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Isn't that an oxymoron?

M Dixon, Cedar Rapids Iowa

McCain did not run a clean campaign.
Could have been worse, but the core of his campaign have been missrepresentation, fear and known lies told with a straight face.

I certainly don't think so. We can only hope he isn't thnking this is how "honorable" people behave. If he thinks he's running an hororable campaign, we're in more serious trouble than I feared.

Honorable ...No...Desperate and Erratic ...Yes

No he started lying but obama has a way of lying using half truths that I believe McCain couldnt understand to counter . This has been the worst election ever niether camdaite are worth a dam If this is the best the country has we are in trouble

Jack,

After all these months, I don't think that McCain understands the true meaning of honor. He might have been a POW, and he might have made a lot of sacrifices for this country but besides that, the man has showed to be nothing but a sneaky, unreliable and crazy old man. Him and Pallin who has absolutely no brain cells at all, have conducted one of the worst and dirtiest campaigns I have ever seen. I am surprised that being Palin's platform of that someone with high ethics, she has proven, over and over again and she absolutely lacks of that.

Eugenia Vega – NJ

No he has not, he has launched a vile, anti-american campaign, creating a sense of fear, or mis-trust, labeling, and divisiveness. John McCain is fighting a war, but it is not about putting his country first, and he has embarrassed the concept of democracy by the tactics that he has authorized, the words he has mis-spoken, and is arbitrary response to crises by making himself first. The world is watching how we treat this voting process that we defend, that we committ lives and treasure to. John McCain, has made a dishonorable mochery of all. He should be embarrassed for himself, Palin and the lack of reasonble policies that he could have put forth - instead spewing out what has been mean, mis-leading and dangerous. There is no honor here, and whatever praise I had for him, is in the past.

If John McCain loses this election, it will be because of the tone of his campaign. He promised not to do so, but he is using the same techniques of "fear and smear" that kept him from being the nominee in 2000. I've watched a man of principle and integrity discard it all for the sake of power at any cost. It's very sad.

Jack,
I would like to know why, when Mr. McCain say his VP pick is the best choice. Why they don,t ask him, Why she doesn,t know what her jobs would be or does he think she would ran the senate. I wish him would be asked harder questions.

Middleton, TN
Jack, McCain is not in my opinion running an honorable campaign. He is running scared since he is behind in the polls. He is to concerned about degrading Obama and should be more focused on explainin to the American people what his plans and strategies are as President. We here nothing but negative from him and the Media expounds on the negative, leaving us all in the dark about plans for our future. Thanks. Good show.

No, he has not Jack. For someone who once stated that "there was a special place in hell" for people who ran aggressively negative campaigns. McCain has adopted all those negative tactics he once eschewed. The same people that attacked him in 2000, now run his campaign, ironic? Honorable campaign, no way!

Paulette
Trenton, NJ

The campaign he has run is as honorable as the robo calls he and his running mate have disagreed on. The John McCain of 2000 is being held hostage at the Rnc headquarters. He should be ashamed of himself. To have the nerve to say that he is not George Bush, but hire his old staff, and employ the same tactics of 2000, and 2004, and support him 90 percent of the time, give me a break, better yet lets have Sarah Palin play a little flute to calm me down

Yes. He is an honorable man and everything he said has been 100% true. Obama is a leftist, socialist, arrogant person that preaches to his disciples like he's speaking from Mt. Olympus. PALIN POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

HI Jack,
I do not think that McCain has run an honorable campaign. Every interivew I see him in, he seems arrogant and angry. I also think that if McCain and Palin are the best that the republican party can come up with for candidates at at time like this, then they deserve to lose.

Nope, more like a desperate campaign...leave the honorable campaign label to "that one"! As ususal, more failed promises from the "experienced" politician.

Yes and No. Yes when Mccain told his crowd to be repectful to Obama and that Obama is a decent man. No, when someone yelled at Sarah's campaign that 'he is a terrorist, kill him'. In addition, I hate it when, especially Palin is campaigning. Yestereday, Palin still named Obama the 'wealth spreader'. This is becoming too much from her side. I am usually scared when Palin is holding a rally (I don't feel like watching CNN at the time). Mccain's, not Palin's rally, I think, is fair with me.

Please note that it is fine with me if both the Mccain and Obama Campaign contrast and favour their tax policies over the other. It's normal.

Pullman, Washington State.

Of course not. John McCain may have intended to be honorable at the beginning, nice thought. But McCain bends to whatever idea or tactic that suits him. He would jump off a cliff (like choosing Paiin) if he thought it would serve him. What we need is a steady hand, consistent clear thinking and most of all, intelligence! That's a attribute that has been lacking in the last 8 years and is sorely missing in McCain/Palin as well.

No flippin way!

Unless you consider lies and character assasinations as "honorable". This man will say anything to be President. Where is that John McCain, that Maverick that once was? He's gone, replaced by a Robo-Rove.........

Jack: Welcome Back-Missed you;
No campaign can be considered 'honorable'. It is just politics and not particularly harmful in usual times. However, It is profoundly dishonorable not to get right down into the nuts and bolts in hard times and discuss what the American People need right now. How to stop the investment losses to us on mainstreet; to create real employment opportunities that will build out our economy with peripheral/collateral jobs from a few government programs such as infrastructure and clean energy.
It has to be Obama for a clear break from old ways of doing business.
As Sir Francis Bacon said: "if you do not apply your remedies, you must expect new evils."
Jon in California

I think Senator McCain is an honorable man with positive intentions. He served our nation with integrity and distinction. With exception to the Keating five scandal, he has served honorably in the U.S. senate. Somewhere between then and his current campaign we noticed an overwhelming degradation in the level of honor Mr. McCain promised to uphold. Perhaps he is being encouraged by his party to run this type of campaign. If this is the case, it shows a true lack of leadership and judgment on his part.

joe the plumer, it is felt in some circles it would be cheaper to have an armed robber in the living room than a plumber in the basement. this actualy came up in our legislative session some years ago.

Sad to say he has not. He sold his soul to the devil to win and now he
we be rememberd as a sad, mean old man with no integrity. I am sure that is not the legacy he wished for.

There is no honor in McCain or Sarah Six Pack. They are rich crooks and how dare they think that we don't see it. For those of you that follow them, it says to me that you are the ones that hate americans cause you'd rather see us all poor than to help your neighbors.
Some love. And Sarah the Plummer is going the flush everything this country stands for down deep into her fifthy, sneaky, slimey pockets. She is trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Honorable?
That’s a crock!
Honor is something Americans have missed for a long time.
Maybe that’s why there are so many people undecided.
They would not know an honorable man if he sat right in front of them saying “CHANGE”.

BTW Does GOV PALIN's kids go to school? I doubt it! Why they hang out on all official business with their MOM for site seeing while Mccain/RNP is trying to DRESS THEM ALL IN $$$$ to APPEAL TO THE NATION?

I do not find this HONORABLE, rather it is PORK/EAR MARKS

Unfortunately the John McCain that I could have voted for is gone.
If he had not pandered to the Republican base in choosing Palin and had chosen a moderate, he would have been far ahead by now.
His negative campaigning and attacks, instead of what he would do for the country, is discouraging for those of us hoping for The Maverick" instead got Desperado.

Jack, no effective campaign is ever "honorable" in the way you define it. To win, a candidate has to point out the flaws of his opponent., period. John McCain is an honorable man and his campaign has not dishonored him. To my mind, Obama has run his campaign on the same (ahem) level as McCain. The fact that you are only asking about McCain speaks volumes about yourself as a (ahem) journalist and about the MSM as a whole, despite your mandate to report the news in a balanced way. Who is behaving dishonorably here?

