinct, GOP. I like Meg McCain now. She calls it like it is. She doesn't say what the GOP WANTS to hear, but what it NEEDS to hear.

Meghan is a true American. Extremist views, whether left or right have no place in our society. Ann Coulter is full of hate. Goes to church on Sunday to confess her sins and spills out hate and vernom on Monday through Saturday. Meghan is the real Country First and Politics last unlike John McCain.

Wow! Good for you Meghan! Maybe the Republicans will listen to you and realize that the majority of Americans are not against conservative or at least somewhat-conservative ideas, we are against people like Ann and Rush who have hijacked your party. Maybe they will realize that the vast majority of us are still interested in finding the place that is best for America in the debate between the Left and the Right. Maybe they will realize that being rational, civil and conservative are not mutually exclusive. I doubt it though. Meghan will get attacked today by the Right as unpatriotic and the Republicans will continue their angry, bitter yammering that got them where they are today.

Meghan...you're awesome! Thank you for standing up for our generation and saying what all of us feel. I used to be a Republican but can't stand the thought of being lumped in with crazy's like Coulter and Rush. I'm probably going to stay Independent, but love to see the more rational side of our generation in both parties! Keep it up!

i like her now...coulter is someone who should be ignored.

too bad John couldn't act more like his daughter. He probably would have gotten a lot more respect and votes.

Finally someone brave enough in the republican party to tell it like it is about Ann Coultergeist.........Unless the GOP shakes off these hate spewers like Limbaugh, et al, the American public will continue to shun the republican party as an irrelevant political entity....

Meghan,you are so right about Coulter, Rush and Hannity they are all for themselves and do not speak for the Republican party you should be head of the republican Party and bring it back to LIFE!!! WOW

Wow. New respect for Meghan McCain.

Megan.may be one of the new generation Republican.....

WATCHOUT people.

You heard it first from me.

Wow a McCain I like. Anybody who sees Coulter for what she is is okay in my book. This girl must have been traumatized having to campaign for her father when she new that he and his party were bankrupt fo ideas. I would love to know what she thinks of Palin.

Nice! Well said. Way to put that old, worn out and OUTDATED ... in her place. What she "preaches" is so 1994. Ann does nothing more than reinforce the negative stereotypes or clichés. i.e. grumpy, judgmental, know-it-all, negative and preachy. ... And no I am not some far left wing wack job. I am from a small farming community and most people I know go to Sunday church service and then brunch with their family.

Kudos Meghan for speaking the truth. I just hope you do not have to issue an apology tomorrow.

I like Meghan McCain. She sounds like a smart woman and I, for one, have never liked that shrewish harpy named Ann Coulter. She has always struck me as a close-minded, oppressive person. I think what's more annoying, though, is her father's response to her "romantic difficulties". It sounded kind of patronizing, as if he was just humoring her.

Meghan is a RINO.

Republican in name only.

If her daddy-o wasn't running for President she would have joined the Dems.

There is always tomorrow Meghan. Get with the program!

She is just now figuring that out?

I applaud you, Meghan, for speaking out against your party in a constructive manner. You're showing that you've got something that much of your party lacks right now – integrity.

I think Megan is like most college age conservatives...they feel like outcasts and the only way to "fit in" and win the acceptance of their peers is to think as they do.

It will be good for this country if the Republican party can become viable again by eschewing WWF-style know-nothings like Coulter and Limbaugh. I fear that if the Republican party continues on that path, the public will perceive no alternative to the Democrats, and that will lead inexorably to a Democratic "arrogance of power" and corruption. Let's get the real Republicans to engage the Democrats in the intellectual arena, to promote thoughtful alternatives to Obama policies, and to strive for the success of this country, no matter who is currently in charge!

I think Megan is like most college age people...they feel like outcasts and the only way to "fit in" and win the acceptance of their peers is to think as they do.

I'm a 75 year old hard core Democrat who would never consider voting for a republican. Meghan, you are confusing this old man's mind. Maybe there are some Republicans who do get it. Hummmmmmmm. Keep up the good work, talk like your's not only reaches the young folks but also gets us old toots thinking anew too.

