Redstate

Your predictions.

What would happen if "____" were elected?

we'd be electing a modern day Theodore Roosevelt... a socially conservative, strong on defense, tough on spending, environmentally aware Republican.

Coming from the right McCain would be to energy policy what Nixon was to relations with China. Bringing Republican business men along the way, McCain would have the capability to enact sound, efficient, less costly environmental solutions that grow the economy, end our dependence on foreign oil, and yes, address the climate change issue. I don't buy all of it either, but it is like the Senator says, even in we are wrong and get cleaner air and cleaner water, what is the problem with that?

Being the leader of the Republican Party and an outspoken proponent of immigration reform , McCain would be able to negotiate a compromise on immigration that first secures our borders, and second addresses the thousands of illegal aliens currently living within the United States. Any compromise will leave both sides feeling like they both won in some areas and lost in others, but it will pass Congress with approx. 2/3 of the vote.

Using the Bully Pulpit and the veto pen John McCain will restore fiscal responsibility and be able to hold certain politicians accountable that have paid lip service to fiscal conservatism. He will end all earmarks, reinstate pay-go policies, advocate for free market solutions to reform entitlement programs, dramatically reduce subsidies to farmers and wealthy corporations, and work toward a constitutional amendment to give the President the power of the line item veto.

Being a strong opponent of tax increases, John McCain will make the Bush tax cuts permanent and work toward abolishing the marriage penalty, the death tax, and the capital gains tax, while at the same time insisting that spending must be cut at parallel levels. He will also advocate and make more progress than any other President in history towards a flatter tax system with less individual and corporate loop holes.

President McCain will restore our status as a respected nation. He will increase defense spending, reinstate "peace through strength" diplomatic tactics that were used under the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administration, implement a plan for "victory in Iraq" with no exceptions or excuses, and get tougher on Iran and North Korea by demanding an end to nuclear proliferation in both countries while enacting and then enforcing tough consequences that include serious economic sanctions and/or military force.

"I believe in grace, because I have seen it. In peace, because I have felt it. In forgiveness, because I needed it."

-George W. Bush