McCain has most definitely NOT run an honest campaign. He has told many lies on Obama and has indicated he will do anything to win. His campaign rallies have stirred up hate in this country. His VP candidate has done even more to divide America. I think both of them are rude and deserve defeat on November 4.

Sadly, but absolutely, not.

First welcome back, you were truly missed last week.

McCain has done nothing but negative ads from the start. It appears that maybe his teams intent was to discredit the opponent with hopes of his being a prisoner of war would be enough to get him elected. I
applaud Obama's team from not countering with the attacks on the character of Palin who's husband relationship with the group he was apart of could be questioned and she's with him every night as well as McCain's dealing with the S&L scandal to the fullest....

Jack,
No matter what you defination of honorable may be, I think that the resounding answer is NO! Something happened to Senator MCCain aroumd the time he brought on Sarah Palin and it has not been pretty.

October 23rd, 2008 1:08 pm ET
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Unfortunately the John McCain that I could have voted for is gone.
If he had not pandered to the Republican base in choosing Palin and had chosen a moderate, he would have been far ahead by now.
His negative campaigning and attacks, instead of what he would do for the country, is discouraging for those of us hoping for The Maverick” instead got Desperado.

Donna Yates
Bradenton, Florida.

No, he hasn't run an honorable campaign and to honest with you John McCain and Sarah Palin frightens me. I’m struggling and I know by January 1st I will have to move out of my home. But, the thought of having the endure 4 more years of this economic crisis is absolutely unbearable. My opinion of John McCain would have been different if he had chosen a running mate with the intelligence and experience to operate this country if for some unforeseen circumstance prevent him from remaining in office.

I think John McCain should do the honorable thing and not make a mockery of the votes the American people has and will cast on Election Day. Please do not let us relive the 2000 election…..and the rest is history.

Jack, I don't see "honorable" anywhere in the Mcain campaign...The $150,000.00 wardrobe that Sarah Palin just treated herself to would have saved at least one family from foreclosure and losing their home! It is absolutely disgusting

It depends on how you define honor. If 'honor' means winning at all costs, then by God, McCain has run the most honorable campaign..

Cafferty, have you lost your mind, where have you been. McCain has run everything but an honorable campaign. It really looks bad because he is so old. I hope like hell when I get his age I'm not ruthless because that's just not a good example for our young. I am a democrat who is very sadden that our older people are not good examples for the young.

John Mc Cain is running a honorable campaign. Just as honorable as Obama. Isn't this the answer that you liberals don't want to hear. It is okay to tear apart Sarah Palin and John Mc Cain according to the liberal media. Just as Hilary Clinton was treated with sexist comments and the media can be thanked for her downfall. Sarah Palin is judged on a different basis very similar to the scrutiny that Hilary Clinton had to deal with during her presidential run for her president.
John Mc Cain is a very honorable man and I am proud that there is a Vietnam POW that can run such a campaign and show much concern for the American Public. The change campaign is the same rhetoric that has been chanted for years by the Democrats.
Look at the state of the economy with the democrat congress and senate majority. Yes, there is a need for change.

McCain has run one of the nastiest campaigns I have ever witnessed. It's racially (racist) based and I don't know why more people can't see this. It is as McCain needs to exorcized and has sold his soul to the devil to be able to when this election. Palin would be his familiar. It is so ugly that I have to change the channel when either one of them is on TV.

To spend that huge amount of money to dress Palin when I sit here in pain everyday with no medical coverage.

People want to say how much America has changed, but one look at McCain's campaign shows unfounded fears of African Americans have not changed. I think he is on the verge of a psychotic break.

Jack, welcome back! I missed you. I was worried that because of your honesty that you were going to be out of sight until after the election!

In answer to your question, no. McCain/Palin have run a despicable campaign, aimed at dividing the country between "Real America (Republicans) or "Fake America (Democrats). I am 51 years old and live in the most red state in American– Idaho (I guess McCain/Palin would say Idaho was real of the Real America), and I have never seen such hatred in my adult entire life. Their rhetoric and the rhetoric of their surrogates have incited such things as Obama supporters tires being slashed, Obama yard signs being stolen and replaced by the Confederate Flag, bill boards of Obama in Muslim garb and mailers depicting Obama as a friend of terrorists, robo calls that are so disgusting that telemarketers have quit, a dead baby bear left on a campus lawn with Obama signs stapled to its head, and the list goes on and on.

I just hope the American people are smarter and more informed than the McCain/Palin ticket seem to think. I hope that on November 4, the Republicans and their "haters" (Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, et al) will get the message, loud and clear, that their divisive and character smearing tactics will no longer work in our NEW AMERICA.

Jack,
In my opion, McCain has not ran an honorable campaign. Like Lou Dobbs, i have no dog in this race, having said that, i believe a vote for McCain or Obama is just a vote for the lesser evil. Niether candidate really addresses the major issues, they just continue to bash each other.
Carl

Jack , that is probably the worst campaign i've ever seen in my entire life

Jack, I don’t see “honorable” anywhere in the Mcain campaign…The $150,000.00 wardrobe that "the campaign" just treated Sara Palin to would have saved at least one family from foreclosure and losing their home! Now THAT would have been the honorable thing to do

Star Twine, Santa Barbara, California

It started off as quiet an honorable one, however after some time it became messy, confused and panicky. As a result the Straight Talk Express lost its wheels, lost control and veered off into a muddy ditch/gutter! McCain looks conflicted, it is as though he does not want to engage in dishonorable tactics but on the other hand, slime is all he's got left. Unfortunately, in this times of great economic distress, this type of campaigning is irking people further and driving away independent votes and undecided voters as well.

Why won't they release Palin's medical records? Is it because she is going thru the Change of Menapause? She's acting goofy enough. That's the only change were getting from her and McCain............MENAPAUSE

I've been a republican for 40 years and this year I donated to and voted for Obama/Biden for the survival of the great American Middle Class!!! McCain's judgement from the beginning of his life in the service has been disgusting–affiar after affair, detroyed his first wife's furture, Keating 5, NEVER got us a thing for the state of AZ, voted with Bush 90% against the middle class and he chose Palin–no education and apparentley no clothes!!!
I want an educated (well educated!) team in the white house this time!!! NO more bomb, bomb or "rush back to washington" or cowboy diplomacy!!!!
Peace is Patriotic and so is eduction and GOOD grades!!!!!
God Bless Obama/Biden and the survival of the American Middle Class!!

No and he really do not have a choice. McCain knew from the beginning that if Obama won the primary he was not going to have enough dishes in the kitchen sink to throw at Obama and that is because Obama tends to keep his kitchen sink cleaned out give or take a few things that were already throwed at him in the primary. John McCain is trying to pick up those cracked up dishes and glue them back together and rethrow them, but he does not have all the pieces.

I know this question was about the way McCain has run his campaign, but I just wanted to also say that McCain is very upset that Obama opt out of public financing which I believe was part of Obama strategy to try to beat McCain because he knew he would not have enough money to fight the swift boating during the last weeks of the campaign. McCain said in one of the debates that Obama did not know the difference between strategy and tatics and that he is not suppose to let the whole world know what he was doing. Well Obama has proven McCain wrong by the way he has run his campaign.

