John McCain's Kevo

* Waterboarding is torture; & as A.G., Mukasey will declare it. (Nov 2007)
* Consult lawyers on war decisions; no half-cocked war basis. (Oct 2007)
* Ran the largest squadron in the US Navy. (Oct 2007)
* After 9/11, ask Americans to join military or AmeriCorps. (Oct 2007)
* Let loose smart, tough spies to catch Bin Laden. (Oct 2007)
* I've spent my life leading on national security issues. (Sep 2007)
* Torture supported only by people without military experience. (Sep 2007)
* Radical Islamic extremism is a hydra-headed challenge. (Aug 2007)
* Torture is ineffective as interrogation & for world opinion. (May 2007)
* Close Guantanamo Bay prison; announce no-torture policy. (Apr 2007)
* Torture has never worked throughout history. (Apr 2007)
* We must provide our children a strong, better country. (Aug 2004)
* A lack of complacency shouldn't provoke a lack of confidence. (Aug 2004)
* We don't have as much to fear as we had in the past. (Apr 2004)
* Those who gave their lives deserve to be remembered. (Apr 2004)
* “Rogue state rollback” avoids use of US troops. (Mar 2000)
* Disagrees with Perot: No more POWs in Vietnam. (Feb 2000)
* Accepts gays in military under current policy. (Jan 2000)
* Military’s political leaders need military backgrounds. (Jan 2000)
* Women have proven themselves in combat-no restrictions. (Dec 1999)
* Bombing useless targets in Vietnam destroyed US morale. (Nov 1999)
* Vietnam was a worthy cause despite losing. (Nov 1999)
* Pres. needs experience more than briefing books. (Sep 1999)
* Discard ABM Treaty and develop a missile defense. (Apr 1999)
* Use force, with US control, only for vital interests. (Apr 1999)

Defense Spending
* Clean up waste in defense acquisition. (May 2007)
* Eliminate defense pork, but increase most other defense. (Nov 2004)
* Terminate C-130, B-2, and Seawolf; use funds to modernize. (Dec 1999)
* Politicians keep unneeded bases open for political purposes. (Dec 1999)
* Keep health care promises to aging veterans. (Nov 1999)
* $6.4B of military spending waste is a disgrace. (Oct 1999)
* Raise military pay to avoid military draft. (Aug 1999)
* Military personnel on food stamps is a national disgrace. (Aug 1999)
* Europeans should spend more on defense, within NATO. (Apr 1999)

Voting Record
* Keep “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy - it works. (Jan 2000)
* Voted NO on preserving habeus corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
* Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
* Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
* Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
* Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
* Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
* Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
* Voted NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
* Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
* Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
* Voted NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
* Federalize aviation security. (Nov 2001)
* Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Innovate intelligence-gathering for future hard targets. (Mar 2005)
* Assessments of al Qaida in Afghanistan in 2001 were accurate. (Mar 2005)
* CIA needs more focus on counterterrorism. (Mar 2005)
* So-called Legal Issues are myths; not real CIA hindrances. (Mar 2005)
* Intelligence community shares information poorly. (Mar 2005)
* CIA should work more with scientists to understand WMDs. (Mar 2005)