In light of all the comments about each candidate's experience or lack thereof I thought it would be interesting to find out what Senator McCain has accomplished in his 20+ years in the Senate. I found the following from an old Businessweek article. Thinking since then he co-sponsored the McCain-Feingold Bill which has had IMO questionable success in correcting the problems of money/politics.
BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 22, 1999 ISSUE
GOVERNMENT
Lots of Noise, But What Has McCain Accomplished?
McCain's efforts to rein in the tobacco industry and reform campaign finance have been largely quixotic. But during his years in the Senate, he has prevailed on other issues.
Y2K LIABILITY
Earlier this year, McCain won passage of the Y2K Act, which limits corporate liability for Y2K computer bug problems
LINE-ITEM VETO
In 1996, McCain won a 10-year battle to enact the line-item veto, but the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional two years later
GIFT BAN
McCain led the fight to strictly limit gifts to senators and their staffs and to cut back on junkets paid for by special-interest groups
TV RATINGS
In 1997, he brokered a deal between the networks and family groups to establish a voluntary TV ratings system
INTERNET TAXES
Last year, McCain led the Senate in passing the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which puts a three-year moratorium on state and local Internet taxes
BOXING REFORM
McCain's efforts to clean up boxing could soon result in federal legislation
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK, McCAIN 2000
TABLE: Lots of Noise, But What Has McCain Accomplished?