Jack, John McCain has ran a do anything say anything campaign just to win this election. He has lost all integrity and honor. I wonder what happen to John McCain of 2000. His lack of judgment in picking, a qualified running mate may have just cause him, this race for the white house. People has to many pocket book issues to listen to character assassination from a candidate lacking the knowledge to move this country forward. Obama / Biden 08

Unequivically, NO. McCain will write a memoir in the coming years coming clean on how disappointed he was in himself for how out of control he let this campaign become. People keep saying that this isn't the "real McCain". You always see the "real"ness of people in tough times. Facades can only be maintained when they're not being tested. This is indeed who he is.

Jack, ummm I think that's a rhetorical question. John McCain paints himself as being a honorable man with all these high marks in the military and such. I dont think that what any of the armed forces would consider as being honorable. McCain so all over the place does anybody really know what his campaign stands for other than playing down in the gritty dirt. If the rest of the world is looking at McCain in this campaign I know they already believe if he's elected they probably will test him real fast and the consequences would probably make what we faced the past 8 years minimal in comparison. Especially, what we saw on 911, who does McCain think is really afraid of him in the world and that his presidency if that would happen. American would probably be in even more danger with McCain in office and they aren't going to honor him and his past, this is now and the future. Honor is something McCain left several months ago in the atmosphere on one of his plane trips to Florida. It's still lingering in space somewhere and it's going to fall back to American in one of "Joe The Plumber's" pipes, we look forward to seeing that in a raw sewage tank soon. Good to see you back Jack we missed you!!!!!

From Ocala Florida – I believe he has done a good job considering the intense media bias he faces. Amazing to see McCain and Palin beaten up on a daily basis with anything the media can latch on to while Obama and Biden get a free ride. We saw more coverage on Joe the plumber then on Bill Ayers. What would the media have done if Palin had said we were going to be challenged after the election with a global crisis..... you guys would have freaked out but when Biden says it you just pass it off. You guys jump up and down about Palins lack of experience but no one points out the real fact that Obama actually has less executive experience then Palin.

Senator McCain has run the most dishonorable and boring campaign I can remember and I've been voting since 1960. For a man proclaiming to be of hero status his campaign has ruined every honorable thing I thought I knew about him – and then he chooses Sarah Palin for his VP slot?
I have been a registered Republican all my life but this year, and I've already voted, I cast my vote for a Democratic President!

Jack,

I think anyone with eyes and ears can see that John McCain has NOT run an honorable campaign, I'm not sure if there is even a word for what he's running. The personal attacks smack of such deep desperation, I worry what John McCain is stirring up in the name of winning an election. You know one of these guys are gonna have govern once this election is over, and the fear and hate mantras are not condusive to unifying our country.

McCain Started Out Honorable, But As His Poll Numbers Go Down, He Is Getting More And More Evil. He Outright Lies. Palin Is Scary

Jack. His military backgound came to the foreground and he chose to
"cut and thrust". Then he ran, stopped, looked around, and saw a very honorable man ( Obama) still standing upright and smiling . "Johnny be good" then used his judgement and called a friend for advice but unfortunately General Petraeus was busy trying to figure out how to dig Johnny out of the hole he has dug himself into. The honorable candidate is still standing; awaiting the next surge – or whatever new "Joe Boy" tactic the GOP brainstrust dream up.

Robocalls, Bill Ayers, Saying it is not socialism but using Joe-the-plumber to say it...

Above all the 150,000$ for clothes. They used donations by 1000 people on clothes for 1 person.

It is not respectable on any count....

McCain has not run an honorable campaign. He is running his campaign like an old military operation, win at all cost. He has never left that old military look and feel of life.

As well, he feels he should be better then his fathers image. His father and father-father all did well within the military but he has not.

So, for Mr. McCain as a militry man his image is below his father...

Always questions to invite attacks on McCain or Palin. What about ACORN? What about William Ayers? What about spreading the wealth around?? No, never anything like that.

Of course McCain has run an a honorable campaign!! He is an honorable man, he would do nothing else. He has nixed ads that refer to Rev Wright (although I think they should run them), and many other ads that pertain to the TON of baggae that Obama carries. You should be glad he has run an honorable campaign; most Republicans would not do so.

John McCain has disgraced himself and his party. With his mediocre career in the navy and his horrific behavior in his schooling and in his first marriage, I'm not sure that he has fallen that far. He criticizes Obama for the very things he is most guilty of. Choosing that joke Palin is a desperate political stunt that will come and bite him in his grotesque Republican ass.

Absolutely NOT. I received one of those calls accusing Barack Obama of associately with terrorists like the terrorist act was done yesterday. Just a BALD faced LIE. I actually thought McCain an honorable man at one time but no longer, he sold his soul to the RNC.

MCcain has run a mainly negitive campaign it shows that he is desprate and will do anything to win. Andrew mesa az

Yes Jack,

McCain has not ran a “honorable” campaign the fact is that he has notthing to talk about because all he is planning to do is just keep doing the same things that George W. Bush has been doing which is absolutely nothing. McCain has been bad mouthing Barack Obama and telling flat out lies about his tax plan.

Obama tax plan is created to help to improve the lives of the American People, but McCain tax plan will only continue to allow Corporate American to ship must needed jobs to countries that will provide them with cheaper labor and no heath care for the worker over seas. That is what I call un-patronage and the C. E. Os who participates is such practice should be arrested for treason.

McCain = no change

Obama/Biden 2008

No. Not by any means. He has allowed himself to be swept up in the same tactics that were used against him. I hope losing the election will show him and the RNC that Americans aren't as dumb as you think.

There's two things to consider. It's politics, so is there such thing as an honorable/dishonorable campaign? Second, is John McCain really running things? He's obviously busy travelling and speaking so you have to wonder how much of what we see can be directly attributed to him. You know he'll take responsibility, but is he directly responsible.

John McCain has run the dirtiest campaign I can remember in my 64 years. I used to think he was a good man but have certainly changed my mind on that score due to his tactics. His running mate (the pit bull) has made a laughing stock of the campaign. She has no class what so ever.

I am convinced that the sky will fall today! – My mother a 75 year old deep rooted republican just voted early for OBAMA! – I am speechless

McCain is throwing any and everything at the wall hoping that something will stick. First it was Palin (she continues to peel off as the days go by), then there was "suspending my compaign" it fell off the wall when no one cared, now "Joe the plumber", this poor guy continues to be thrusted into the spotlight all because McCain and Palin has no traction left. His campaign is smear loaded, no it is not honorable

Hi Jack, honorable I don't think so.Horrible is more like it. I guess he forgot what he said. he is 72.
mark Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

No!!! John McCain is always talking about Obama's earmarks for Illinois. Well, if you take the population of Illinois ( about 12,832,000) and multiply it by $150,000 (cost of keeping Palin dressed to match McCain during the campaign) it will be $1, 924,800,000,000 (almost 2 trillion dollars) and Obama had not asked for that amount of money for the state of Illinois. Again $150,00 is for the use of only one person, the other for the use of programs for the entire state.

Yes, of course.

Oh wait, I thought you said "horrible."

McCain's campaign has been as honorable as he was when having an adulterous affair with his mistress (now his wife), while still married to his ailing first wife.

Jack,
There hasn't been an honorable campaign run in this country since John Adams.

Pliny

I don't find lies and misconceptions very honorable. I seriously considered voting for for McCain, I was registered as a republican, not any more. I think Sara Palin is the joke of the world. Come on, isn't it time, we, as the great nation that we are, deserve some respect? I doubt we could get it with this pair of (MAVERICKS)

McCain has consistently allowed Sarah Palin and those surrounding him to attack Obama's character and integrity and yet promised to run a clean campaign. How can that be honourable?

