John McCain On the Issues

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Grist: "McCain on the Issues" (October 15, 2007)
YouTube Video: John McCain on Social Issues (Time: 05:21)

John McCain On the Issues Background and Profiles

Abortion

YouTube Video: McCain On Abortion (Time: 0:35)
Mahalo's Guide to John McCain on Abortion
LifeNews.com: Mike Huckabee Proves John McCain Must Reach Out to Pro-Life Voters to Win (March 5, 2008)
MSNBC: "McCain Says Roe v. Wade Should Be Overturned" (February 18, 2007)
Washington Post: "McCain Softens Abortion Stand" (August 24, 1999)

Taxes and the Economy

YouTube Video: McCain - I'd Still Vote Against Bush Tax Cuts (Time: 2:41)
Mahalo's Guide to John McCain on Tax
CNBC.com: My Interview with McCain’s Economic Brain (March 6, 2008)
Huffington Post: Short On Economic Understanding, McCain Brings Phil Gramm (January 21, 2008)
Reuters: "McCain Outlines Economic Stimulus Plan" (January 17, 2008)
Washington Post: "McCain's Economic Strategy: Bring in Greenspan" (January 17, 2008)
Washington Times: "McCain Embraces Tax cut Turnaround" (December 19, 2007)

Energy and the Environment

YouTube Video: John McCain - Climate change and the environment (Time: 3:42)
CBS News: How Green Would A President McCain Be? (March 6, 2008)
CBS News: "John McCain's Hidden Energy Tax" (January 12, 2008)
Political Intelligence: "McCain Vows to Fight Global Warming" (January 7, 2008)
MSNBC: "McCain: Energy, Warming are Twin Threats" (April 23, 2007)
CNS News: "John McCain's 'Global Warming' Hearings Blasted by Climatologist" (November 19, 2004)
NRDC: "On Earth: Meet Captain Climate" (Spring, 2004)
AlertNet: McCain's Lonely War on Global Warming (April 1, 2004)

Education

YouTube Video: McCain on education (Time: 1:29)
Mahalo's Guide to John McCain Education
The Boston Globe: The debate on education (March 1, 2008)
Journal of Higher Education: "N.H.'s Republican Winner and Higher Education" (January 9, 2008)
New York Sun: "McCain Touts Bloomberg on Education" (December 13, 2007)

Foreign Policy and Iraq

YouTube Video: John McCain on Meet the Press: Stay in Iraq Forever (Time: 5:31)
Mahalo's Guide to John McCain Iraq
Mahalo's Guide to John McCain Foreign Policy
FOXNews.com: McCain explains 100 years in Iraq comment (February 25, 2008)
Local 10: "McCain Addresses Cuban-American Issues During Stop" (January 21, 2008)
Salon: "John McCain's Real War Record" (January 17, 2008)
Foreign Affairs: "An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom" (December, 2007)

Health Care

YouTube Video: John McCain - Health care (Time: 2:46)
AP: AFL-CIO Gearing Up to Go After McCain (March 6, 2008)
For Our Grandchildren: Expert Interview: John McCain
Wall Street Journal: "McCain's Medicine" (October 12, 2008)
Wall Street Journal: "McCain's Health-Care Divergence" (October 11, 2007)
MSNBC: "McCain Health Care Plan Aims to Give Options" (October 11, 2007)

John McCain On the Issues Blogs and Commentaries

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CQ Politics: McCain Out Front on Climate Change Among GOP Contenders (January 22, 2008)
Tuscon Citizen: "Despite Big Issues, Biography has Major Role in '08 Campaign" (January 22, 2008)
Conservative Voice: Can Conservatives Like McCain? (January 21, 2008)
Real Clear Politics: "John McCain's Integrity Problem" (July 23, 2007)
Real Clear Politics: McCain Speech on Energy Policy (April 24, 2007)
Media Matters: Blitzer Ignored McCain's Inconsistencies on Issues (November 17, 2006)
REP: "A Special Report: Where Does Senator John McCain Stand on Environmental Issues?" (Winter, 2000)

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Guide Note

John McCain has been lauded as a political "Maverick" for his willingness to part with traditional Republican ideology. He is considered a party outsider on issues like immigration, and the environment. However, McCain maintains a conservative stance on issues like abortion, and the Iraq War.

Fast Facts

Planned Parenthood has identified John McCain's voting record as the most pro-life in the senate
His Foreign Policy adheres to an interventionist philosophy
Refused to sign the pledge opposing new or increased taxes
Emphasis debt reduction over tax cuts
Led opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Supports the inclusion of Intelligent Design in school curricula
Believes in a strict in interpretation of the Second Amendment
Supports a continued U.S. presence in Iraq until capable Iraqi forces are established

Iraq War

McCain has maintained that the United States should maintain if not increase its military presence in Iraq, until such time as the Iraqi government and military becomes capable of safeguarding its people. Critics of this position argue that the insurgency in Iraq is a byproduct of the U.S. occupation, and will continue until the U.S. withdraws.

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