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?

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Ana
The Republicans have been putting lipstick on a pig for 8 years. Is a pitbull wearing lipstick an attempt to keep us from noticing the pig?

But he was a POW, did you forget?

McCain's stump speech: Noun, verb, POW. Noun, verb, POW. Noun, verb, "my friends," POW.

Really, how unpatriotic can you get, Ana? The man WAS a POW, after all.

Ah heck, I was stuck in 2004. forgot military service is honored by the grand old party this time around.

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Ana
The Republicans have been putting lipstick on a pig for 8 years. Is a pitbull wearing lipstick an attempt to keep us from noticing the pig?