It doesn't seem that McCain is really running his campaign anyway, sounds like the Republican Party is in control. His message should really be "John McCain, bought and paid for by the Republicans." Maverick ....I think not....

Jack,

If running a campaign honorably means smears and lies I quess
you could say he has. McCain will do anything to be elected even
trashing the working class people. He did say a few days ago
that distributing wealth to the middle class was wrong. I think now he has become a side show in this election. Of course when this is over
he will blame the media and Obama. Well at least he will be correct on half his blame. Obama will be the reason he loses.

He's lied. He's misrepresented Obama's policies, plans and positions. He has made suggestions through his mud slinging that Obama is un-American. He's released his "pitbull" to make statements inferring that Obama is a terrorist. He has shown a complete lack of respect for his opponents and acted like he thinks the American voting public is stupid enough to buy his crap.

Other than that, He's run a very honorable campaign!

I've heard it said that McCain has sold his sould to get elected. Did anybody tell him he can't get a refund, regardless of the outcome?

Long Island, New York.

Anyone who has done the research knows that McCain never keeps his promises. He has dishonored his name and America.

A better question is: When is McCain going to run an "honorable" campaign?

One Word; NO

Rachel, Atlanta

He has been too honorable. What a power Keg this election is becoming. McCain may not be tough enough on Obama BUT the rest of the world will – once his honeymoon is over. Just ask Joe!!!

Anything but honorable. His choice of VP besides being a slap in the face to the many qualified candidates he could have selected, made it even more difficult since it put him totally on the defensive, both of them rarely talking about issues, always playing on words, never answering questions straightly but always responding with a negative slam on their opponent. I would describe it as a dishonorable, insincere, negative campaign – and it was'nt even done cleverly, so obvious, it insults the electorate.

Yes, he did. It lastet about 2 sentences from the one where he made that promise.

An honorable campaign? Hardly. This campaign has gone from the promise of "debate about the issues" to politics as usual. Coming in to this election, Obama and McCain both had an impeccable record of honorable service to the country. But now both parties are misrepresenting the others' point of view by taking statements out of context to intentionally mislead. Both candidates have gone so far as to outright lie. It is disheartening that such a promising election cycle has been drug back down to the politics-as-usual standard. Perhaps both candidates should spend more time with the members of the military to remember what it means to serve their country with honor.

No, he has not. He is inciting violence and Repubicans need to learn that viollence must end within the US borders.

McCain is the leader of the GOP and Palin's boss.

Muzzle Palin and bring some degree of respect to the GOP before it's too late, John.

Asking the question "has McCain" run an honorable campaign is akin to asking what happened to the mouse that was left alone with the cat!

Dee, Boston

Absolutely not Jack. John McCain was running a fine campaign during the primary. After winning the nominee, he went to the white house and shook the hand of the devil. Since then, he has been sucked in my the current republican party with their negative attack ads, fear, and dishonor to his opponent and the American people. Never have I seen a more negative campaign then John McCain has run so far, and I sure hope it comes back to bite him in the ass.

Dear Jack.
As far as the McCain campaign is concerned I think it started in an honorable way, however, as the polls have shown Obama's lead growing they are now starting to throw mud.
Governor Palin,for me has been the quarter back as far as throwing mud is concerned.
She really falls back on old Republican propoganda by trying to frighten people into believing that Obama is anti-American, he associates with terrorists and he is a communist.

They are doing this because they do not see themselves winning this election, Q.E.D they will do anything and I mean anything to turn this around. As a Brit I really thought that prior to moving here I would be a republican, however, once you live here you learn a lot more, I could never vote republican. I had always voted conservative in England, which is considered to the right of center, however, the republicans are much further to the right than the conservatives could ever dream of being.

This I find this very concerning as I do not believe it was always the case, however, and getting back to the point I am sure Goboels would certainly be proud of the propoganda they are now throwing at the American people. I just pray that the biggest percentage of them are not stupid enough to believe it, especially what that obnoxious women Palin say's.

Martyn of Fort Lauderdale.

No.

Ufortunately it has been about average – not too honorable, The robocalls are way out of line and hopefully there will be a backlash.

The Republicans ought to know better than to get involved with plumbers. I think it's time McCain comes clean about Joe the Plumber. Was he one of the original Watergate Plumbers?

John McCain has run an honorable campaign, in 2000.

In 2000 John McCain tried the honorable route, but it didn't work for him...so he thought he would try the dishonorable route and that has not worked for him. Eventually he will discover the problem is him, not his strategy. At the age of 72 he does not know who he is or what he stands for. So, So, Sad

Disgraceful and his VP is even worse. I'd have never in my lifetime believed it – if i hadn't watched every bit of it on all three channels ! how can he still say country first when for both of them it is the office of presidency first. His integrity has taken a blow from it !

John Mc Cain is not the John McCain who ran for president in 2000. Mr. Mc Cain then was an exciting politician, one that I admired. Since that time he has capitulated to the pressures of his own party, rallying for a President we know he did not admire and voting for this same president's policies in order to get in position to run again. As an Independent I kept an open mind until he added Sarah Palin to his ticket, clearly someone not ready to serve as Vice President but a perfect choice to rally the group of people who have poisoned the Republican party for independents.
Joe Biden was wrong when he said the outside world would test the next president's mettle or President Obama's. The threat is from within our own country. I feel the Republican Party has not gotten behind its candidate and this is a throw away election for them, similar to Senator Dole's. If Senator Obama becomes president, I would like to suggest that he ask every American to put aside a few days vacation time. We may need to join him in Washington, DC, to rally in Washington to keep the forces from within our borders from trying yet again to unseat a duly elected President.

Absolutely not, though it's hard to call him on it because he has a third party do most of the dirty work for him while making a show of telling them not to. Lately he has taken to petty name calling and fear mongering because he knows he can't win the election on isues, how presidential.

No he has not, but honestly, anyone that bought into their pledges to stay honest and on the issues has not seen American politics for the past two centuries.

McCain's campaign troubles rest squarely on the shoulders of Barack Obama. If only the Obama campaign had agreed to let John McCain run their campaign as well, the McCain campaign could of kept their pledge of running an honorable campaign. According to John McCain, himself, his campaign would have never of fired the first shot of mud had Obama just agreed to campaigning side by side in Town Hall type meetings during this general election period. What a baby ! This my way or I'm going to cry and point the finger at you because you won't do what I want to do is exactly what this country needs right now. Not that we haven't had this type of leadership for the last 8 years. This is 100 % Bush perspective and ego. America needs a self proclaimed maverick right now like a hole in the head. If McCain loses this election, and I hope he does, he would have been beaten twice by George "W". The tactics used by "W" to defeat him in 2000 are the very tactics that he will lose by.

No! After falling in polls, he followed Gov.Palin on the low road in a act of desperation. If you can't win on issues worth discussing you should bow out gracefully.

Is there such a thing as a "honorable" RoboCall.

That depends on whose definition of "HONORABLE" you're using. An honorable person, or John McCains.

Not at all. First and foremost is his pick of Sarah Palin – no one who purports to put "Country First" would ever have made such a callous decision. Add in all of the scurrilous attacks on Barack Obama which were used to whip crowds up into an unhealthy frenzy and you have a dishonorable candidate.