Republicans are the epidemy of STUPID!!!!! They are definitely the party of hate, fear, hopelessness, recklessness, and unapologetic ignorance. But they preach about morals, and always talking about religion. Give me a friggin break. I am very glad to see "The Real Maverick" of the Mccain family. And yes, Megan is a lady, not a girl.

Right on, Mehgan! Ann Coulter is a despicible human being spreading her venom to anyone who will listen. Why anyone wastes their time listening to this woman is beyond me. Thank you for speaking the truth!

Why is ANY comment about anything or anyone from her considered newsworthy???? I agree with her that Ann Coulter is nothing to listen to or read about, but I don't see anything significantly newsworthy regarding Meghan either.

I'm sorry, but the only thing "republican" about Meghan McCain is the fact that she's registered with the party. On an appearance on The View during the campaign cycle, she even said that coming from Columbia University, she's very socially liberal, and doesn't agree with her father on many key issues. I think she's really a closeted liberal.

The only reason she's able to bash Coulter without republican backlash is because she has an "R" next to her name on her election ballot, even though it's clear she's a complete liberal.

I like this girl!

I just hope you won't kowtow to Lord Limbaugh and Catty Coulter when they lash at you for speaking your mind.

If Republicans spoke like you-–I would convert to Republicanism!!

Heck, maybe SHE should be the head of the Republican party!!

Maybe the Republican party should take a close look at comments like this. If they really want to be a party that is not horribly out of touch in the future they should try to follow Meghan's lead and move to the center. Maybe that would help us actually get something done in Washington instead of just playing politics all the time...I mean what happened to the days when campaigning only took up the last year of your elected term???

If only the Republican Party modarated itself a bit more and shed itself of its rigid right wing social policies, and stop being hijacked by the religious nutwings, then I would consider coming back home....until then, I shall stay Democrat [after having been a republican for my first few years of voting age].

This is the REAL Maverick! Go girl, you have some common sense and speak the truth!

This Republican TOTALLY agrees with her. Coulter, Rush, and Sean are taking the party right off the cliff. Also, 80% of Americans favor embyonic stem cell research. When are the Republicans going to wake up and end the dominance of the right-wing loons?

Meghan, you are a smart, savvy young woman. It's nice to see a Republican stand up to the haters like Ann and Rush.

Meghan, you are awesome!

Thank you for your blunt honesty- it is much appreciated!

That was awesome! It's so good to hear that out of a Republican.

She should team up with Colin Powell to fight against the ignorant people that make up 98% of the Republican Party.

This should be the republician leader, at least she's honest and not a lwo life snake like all the rest. Ann Coulter is nasty hateful person with the personality like hers and fat boy rush no wonder the repubs are in the shape their in, she awful.

Good job Meghan...I totally agree.
It's not even about having the 'hippest' politico...it's about someone who builds up and not tears down.

But ... If Ann Coulter is gone, who will we watch smirk, flip her hair, and roll her eyes???

Thanks, Meghan. Coulter just adds another drop of visceral repulsion for those of us who might otherwise be Republicans.

Like liberal father, like liberal daughter.
Real conservatives have no use for either McCain.
BTW, Megan- only the vapid care about how "edgy" the President is.

Meghan, if you are the future of the Republican party, then I think America really has a reason to celebrate. This country needs two viable parties again for this country to progress and at the moment, the Republicans do not have a very good reputation, mostly due to the partisan hate-mongering shock jocks like Rush and Coulter, who care more about ratings and endorsements than the betterment of the USA.

Coulter is going to go for the jugular Meghan, don't let her get to you. You make sense, she doesn't.

Meghan should challenge her dad for his senate seat. She makes a lot more sense than Johnny does, that's for sure.

Kudos for speaking the truth, Meghan.

Meghan is so right about Ann Coulter, and a lot of other things she has been saying. It will take her generation to bring this country together because as parents we taught them to think for themselves and it is coming to fruition.

Meghan McCain = not shrill, not extremist, not stupid.

The Republican Party is hopeless and will never accept someone like her. She needs to be a Democrat where she could actually do some good.

