McCain On Obamacare: Where's C-SPAN Mr. Transparency? (Video)

The Maverick is fired up!

I agree. Where is the transparency, Mr. Obama?!?!?!?

John McCain Rips Jimmy Carter "The Worst President In History" (Video)

I agree, but shouldn't we all wait until 2012 to give President Obama ample opportunity to match, if not surpass Carter's legacy?

McCain's Healthcare Townhall: "You Might Be Seeing The Beginning Of A Peaceful Revolt In America" (Video)

John McCain was fantastic at his Town Hall meeting today. This was the John McCain I voted for!

McCain doesn't agree with Steele's charge that Obama's health care plan is socialism (Video)

McCain is an idiot. It IS socialism!

Senator McCain Calls On Pres Obama To Block Release Of Torture Photos By Executive Order (Video)

At least someone in Washington still cares about national security.

Obama Taps Republican Governor Jon Huntsman As Ambassador to China (Video)

President Barack Obama reached across the political divide and named Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a potential Republican presidential contender in 2012, to the sensitive diplomatic post of U.S. ambassador to China.



The NY Times reports:

Huntsman, a two-term governor, is fluent in Mandarin Chinese from his days as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan. One of his seven children, Gracie Mei, was adopted from China in 1999 after she was abandoned in a vegetable market.

He made headlines recently for encouraging the Republican Party to swing in a more moderate direction if it wanted to bounce back from the 2008 elections, angering some conservatives.

Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, said Huntsman is a Republican who ''seems to understand the party has to adjust -- not stubbornly believe that everything is OK and it is the country that has to change.''

Huntsman's positions on the environment and other issues have led some to consider him a potential contender for president in 2012.

He signed an initiative that would set a regional cap-and-trade effort to reduce global warming. In a 2006 speech at Shanghai Normal University, Huntsman spoke of the need for China and the U.S. to work together on environmental issues.

''The United States and China must be good examples and stewards of the Earth. We must match economic progress with environmental stewardship. The effects of industrialization are felt worldwide,'' Huntsman said then.

Throughout his tenure as governor, Huntsman's background as a diplomat has been evident. He preferred to win over opponents in private meetings rather than using his bully pulpit to give rousing speeches.

One of his most significant achievements was loosening the state's restrictive liquor laws over the objections of many in heavily Mormon Utah in an effort to make the state more appealing for visitors. It was a feat many here didn't think would be
possible in Huntsman's lifetime.

However, Huntsman has drawn the most attention for stating he favors civil unions for gay couples even though he backed a state constitutional amendment passed in 2004 that prohibited same-sex marriage.

Huntsman's comments on civil unions drew the ire of conservatives in his own state and elsewhere.

Officials in Michigan last month canceled a GOP county fundraiser where Huntsman was to speak; they said he had abandoned important party principles.

Huntsman's career began as a staff assistant in the Ronald Reagan administration and he also served as ambassador to Singapore under President George H.W. Bush and as a deputy U.S. trade representative and U.S. trade ambassador under President George W. Bush.

Utah's only Democratic member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, said he was pleased with the appointment. ''It's a great bipartisan appointment by the president,'' he said.

Before becoming governor in 2005, Huntsman made millions serving as chairman and CEO of his family chemical company.

If confirmed by the Senate, Huntsman will succeed Clark Randt as U.S. ambassador to China.

Randt, a classmate of former President George W. Bush at Yale University, served as Washington's top envoy to Beijing from July 2001 until January, making him the longest-serving U.S. ambassador to China since the two nations established diplomatic ties.

Utah Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert would become governor until a special election in 2010.

Read more at Heritage.

Former McCain Campaign Manager Steve Schmidt: GOP Is Extinct! (Video)

Extinct? Not quite.

Seen better days? Probably. But it's not like the GOP received much help from Team McCain.

John McCain On Janet Napolitano: "Mistakes Have Been Made" (Video)

John McCain knows his former Arizona Governor as well as anyone. Mistakes were made alright; Obama nominating this idiot to head DHS was the first one.