I used to (sort of ) admire John McCain because of his war record and his usually outspoken positions against waste and dishonesty. But this campaign has ruined it–he has let the traditional Republican henchmen overwhelm whatever decency he might have formerly had. He spends all his time picking apart what Obama says, not discussing his positions on important issues–since he is obviously listening to Obama's speeches, you would think he would learn from them.

Absolutely not! McCain has jeopardized all of his honors from the past in order to win this election. I wonder if he would be re-elected as the AZ senator after this election, that is assuming Obama would win, because I think he shouldn't. He has too much greed to be a public servant. I wish he will run the last two weeks of campaign in a more honorable manor, bring the people from both sides closer, because after all, we are still on nation.

Jack
Are you kidding? He hired the same buggers that slimed him in 2000. What? He thought they had reformed maybe? Colin Powell specifically chided McCain for his dishonorable campaign last Sunday.
I think General Powell's appearance on Meet The Press was, in part, a challenge to the GOP to stand up against the tub thumping Bible beating evangelicals and knuckle dragging right wing neo-con slug nutties who have taken over the party since 1980.
The GOP used to stand for something other than religious bigotry, ideological intolerance and character assassination. It's high time they did again.

Pablo in Arlington Tejas

Sure!, not all people think slavery was a bad thing. The only thing I can think of worse than McCain's campaign is Palin's pull on his poll ratings and her total absence of knowledge regarding the postion she is running for.

No he didn't but I understand why.u can only do that if u r on top but he has been having difficult time sending the message and so he had no other choice.

NO, his campaign lacks integrity and moral principles

Absolutely not! McCain has jeopardized all of his honors from the past in order to win this election. I wonder if he would be re-elected as the AZ senator after this election, that is assuming Obama would win, because I think he shouldn't. He has too much greed to be a public servant. I wish he will run the last two weeks of campaign in a more honorable manor, bring the people from both sides closer, because after all, we are still on nation.

Austin, TX

"Honorable"? He lost his honor the day he presented Palin as his VP choice, but his choice doesn't "surprise me". Alaska's been importing criminals to Arizona for years now. John just wants to take one to Washington...

Nichole S. from Illinois

What could be more dishonorable then dividing the country for”Politics First.” Declaring that only one party will bring home our troops in victory divides the country in a shameful claim that some of us are for defeat and misleads us from the complicated reality of what victory will look like in this war. For every soldier victory is achieved the moment they choose to put on the uniform. Every single American sees this victory and it fills our hearts with a gratitude that can never completely express the full worth of this sacrifice. General Petraeus said, “This is not the sort of struggle where you take a hill, plant the flag and go home to a victory parade…it’s not war with a simple slogan.”
Thank you Jack!

Of course not. It's sad cause McCain believes that Obama has been more negative in his ads which are contrary to polls. It's even sadder when all polls show that Palin is a real drag to his candidacy. It's very sad that he really is out of touch.

Heck no! He has run possibly the most dishonorable campaign I've ever seen. Even Bush's '04 campaign where he painted a decorated war veteran as a traitor, while Bush himself was a draft dodger, wasn't this bad. Not only is he using robocalls and television ads essentially calling Obama a terrorist, a pedophile, and a socialist, his running mate has the nerve to call Obama inexperienced when she has only been a part time mayor of a town smaller than my high school and the governor of the most socialist state in the U.S.A. for less than two years. That's not even taking into account her obvious inability to understand the issues, or her varying ethics violations. Honorable? Please!

Not even close. It's a shame, I thought more of Senator McCain before this campaign.

Hello Jack,
I would like to say that i (was) on the republican side until McCain started in with his mud slinging and all of the out-right lies.That really made me think that if he is willing to do this on the trail what would he do behind closed doors to all of us in this great nation of ours.His campaign has been a real ugly thing to watch.He (McCain) scares the hell out of me and i dont want that kind of fear in my life or in the White house.
Thank you for your time.

Mike in Sacramento,Ca.

Has any Republican ever run an honorable campaign? Senator McCain showed his true colors when he voted for the "bailout" and then said if he was President, he would veto the bill. He says with a straight face that Sara Palin is the best choice for Vice President. He calls Obama a Socialist, terrorist, raceist.... What John McCain has done in this Political Season is give life to a new kind of fear that is the oppostie of what the founding fathers had envisioned for America. Shame on you Mr. McCain.

The wheels have offically fallen off of the straight talk bus. The Mc Cain camp has absolutely no sense of direction, cordinaton, or effective leadership. Ever since the Obama camp offically announced the V.P. nomination of Joe Biden the Mc Cain camp has commited to doing what hardline consertives do best, knee jerk reactionaryism. This classic consertive mode of defense has backfired and snowballed to the point where John Mc Cain has sold out his honner, dignity, and self respect in attempts to win this election. As for Sara Palen, I wonder if she ever had any of the above mentioned to begin with. John Mc Cain made the claim that he "would rather loose an election than loose a war", but what he failed to tell you is that he would be all to willing to sell his soul to the devil to win that same election.

Oh please, Jack! John McCain has not run an "honorable" campaign. I'm sure you've been watching Sen. McCain's shift in gradual campaign ugliness as he gets further behind in the polls. McCain has spent more time attacking Sen. Obama than he has providing answers for this country and tutoring Gov. Palin.

I suppose if one defines honorable as win at all costs.
It will be very interesting to see if the level of honesty in reflecting back on his campain after it is over ,is equal to the attempt to rationalize their conduct during his campaign.
Maybe Americans will wake up before the election,rather than after.

No Jack he obviously has not. Anyone who tries to win by dividing the country is not running an honorable campaign. John McCain sold his honor with his soul to the party in "04" when he sold out his friend John Kerry in hopes of getting the nomination in "08".

NO! I don't believe he knows the meaning of the word honorable anymore. He and his running mate not only have lied about her accomplishments and his being a maverick, he now will say and do anything to win this election. They have tried to paint Obama in any negative way possible with out and out lies and half truths. Why doesn't he tell the truth? Because that would call for honesty and integrity and would be the hororable thing to do. Lying gets him more headlines. His montra is "country first" when it should be "me first".

No he is not Jack!
He is so fake. I feel no connection when he speaks and it really irritates me when he starts each sentence with "my friends" because I don't recall any proof of his friendship to American people. To make it even worse he added Sarah Palin to the ticket. You know, whenever she talks I really feel she is insulting my intelligence and yet I see people chanting her which as an American; who can think independently; I find it very embarrassing.

John McCain's campaign cannot be called honorable in any way, shape, or form. He has done nothing but run a very negative campaign. He is angry, rude and condescending with his delivery and he really thinks we are all stupid enough to believe him. He should be ashamed of himself. I won't even get into his choice of a running mate.

Hi Jack,

NO. He has actually run a negative & a false election.
Putting fear in ordinary citizens that Obama has no experience.

Well, Obama has been Presidential, Calm, Intelligent, and very charizmatic of which John hasn't.

Jack–
So glad you're back. This one's a no-brainer. John McCain may be an honorable man, but who could tell from his campaign? He adopted the Bush '04 smear tactics with a vengeance. He has allowed Sarah Palin to rant, rave, lie, and exaggerate her way along the campaign trail. That wasn't enough–now he's using the same stump style. I imagine by now, Mr. McCain has forgotten what the word honorable means.

Troy, Ohio

Both sides have run negative campaigns. The difference is that McCain's negative messages are often reputation-damaging on a personal level. This type of advertising, making unsubstantiated claims about a persons character should fall under the same laws as other cases of defamation.