Amazing, this grown daughter of a failed GOP presidential candidate has refused to drink the GOP Kool-Aid. You go, girl! Ann and Rush must be furious. Cantor too.

For once, a child of the GOP who honestly seems to have a clue and who can speak truthfully about Coulter.

Good for you, girl! The vast majority of Americans agree with you on Coulter 100%.

Yet again, Dems and the Liberal Media push another person with no relevance and no real power to the forefront of the news to keep any mention of what Obama and his boys aren't doing away from the limelight! Keep up CNN, great work!

Remember Meghan McCain was an independent voter before she switched over to Republican only for her father.

While I am not the "youth vote" any longer, I agree with the posters here. I was all for McCain in 2000. And I had hope for him in this election. But the 2000 McCain got thrown under the bus. The new McCain showed he would sacrifice all he was just to win the election. I voted in the Republican primary (Ron Paul) only to vote democrat during the election.

Now I'm wondering if Meghan voted for Obama or her dad??

And with regards to Ann Coulter ... I completely agree!

She wasn't so "straight up" while her father was running. It's only because the republicans are falling behind that she is spouting criticism. Next she will be criticizing their leader, Rush Limbaugh, and we all know where that will get her (a good dressing down by Limbaugh).

Valerie– yes, the first amendment does apply to Ann Coulter. But it also applies to Meghan McCain and her opinion of Coulter. (And to both your and my opinions of each of them).

It always perplexes me when someone invokes the first amendment in an attempt to shut someone up. The whole PURPOSE of the first amendment is to allow people to publicly disagree about things that are important to them.

Valerie,

Just as the First Amendment protects Coulter's right of free specch, so too does it protects Meghan's.

Meghan McCain has every right to publicly state her disagreements with Coulter.

Meghan McCain has the potential to be a republican party leader (god knows they need one)

OMGosh Meghan...you ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't vote for your dad but had I known your views then as I do now I sure would have voted for him.

I think Magen should take charge of the Rupublican party and turn it around. They would have a better chance of gaining back some senate and congress seats

YOU GO GIRL!!!

I hope she doesn't have to turn around & apologize for her comments.

Yes!!! The McCain girl is seeing through the dust. She is correct. If you make a split screen view on the television with Rush Limbaugh and Adolph Hitler side by side you see the exact same bombastic, frenetic, arm waving, chest pumping, bouncing behavior in both of them. Ann C and Sean H. are not much different. If the conservative Republicans do not see through this and REJECT these loud mouth sellers of hate then the Party is doomed for a long period in the DARK.

Meghan is absolutely correct. Coulter is the opposite of what a conservative commentator should be; she's very offensive and full of hatred.

Seem like OLE John should have pick Meghan as his running mate she seem like she have some idea up there that need to be heard by her party and she call it what it is go girl

Miss McCain and others like her, is exactly what the GOP needs to get out of the grave the last 8 years threw it in. She's the reason why when I say "Republicans are..." I correct myself and say "SOME Republicans are..."

I am a Democrat, but seeing that there are some intelligent, common sense Republicans, gives me hope that maybe some day they will be able to cooperate with Democrats and others for the greater good of the country instead of continuing their divisiveness.

We are in a really sad state right now in the U.S. The amount of attention that we seem to give any celebrity with access to a microphone is shameful. I'm a Republican, and I do not consider Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh to be spokespersons for the Repbulican Party, any more than I would the Dixie Chicks or Bill Maher for the Democrats. It just pisses me off that the media can't stop tripping over themselves to report on their self-promoting activities and statements.

Finally someone with common sense is talking from the Republican Party. I agree with Meaghan McCain....Now is time to Rip apart Rush Limbough and Meaghan will be the next Republican Party Leader...

I'm an Obama voter and supporter – but not a rabid Republican hater. I find Coulter, Limbaugh, Hannity, and their ilk very disturbing and don't believe they represent the true conservative perspective. They are TV/Radio personalities promoting their own status and income. If more Republicans renounced those people as the voice of the GOP, the party might stand a chance of being heard. But those in ELECTED positions are terrified to offend, fearing the loss of the far-right base. Notice how folks like Meghan McCain, David Frum, David Brooks, Newt Gingrich are speaking out against the blathering ranters?? They most likely represent the future of the GOP – but who will listen to them?