He also blasts the NewSpeak of "overseas contingency".

He restrains himself a bit, but mentions the soft language of Obonics starts from the top.

John McCain and Kit Bond On Interrogation Prosecution: It's Like a "Banana Republic" (Video)

Say what you want about McCain, but when it comes to a debate on torture, I'll take his word for it.

Summary Of Senate Republicans Economic Stimulus Proposal; GOP Plan Half the Price, Twice the Growth

This is very similar to the plan from the Republicans in the House.

Overview


$430 billion dollars on tax cuts.


$114 billion for infrastructure projects.


$138 billion for extending unemployment insurance, food stamps and other provisions to help “Americans in need.”


$31 billion to address the housing crisis ($11 billion for a loan modification program,



$20.4 billion in tax incentives for home purchases, $50 million to temporarily increase loan limits for Freddie, Fannie and FHA)



Following are details of the proposal by John McCain of Arizona, John Thune of South Dakota, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Mel Martinez of Florida.


Tax Provisions:
* For one year, cut in half to 3.1 percent the payroll tax for all U.S. employees. Cost: $165 billion.


* Lower the 10 percent income tax bracket to 5 percent and the 15 percent bracket to 10 percent for one year. Cost: $60 billion.


* Slash the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 35 percent for a year. For small businesses filing as individuals, their tax bracket would also go down to 25 percent from 35 percent. Cost: $50 billion.


* Offer in 2009 to homebuyers a tax credit of $15,000 or 10 percent of the purchase price, whichever is less. Cost: $20.4 billion.


Spending Provisions:


* Extend unemployment insurance benefits and food stamps through 2009 and eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits for the same time period. Cost: $48.15 billion.



* Use federal money to discourage mortgage servicers and lenders from executing home foreclosures. Cost: $11 billion.


* Grants to states to build and repair roads and bridges. $65 billion.


* Improve, repair and modernize Defense Department facilities. Order and/or repair equipment, vehicles, material and ammunition for combat troops. $17 billion.


* Grants to states to make investments in public transportation systems. $3 billion.


* Grants for airports to build new runways, install runway safety equipment and other infrastructure projects. Cost: $1.1 billion.


Other provisions:


* All spending programs would end three years after the legislation became law.


* To move toward reducing the budget deficit, after two consecutive quarters of more than 2 percent of inflation-adjusted gross domestic product growth, spending provisions from the stimulus package that has not been spent or obligated would be canceled. Additionally, there would be a 2 percent across-the-board spending reduction to help balance the budget by 2015.


* Establish commissions to review Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.



Read the full GOP Senate Bill here.

John McCain Disses Sarah Palin

Speaking to ABC's "This Week," McCain was asked whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin could count on his support in a potential future Presidential candidacy.

"I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young governors. I think you're going to see the governors assume a greater leadership role in our Republican Party," he said. He mentioned governors Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Jon Huntsman of Utah.

Another reason we lost the election. We knew you were never Conservative enough, John. Also, much thanks for mentioning that the RNC should lay off attacks on Obama with respect to Blago! No, thanks, John -- we're all here to keep a close eye on good ol' Barry and his Chicago wiseguys!

Maybe McCain should just become a Democrat. Maybe we can trade McCain for Leiberman?

Republicans serve Conservatives, we Conservatives do not serve Republicans. McCain is a centrist and while that may serve him well in the Senate, he is not the kind of candidate Conservatives need to win a Presidential race.

And Sarah doesn't need him either!

Lost McCain Ad You Never Saw

View the John McCain television ad that was never aired. It attacks President-Elect Obama's judgement and character.



The mainstream media never focused on questioning Obama's choice of friends and acquaintances, so it's unlikely this would have mattered.

But we want to know what you think! Do you think the election outcome would have been different if the McCain camp had focused more on Reverend Wright, Bill Ayers and others? Please leave a comment below!

This is Just Weird

President-Elect Obama and Senator McCain discuss Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkXtZ2satU4