From maverick to manipulator of truth.
From moralist to mannequin of those who would use evil tactics.
From value driven to vulture picking at dead issues.
From country first to the great divider using hate.
From compassionate to dis-graceful.

I would say a once honorable man sold his soul for external power, he will never obtain the internal power of compassion, love, and gratitude even if he were to win an election.

Are you kidding me? I'm Australian and my jaw hasn't had a chance to lift itself off the floor. It actually disgusts me what McCain, his wife and Palin are doing.

there's a place reserved for them somewhere nasty.

John McCain, at heart, I think is a good person(at least as good as politicians can be). I think he has definitely deviated from his “honorable” campaign he promised. He did it out of necessity. McCain started playing dirty when he began to slip in the polls, when his VP choice turned was exposed as a inexperienced, uneducated governor, when his Maverick independent appeal wasn’t appealing to the conservative wing of America.

He's doing what he can to stay in the race, because sadly, his party, his policies, his ideas just aren't cutting it anymore.

In order to run an honorable campaign, you would need to be an honorable person. John McCain has never been honorable. Check out article in last week's Rolling Stone issue.

If telling the same sorry old lies over and over about terrorism, and raising taxes on the middle class is honorable, then it is an exemplary honorable campaign.

Jack it depends by who’s definition. If you go by McPalin’s dictionary Honorable is: sneaky, treacherous, tricky, underhanded, wily, unethical abuse of power, misrepresentation of facts and character, fear mongering tactics… then I say most defiantly say he has. Side note: He would have shown better judgment and received better poll ratings if he would have selected a Pit-bull as a running mate instead of Palin.

JACK , is this a trick QUESTION, heck to the NAW, i hear everyday how people have lost respect for john mccain because of his fear mongering

Yes he did, about 8 years ago.

I wrote the comment on victory and forgot to include my city and state.
I am from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Thanks Again

No Jack, not with nasty robocalls like this one"

"Hi, this is Rudy Giuliani," the message went, "and I'm calling for John McCain and the Republican National Committee, because you need to know that Barack Obama opposes mandatory prison sentences for sex offenders, drug dealers, and murderers. It's true, I read Obama's words myself."

I just hope McCain regains his integrity before he has to go back to the Senate after Nov. 4th.

Bit/Prattville Alabama

Welcome back, Jack. I've missed you and it seems from the post I was not alone in that.

Jack, that question has only one possible box to tick. Of course, McCain has NOT run an "honorable" campaign. It is actually very sad to watch a man, who should be wiser, at least on account of his years, giving such a disgraceful performance. He has totally squandered his capital of character. Even worse, he seems unable to show to Obama's face the same viciousness he brings out on campaign.

It's no wonder Al Qaeda indicates it might prefer to have McCain as president. They've done great with Republicans. America has been forced by circumstances and inclination of Republican governments to spend staggering sums of money just to keep safe at home. "Friends" have had to be bought, nobody loves a bully, Talk is so much cheaper than weapons, but still Republicans show no inclination to talk to people they don't like.

McCain won't talk to Iran, won't talk to Chavez, won't talk to a Castro, won't talk to any of those that are "forcing" the US into spend so much money. And there's not much to gain from having tea with the Queen of England.

Given what I am viewing on local tv ads, the political "junk mail" in the mail box and the "robo calls" comming in, definately not. (As an FYI, the New Mexico GOP canidates for US senate and the House of Representives are running far more negative campaigns than Senator McCain's from what is on local media and the mail.)

Hello Jack,

is this a rhetorical question ... do you want to check if your audience is still awake?
McCain is way off from his promise to run a honorable campaign; to many things he said and did during this campaign were so dishonorable to be even mentioned. The only sign of "honorableness" was when he defended Obama in the one town hall meeting w/ that "Muslim" mumbling women....

Jack,

His campaign has been anything but honorable. He has changed his campaign slogans to mimic Obama's, tried to link him to terrorists, called him (indirectly) a socialist, and will no doubt bring up Wright in the final week. I still am at a loss to figure out what his whole campaign is about. I can say that I was going to vote for McCain before he picked up Palin as his running mate. I tend to worry about people who are always changing their stance on key issues and picking someone who doesn't know the inner workings of Washington. How are you going to fix something if you don't know the ins and outs of the system? At least Obama has been there a few years to get an understanding of the problems facing Congress and our nation.

By the way – good to see you're back, Jack. You're very much appreciated in our household!

No, Jack, he hasn't.

The very fact that you are asking means you know the answer is NO.

Casey | Sebastopol CA.

I used to have great respect for John McCain. I thought he was a decent,honorable man who really cared about people,even democrats. When McCain hired the same people that trashed him and Cindy in the 2000 elections,he sold his soul. He has gone down into the gutter so low.he should apologize to Obama and every American when the campaign is over. What a shame for a once honorable man.

Well, honorable covers a lot of ground. In my opinion many political moves in our country would not be considered honorable in my book. McCain has run anything but an honorable campaign. I mean, Sara Palin as a Vice President for starters. Any high school drop out who has ever read a newspaper (which to my knowledge I dont think Sara Palin has in recent years) knows more then Sara Palin concerning the current problems in our country. Besides the fact that she is the biggest disgrace I have ever seen in any position of office, McCain makes repeated attempts to make Obama look bad in some of the most rediculous ways that it has become rather childish. I am 21 and I have never voted before. I never really wanted to vote. However, out of concern for what might happen to our country should McCain and Sara Palin, step into office, made me change my mind.

I'm not quite sure the phrase "honorable campaign" applies in politics anymore. Simply put, John McCain's campaign has not run an honorable campaign. I sincerely believe that John McCain is no longer in charge of "his campaign". He has allowed those in charge to stoop to the lowest levels ever seen in American politics to the detriment of the damage it may be costing our country.

Out of desperation to win they have adhered to the old addage "win at all costs." To allow the insinuations of Obama's religious affiliation, his relationship with William Ayers and the accusation by Sarah Palin and others that he will run a socailist government is unbelievable. McCain, who understands that this race is his last chance at the presidency will allow any and everything to be said and done.

Thankfully, in Barack O'Bama he has met his Waterloo.

"Honorable" is just one of those words that mean one thing to ordinary people and the complete opposite to radical Republicans. So by his definition, he sure is running an "honorable" campaign. Just as the fundamentals of the economy are "sound". Just take whatever they say, and the truth will be the complete opposite. When you understand that, you'll see they never lie!

John McCain has run a very negative, unethical campaign but what can you expect , it was run by the same people that savaged him in the 2000 primaries. How would McCain have felt if Obama had run the exact same ads they used against him in 2000 ?

Frank
Pickering,Ontario, Canada

Oh he's running a campaign? I can't wait to read the stories everyday of how he or his running mate have screwed something up! I will be in withdrawal come Nov. 5.

No he has not. I can no longer see John McCain as Honorable or a Maverick because of the divisive nature of his campaign at a time when this country is hurting and really needs to stand together as we did right after 9/11. His reason for all the negativity? Obama did not have town hall meetings with him. That is beyond ridiculous. The blatant contempt and anger towards Obama did not make you think what an honorable man

No. It looks like the honorable John McCain of 2000 has morphed into a George Bush clone. It seems like Senator McCain has decided that winning is more important than honor. Unfortunately, it looks like he won't have his honor or a victory at the end of this campaign.

Allen
Mountain Home Idaho

Is that is a trick question? It's like the GOP need the negativity to survive and their supporters eat it up. As a proud Obama supporter I have learned to respect those who support John McCain even though they don't do the same for me, because that is what the Obama campaign is about; lifting people up rather than tearing them down. I mean Obama has done his share of attacks but none of them as cutting as McCain's.