I agree with her about Coulter.
Ann Coulter herself isn't the problem, though. It's the nimrods who buy her books. They're like the ghouls who drive slowly past car accidents, hoping to see body parts and blood. If they could learn to distinguish legitimate political analysis and commentary from Coulter's look-how-low-I-can-stoop-now-watch-me-bite-the-head-off-a-chicken brand of infotainment, this world would be a better, more beautiful place.

Finally someone with common sense is talking. I agree with Meaghan McCain....Now is time to Rip apart Rush Limbough and Meaghan will be the next Republican Party Leader...

Just goes to show that young republicans can be just as shallow as young democrats.

Another Republican who is afraid to stand up to the liberals now that they are in power. Easier to bash conservatives and get your 15 minutes of fame.
Now that's courage (Sad)

Good for you Megan!!! Can't stand Ann Coulter!!! Megan is headed down the same road as Stephanie Miller did!!! Dad ran for VP with Goldwater and now Stephanie is one of the top Progressive radio commentators!!!

It had to be hard for Meghan to grow up being surrounded by the party of hate. This is the first time I heard "straight talk" from a McCain.

I guess apples can fall far from the tree.

Good for Meghan McCain! She has done more for her (dad's) party than anyone else in years. If only they would all speak the truth. Meghan is a great role model for any young person who is educating themselves on the political parties.

wow.. a smart Republican.. that's can't last long

Man, Meghan, you are one self-centered, holier-than-thou daughter of a Barbie Wannabe and a dirty old geezer, and you have the gall to say these things about some people who have actually done something with life – like work. You need to go back under the rock you were born under and stay there with mummy and doddy.

Oh brother....I'm a Democrat and I have heard worse vitriol from fellow Democrats than Rush and Coulter combined....

Who cares what Megan McCain says other than the irrelevant liberal media?

It seems to be a slow news day, but have to admit am glad to see a republican speak the truth for once.
Hate, anger, division of our country is supported by the republican party and they are thrilled by spokespeople such as Limbaugh and Coulter. The republicans support the failure of President Obama and our country, but cannot voice this so hide behind their hypocrasy and let the unAmerican idiots speak for them.
Keep self destructing hypocrits, it would not happen to more deserving politicians.

Wow, this young lady is alot more informed and concern that many of the political junkies. To the gentlemen that stated Obama will take away our rights, the former Bush already did that with his cronies. Why don't you work with many of us to get these rights restored to the point where no one is afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, only individuals like this Coulter lady and Rush can exercise this right. Where is the fairness?

If more republicans thought like this, I might have kept my vote with the party

Hi there folks,

I wonder if Meghan, will share her thoughts on....

RUSH LIMBAUGH, I really would like to hear
her take on this DISGUSTING BLOWHARD!

I have a sneaking suspicion, that Meghan McCain
is keeping herself in front and center of the media,
and the people, because.......maybe she is looking
to a future in Politics?

I won't be too surprised, to see more of Meghan
in the future!

Wow Jim... you are so brainwashed by the "bad" republicans like Rush and Anne that anyone that criticizes them probably voted for Obama in your mind... even if that person is McCAIN'S DAUGHTER.

I think you need a vacation from politics buddy.

Women are going to save the Republican party. Meghan is asking why is some ultra annoying person our spokesperson and Bristol Palin states that one of the most Republican mantras (the no sex for teens campaign) is unrealistic and doesn't work. They seem like simple observation of the blantantly obvious, but with the Republican party seemingly married to the Coulter-Limbaugh train wreck, it's a bold, big step. Steele needs to give these ladies a call before wimping out next time.

Senator John McCain, you owe it to the American people and the world that this gifted Young daughter of yours is developed along line she is toeing now to help lead the world. If you understand what i am talking about, she may be a better world leader than you are. We need her in the white house.