Jack, it begs the question, are Americans stupid or what? It takes
ones mind back to the vietnam days and makes me think did John get
a little napaum in his system that went undetected? It makes you wonder
did McCain put those planes in a death spiral on purpose, eject, and
surrender just to get attention? I think McCain's honor went the way of
the Edsel when he picked Sara Palin as his running mate.

John Mc Cain wants to win this race by all means necessary , he knows deep down he has not runned a honorable campagin but he is hoping history will be more forgiving... It the people he surrounds himself with "rove" stratgiest who want to want to win this election
This election is different because its not about Obama or Mc Cain but about the american people

Dis-honorable. I have no respect left for John McCain. And at times, I don't even think he respects himself.

McCain was asleep with a hangover when the Academy class on Honor was held. Old time Naval Academy graduates must be either laughing out loud, or throwing up with embarrassment when McCain mentions his "service to country" crap.

John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin, are only interested in character assassination because they have no clear platform for change. Americans are sick of devisive politics and this behavior. Calling Obama a terrorist will appeal to certain voters who will not vote for Obama because he's black. This is a time when Americans need to come together to face probably its greatest challenges in history. McCain learned nothing from his suffering in Hanoi, and as far as I can tell, has lost the little credibility he had left. His pick of Palin showed his lack of understanding and judgement in these critical times. His continuation of accepting this terrorist argument lacks any degree of honor or truth. I think an honarable man is caught in the dishonest politics of today.

Welcome back Jack-really missed you!
McCain's extremely negative and shizophrenic campaign plus his choice of Palin is mind-boggling. I now also highly question his though process in the senate. I think the good people of Arizona need to take a good look at his mental stability. McCain would be another absolute disaster as a President!

McCain's "Straight Talk Express" was honorable until the wheels fell off and it became the "Straight Gossip Express".

John McCain is an honourable man, who has run a dishonourable campaign. He has sold his soul to the RNC. I guess he had the same thing done to him by George Bush, in the previous campaign and thinks is OK to do it to someone else. If the man has any class left, he would at least call these despicable ads off , while Obama is away visiting his grandmother. You reap what you sow, and November 4, it's going come back & bite him. The robo calls only resonant with the simple minded voter, which in this case is already your typical Republican supporter. The RNC are like drowning rats, they know they are going down in defeat, and will continue these calls right up to November 3

John McCain may be honorable, himself; but, those running his campaign have been less than for this reason–his history is not unmarred. He was involved with the Keating Five, but no one talks about that. He had a part in the Iran Contra, but no one talks about that either. Yet, he throws these huge stones at Obama, when he really hasn't cleaned up his own back yard. Sarah Palin doesn't help. She abused her power to retaliate against her former brother-in-law; she (whether legally or not) brought her children along on government business trips; she let her husband, a civilian, interfere with government business, all along slinging mud at the other candidates. To be honorable, McCain should stand on his own accomplishments, point to the impacting differences between the candidates, but not try to tear down his rival. If McCain is successful at getting me to dislike Obama, it does not mean that by default, I will vote for him. Now, on the flip side, I am turned off by the negative attacks, so perhaps I will look to someone who offers at least a plausible answer, instead talking about "Joe."

Jack, Honorable, the only thing McCain has done that is honorable is his time in the military. Speaking of being honorable how about his treatment of his first wife, or do we have a short term memory. Jim Kelton Bangor Pa

Jack – Absolutely nothing about his campaign has been honorable since he picked Sarah Palin. It upsets me greatly that this whole Joe-the-Plumber thing seems to be taking off, with all McCain and Palin's lies about Obama's tax plan. Now that it's taken hold, the numbers are moving back McCain's way. Why aren't people paying attention to the facts??? It's the old adage that you say something enough times people will believe it. McCain is a total disgrace.

Listen Jack, You know its going to be hell for John McCain's honor now. I just heard that Elizabeth Hasselback is hitting the trail with Sara Palin. LOL!

Senator McCain has payed "honor" to himself, his perception of his record, his desperate and impetuous choices, the traditional political attack strategy, and the extreme political ideology of seeking to regenerate the social, economic and cultural life of our country by promoting a heightened and divisive sense of national belonging and ethnic identity (e.g. the "real" Americans; the "Christians"; "terrorist"; etc). Meanwhile, he has dishonored the ideological foundations of acceptance, tolerance, compassion, and respect on which this great country was build and has progressed throughout its history. One thing is clear – his campaign has not been motivated by posterity.

If you consider pandering to people's prejudices and preying upon their fears honorable, then, yes, he has run an honorable campaign.

By the way, maybe you can answer this – if Ayers is a domestic terrorist then why isn't he sitting in a prison cell?

Judith, NYC

His erratic lurching and 100% negative adds has left the straight talk express in the ditch.

Absolutely...and Sarah Palin will win the Nobel Prize for Physics, Cindy McCain will become a nun, and our economy is doing splendid. Are you kidding? McCain can't manage an ant farm. His advisors and speech writers have turned him into a shameful and ugly man. Pity. He used to be an honorable decent man.

No he has not.

If do anything or say anything to win is honorable. He defends Senator Obama one day and slams him the next. Governor Palin has a hard time telling the truth, so I do not believe anything she says. The ACORN voter registration has me very upset. The Republicans don't want anyone to know that they have purged voter names in several swing States. Those voters were all Democrats.

No Jack, he hasn't run an honerable campaign. As a Republican I am discusted with his lies, use of racist inneuendo, and character assasination. McCain has sold his soul to the devil in the right wing extremists of my GOP. I have been a moderate Republican for the past 38 years, and now I can't even recognize my party anymore. It has become the party of Joe McCarthy like in the 40's and 50's all over again, and thanks to John McCain and his embracing the Karl Rove tactics he's brought shame on us all. He will do or say anything to get elected, without thinking about how he is continuing to polarize America at a time when we need most to be together. After the election I will be changing my party affiliation. Republican in PA for Obama now!

If it is honorable to "stretch the truth" about your opponent, label things "socialist" which are not, lie about how rude Obama was to Sam the non-licensed plumber, lie about who is really causing all the newscasters to be on Sam's front lawn, present your VP as truly in touch with the middle class, when between Sarah and Todd they made over $200,000 annually until 2006; misrepresent your opponent's arguments as opposed to just presenting your opposing viewpoint, etc. ad nauseum, they McCain has run a very honorable campaign. Oh yeah!

Mr Cafferty: Sometimes I think you're a bit rude, but most times I agree with you, so go ahead and be yourself.
Shame on banks that refuse to work with those of us who are in deep trouble. I became disabled, and not able to pay my mortgage. I put the house up for sale, and the bank refused the offer because it was $15,000 less that what they valued it. Are banks trying to get the same bail out as Wallstreet ? And, disability programs are a joke too, but that's another story.

Marjorie
Bonita Springs, Fl.

He is an honorable man and I believe he has. Character and associations that future leaders have had is always something that the American people need to know. Ayers, Wright, Resko and others are legitimate issues to explore. If McCain associates were similar to Obama's, I would be upset if CNN didn't cover those as well.

Jim
Greensboro, NC

Nashville, Tennessee
I'm glad that Senator McCain and Joe the Plumber have become such good friends. McCain's going to need a friend when this thing is over. The Senator from Arizona has lost so much credibility and honor this election period and it has all been self inflicted. He can't blame the machine, only himself. The man who proclaims to be the champion of righting the wrong is the very man cooking what he is serving. So very sad.