Shocking...Meghan is a just liberal hiding in sheep's clothing. If she thinks Coulter is radical and not Obama..she's clueless. Coulter is right and often the truth is offensive. Meghan needs to read a book or two and the media needs to stop giving her political credibility!

Well said Meghan!

Meghan is one smart cool young lady. Will she be the face of the new Republican Party?

I get the feeling Meghan voted for Obama.

At least someone in the republican party gets it. Hate does not do the party any justice.

Wow, a Republican with thoughts of reality? Could this be possible?

Meghan, go for the truth and say as it is. Next Rush and then Sean Hannity who want U.S. to fail so they can get power. You are talking sense and you need to keep doing that more and more. Keep the extremists and fundamentalists (i.e., Coulter, Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly and other KKK members) out of political arena. Just like they have rights you have rights too to slam them (hello Valerie?? you are nuts like coulter)

Megan – you rock. Keep making sense and your opportunities are endless. This is coming from a Democrat. Use your youthfulness to inspire - not tear down people, as you have already recognized. What a great spirit in the Republican party - finally.

It very obvious ... IF there is a Maverick in the McCain clan ... it's Megan. She's a lot more of a straight-shooter than her father ever was, but she has no future in following in her father's footsteps as she is far too honest ... and I'm starting to think ... far too intelligent to label herself a true republican.

I like Meghan McCain. This young woman is saving what a lot of Republicans are afraid to say.

uh oh not only did she blast AC she said something nice about Obama as well. You best be careful girl you're going to find yourself on a right wing blacklist if you don't watch out.

Wingnuts.

Eating each other faster than a pack of hyenas.

Great entertainment, hope they can keep up the pace!

I find Meghan refreshing and at the age of 47 agree with her. It is not wisdom of youth; it is unobstructed honesty with courage to speak. The Republican Party is pathetic right now. They do not know what to do or which way to go. Constantly throwing one minority after another to the lime-light in hopes that they too can claim "Change." The problem is not in Republican theory; it is in its current representation. For capitalism to work, each has to believe they can achieve. The dream has to be reborn. Papa Obama won on the promise of providing. That is not the American way! We like to fight, strive and grow-not sit, worship leadership and collect. Republicans made Obama's platform possible because they forgot who they serve and what it means to be a guardian of capitalism and the American way.

This young lady seems to have well thought out opinions and ideas about American politics today. If she and people like her become the face of the Republican Party, then they might deserve a second look.

go girl!

Great job Megan. You seem to have your head on your shoulder and should be considered as the next leading woman in the Republican Party. I would like to see that happen

I wonder if Meghan, will share her thoughts on....

RUSH LIMBAUGH, I really would like to hear
her take on this DISGUSTING BLOWHARD!

I have a sneaking suspicion, that Meghan McCain
is keeping herself in front and center of the media,
and the people, because.......maybe she is looking
to a future in Politics?

Wow... a republican who will actually admit to mistakes and criticise one of their own?!? Whats going on here..... am I on candid camera??

Good for Meghan. So glad she's speaking up and calling out vile people like Coulter. Coulter is so full of hate it's scary

Wow, Megan, never thought I would agree with you. For many years I too have wondered what Coulter's appeal is. The woman is shrill and mean without cause. I find her boot straps rhetoric difficult to take from someone making 7 figures for writing books. Don't get me started on Rush, Mr 38 million a yr, drives around in $450,000 maybach, west palm compound with 5 houses, 3 times divorced, now living with a woman 27 yrs younger, yet he thinks he can tell me how to live. But their follwers eat them up! I see through Rush, Coulter and their ilk, all their rhetoricis about not having their way of life threatened. God forbid they have to budget! Always easier to go from poor to Rich, than the other direction.

Meghan sounds smarter than her old man.

Perhaps a closet Democrat? No, more likely a Republican with some sense. Hard to find these days. I wonder if she can survive in a party of hate and intolerance. The repugs claim to be Christian. I don't profess to know what Jesus would do, but for some reason it does not sound like wha the Christian right stands for.

Meghan , you are correct.
Ms. Coulter is an extremist not worthy of publicity she is getting.
However , thank to the media giving her opportunity so she can use it to advertise her " BOOKS" ( BIG GARBAGE), wonder who is reading it anyhow.

There may be hope for the future Republican party.

Meghan, . . . stick with it ,get some experience under your belt , and in a couple of years you could be one of the much needed Leaders of the Republican Party . . .

i heart meghan mccain,, heck, i heart any republican that can tell off the dangerously divisive coulter and limbaugh.. and i am as progressively democrat as they come.. but even i understand,, the only way that our country will move out of this recession, is if we work together and not ignite divisive riots.. but the likes of coulter and limbaugh dont think that way, nor do they care if my opinion, and born , bred and taxpaying american gets his seat at the table, and in 2009, that is just not going to fly in my book.

I'm a Dem and voted for Obama but I'm starting to like this little miss McCain. She has a lot more backbone than many of the elders in her party. Now this is how you revive a Party.

I think it just proves how far to the right the Republican Party has swung. Gone are the days of the moderate republicans. If you even breathe the slighest breath of moderation you are labelled a tax and spend liberal, a "Socialist", or the funniest I have heard yet a "Marxist" Gzzzz man who are these people kidding? Until the republican party finds its center you are not going to see another republican administration. Down with the radicals "Muslim" and "Republican"

I don't want a "hip" president. I want a president who knows what he is doing. So far Obama doesn't. As to Megan McCain's opinion. Well, let's see a rich girl who has never had to work a day in her life. A girl who doesn't know what it means to lose everything you have because of idiot politicians. Yeah, not a fan of Megan McCain....I think she is too full of self importance.....not much different than Ann Coulter.

I like the daughter way more than I like the dad...politically, speaking.

wonder if daddy mccain will be apologizing to russ limbaugh today???? a repub. that appears not to be afraid to speak her mind.
wonder how long thats going to last????

Meghan you hit the nail on the head. She's her own woman. Ann Coulter needs a slap across the face.

Meghan appears to be a lovely young lady and I'm sure her parents are very proud of her. CNN is exploiting her youth and naivete to publicize this man-bites-dog trifle: the offspring of a prominent Republican dissing her dad's party.

I would hope that someone who cares about Meghan would clue her in that she does no one any good, least of all herself, with all her addle-headed comments in recent days.

Her focus should be on using her extraordinary advantages to accomplish someting equally extraordinary in her own name.

Looks like Megan has inherited a trait her dad used to have. Stright talking.

WOW. While I may not care for John McCain or his views or politics, OR his comments about his daughter's lovelife, but I sure am impressed with Megan's take on Ms Coulter. She shows alot of wisdom here without being offensive or silly. I'm sure Ann will have a comeback that will prove Megan is absolutely right about her!

THank You Meghan.

Wait, why do we suddenly care what Meghan McCain says about anything? She's right, of course, but who really cares what she thinks?

Where did this bright, thoughtful, and honest woman come from? Must be adopted!

I don't understand meghan calling Obama a hip politician and republicans not getting upset at that??? I like Ann Coulter, she shoots straight and people don't always like to hear that .

Sounds like she's the real maverick in the household. Go Meghan!

Is Meghan a registered Republican? If she is then perhaps SHE should be the head of the GOP instead of Steele and certainly instead of Rush!

Could Meghan be the Republican Parties future? It takes guts to stand up to Ann Coulter; the female version of Rush Windbaugh I mean Limbaugh.

Way to go Meghan and don't worry a pretty girl like yourself will land a great guy. Your young...be patient and take your time.

In these times of a more liberal country, it's not always the best to be the conservative who is drawing negative attention as she does. Regardless of what she says, she needs to start towing the line; they need sugar and spice now in conservative land if they are ever going to be taken seriously and not looked at so negatively.

When will Politicians learn: Balance is the only way.

God bless Meghan McCain for finally coming out at saying it. I'm not saying she should be the new voice of the Republican Party, but it's about time someone called the extremests of the party on all the crap they try and pull. Moderate Republicans unite. Bring back the party of Lincoln and T. Roosevelt!

If she ran for political office, I would seriously take a look at the GOP!

I admire her honesty.

Wow. More vapid, ill-advised comments from Meghan McCain. She's becoming the modern day version of Martha Mitchell. Somebody needs to tell her that her 15 minutes are up

How upside crazy is the world of politics that McCain's daughter has more courage to stand up to the likes or vile Coulter than do the Dems, Repubs and main stream media??? Good for Meghan, bad for the state of our politics. Are you listening, Boehner, Cantor, Reid & Pelosi????

If Ann Coulter was Muslim and brown, her hate speech would have her confined to Gitmo.

OK, now this is a Republican that makes sense.

You are beautiful Meghan. Keep speaking your mind. If you and women like you come to represent Republican woman, we will all be better off. No one benefits from the anger and hatred perpetuated by Ann Coulter.

Ok, I'm starting to really like this girl. She is making a lot more since in these past couple of weeks then her father made throughout his entire campaign last year.

This Democrat agrees with her! Coulter is unproductive and inspires hate. I would like to hear something positive come out of her mouth for a change. Be part of the solution-not the problem.

Kudos to Meghan for saying what most Republicans are afraid to say!

We need more young, brave, intelligent, open-minded people like her in politics today.

This is the McCain Maverick we've been waiting for!

Exactly why the youth didn't follow McCain, he laughs at them.

I am starting to like this young lady more and more each day. I am with her on Ann Coulter and to put it frankly, I cannot even stand to look at that woman for a split second. It is evident that Ms. McCain gets and understands the mood of the country and the way to the future. I totally dig her...

Meghan does not realize the hippest potlician is stealing her rights and property right from her under her nose. Like many youths, her mind is weak because it is caught up in the moment like Hollywood wants it to. She does not understand why people hold different positions. Only after having a real job, having a family and dealing with personal real crisis will she grow up. I suspect she voted for the annointed one. I recommend she try out her free speech rights by blasting Obama-then she would get a real life lesson in what is really going on....

Wow...thanks Meghan! I couldn't agree with you more. Its people like Ann Coulter and Rush that will continue to drive the young people away from the Republican Party.

Good for her...I really like this woman. She only became a republican out of respect for her father, but clearly does NOT practice his views or any other wacked out fringe ideals. She blasted palin, and now coulter. I think she is the new face of the republicans if they are lucky!!! And YES people she is a WOMAN, NOT A GIRL! It ills me to see repukes call her a girl...Sad!

Man this girl sure gets a lot of attention.... She should rip Rush Limbaugh next, that will be good for some press. Nice job praising Obama, but should save that for a separate time instead of including it in a rip of Ann Coulter. That way she can maximize her press time. All in all, nice work Meghan McCain and CNN – nice little hit on the Republicans for a Monday morning.

get a life Meghan. you're only being heard because your father ran for president. Ann Coulter is offensive, yes, but we have the 1st Amendment, and that protects free speech. you may not like what she says, but you don't have to listen to her if you do not want to. you have the right to turn the channel.

Hah! Go Meghan, well said! It'd be wonderful if more Republican woman used her as a role model, over the divisive Coulter!

Daddy would have been better off selecting Meghan as his running mate than Palin. She seems like a breath of fresh air! Wow! Better check her DNA...

I'm starting to think Meghan McCain is one of the few people who could actually salvage the republican party.

I completely agree with Meghan McCain. Ann Coulter is the female version of Rush Limbaugh. Neither one actually cares about this country. They just spew their hatred, vile, and filth to earn a buck.

You got that right!!!

I like this Meghan McCain!! Her dad should've put her on the ticket instead of Palin!!! LOL!!!

Thanks Meghan, but I "straight up" don't care what the daughter of a former presidential candidate has to say.

I agree with Meghan McCain, Coulter is "offensive and insulting"!

Coulter "claims" to be a Christian, I wonder what part of Jesus' Great Commandment "LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU"........ does Coulter not understand?

Coulter is plain evil.

Wow–McCain laughs off his daughter's complaints as examples of childishness.

It seems to me that her observations are rather the wisdom of youth, the clarity of a young and unfettered mind. How does it go? Out of the mouths of babes...?

GO, MEGHAN!!! Right on target!

Wow CNN! What an informative article!!