Senator McCain did run an honorable campaign, UNTIL the wheels started to fall off. His lack of focus and indecisiveness on certain issues has changed his approach and he set his attack dogs loose.

Now John MCain is like any other politician who is desperate.
A sad, sad finish to an honorable and decent man's career.

Roger May
Toronto, Canada

Jack, McCain is running the uggliest, low down, fear and hate filled campaign I've ever seen in my life. They are using us against each other and it's working. Why isn't Obama ahead by at least 30 points! John McCain is a disgrace, and Sarah is just hateful.

It is shocking that McCain has run such a dishonorable and low ball campaign Why would a man his age throw away his dignity like this? McCain should spend the next 12 days running an above board campaign and hope that the country forgives him for such a terrible transgression.

Doesn't Sarah Palin realize how ridiculous she sounds when she criticizes Obama's lack of experience? Doesn't she understand most of the country thinks the same thing about her? Or that an attack is going to happen on a new, untested president? The fact the she does not see the hypocrisy in all of this is astounding. Perhaps she is hoping people won't notice. Or perhaps she understands even less than we think she does. Now there is a frightening thought.

The McCain/Palin ticket has been a disgrace. I might have voted for McCain 2000 but not this McCain.

To borrow a line from the movie Gladiator: "The time for honoring yourself, Mr. McCain, will soon be at an end".

He has not been conducting an honorable campaign. Not even close. The Robo-calls concerning Bill Ayers takes the cake. McCain seems frequently angry and speaks with his teeth clenched. The McCain of 2000 was an honorable candidate and one I would of voted for in a heart beat. The McCain 2008 candidate is actually scary. He flip-flops on issues and his worst decision was selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate. I'm truly disappointed in him and feel he has embarassed and disgraced himself.

No, Jack, he has not run an honorable campaign. His desire to be president to trump his illustrious father and grandfather has been primordial in his bid. He has said things which we know arent true. The latest is that Gov Palin is the best vp candidate in recent history. We know he doesnt mean that; Joe Lieberman was a vp candidate in 2000 and we know McCain wanted him as his runningmate. McCain is flailing and it doesnt matter now who gets hurt and if the truth suffers so long as he wins.

Jack, first of all I am glad to see you back. Now to your question, McCain's campaign has been nothing but a campaign of negativity and pompous hypocrisy. Even if he meant to run an honorable campaign in the beginning apparently his team doesnt and he is unable to counteract on that. If he can't control or manage and somehow commit to his promise to run an honorable campaign, how can the American people expect him to run a country to rise above its economic crisis and standing in the world?

Honor left this man when he Began to Align himself with the "base"
Caving in on torture to Bush that says alot to the charecter of the indivdual who will change a core belief to be president a true leader would be Doing Something not talking about it How many Votes Have these two missed in thier day job i Know when i dont show up for work or dont even read what i am being asked to support that i would be fired

Jack
McCain has definitely not run an "honorable" campaign. His tactics are that of a desperate man watching his chance at the presidency slip through his fingers. He may not be down so much in the polls if he spent less time attacking Obama and more time discussing the issues. Unfortunately, McCain cannot talk about the issues because he has no good ideas. So instead we get to hear that Obama is a terrorist or a socialist. The hypocrisy of McCain is staggering. While he accuses Obama of socialism, he forgets about the YouTube clips of him in 2000 saying that he believes that the wealthy should pay more!

No Jack he has not!
I watched this morning as McCain spoke on the campaign trail.
All he talked about is what Sen. Obama is or is not doing. I kept waiting for him to say what positive impact he and Gov. Palin would make. That statement never came!
Also, in regard to being TESTED.....Sen. McCain just failed the test, when the economic crisis hit recently. He was running around Washington, like a chicken with no head. While Sen. Obama remained calm cool and collective. Sen. Obama PASSED the test...Sen. McCain failed the test!

Why is McCain all of a sudden speaking of the elites in this country? Doesn't someone with 7 houses and a beer fortune count as an elite? Who do they think they are fooling?

John McCain sold his soul to get the Republican nomination. He once said people like Dobson and Perkins were agents of intolerance but now he has adopted most if not all their ideology to get their support.

To counteract his bad judgement in the latter he has had to resort to lies and distortion without giving the public any clear indication of his policies.

Hopefully the hate and fear mongering his campaign has resorted to will not end up in violence but if it doesn't it won't be for their lack of trying.

No. John McCain seems to have sold his soul to the right wing wackos and their deceptive gutter politics in order to become president. He is certainly not the person today he was in 2000. He has thrown honesty and integrity out the window in his blind ambition to become president.

John McCain has lost a lot of the respect and honor he had from people on both sides of the aisle (as well as from the general public). I think he will lose the election and in the future he will come to really regret the campaign he has run. Even if he was 32 he would struggle to repair his reputation – being 72 he has no chance.

Absolutely, absolutely. Just ask him.

Well, darn it, wink, wink, let's call it like it is – some straight talk – Honorable? NO WAY! Hey, can I call you John?

Hi Jack, glad you're back.

McCain's OK, it's that bunch running the campaign, don't ya just sense the puppet master Rove at work??

Has He? The most absurd was when McCain said Obama was running the dirtiest campaign in history, in the last debate. Obama's nasty remarks have been nothing but defense to the low down and dirty attacks from McCain and his pit bull. I think Sen. McCain felt Bush dirty tactics worked against him in 2000 so he gave it his best and it ended up being his worst.
Shame on you.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jack, No he has not. He promised to run an honorable campaign and made a huge point of it. If he can't even keep his word to the American people about the type of campaign he would run, why should we believe anything else he is promising us?

Barbara

I was so looking forward to this campaign when I heard McCain say he would run an honorable campaign. I thought we were going to get away from the Rove influence and get to the issues. I was and am very disappointed. McCain has been just as bad as previous candidates.

McCain has misplaced the meaning of the word honest with desperate and unfortunately I had more respect for the man before he gave the pretense of his not knowing he's even participating in a not at all skillful act of malicious conduct with all the deception and lies, as a intelligent person I want to expect more even if he is a politician, have they no shame.

Why is the McCain/Palin ticket trying to turn the white collar folks against the blue collar folks in this country? Why are they trying to identify with "joe sixpack" and calling those in NYC elitists? The people in NY were applauded after 9/11 for our spirit of community and how we all pulled together – no one checked each other's tax returns to see who was a true American (what does that mean anyway....someone who makes under $50K/year)? We are ALL true Americans and we all love our country equally.

No. Definitely not. The McCain campaign is trying to use the same scare tactics that has been the hallmark of the Bush administration. Americans will not be fooled again. Truth will prevail and put Barack Obama in the White House.

Jack, My answer today's question:
Is an emphatic "NO"- He has been grossly negative and demeaning.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give him a "1".

Jack,

No he certainly did not.

Ive been watching the whole campaign and the man is vicious and evil, I cant even think how he would treat other world leaders, believe me, America and the World would be in trouble if hes elected.

William N.B. Canada.

no, he has not.

I have no respect left for him, he has
become mean, nasty and vindictive.

not to mention the Sarah Palin choice.

I am from Kansas Ctiy, Missouri

So much for John McCain promises. His campaign alone tells me everything I need to know about John McCain and his promises.
I am not young and remember a lot of campaigns and this is the nastiest on the part of the Republicans in my memory. I early voted yesterday for Obama/Biden and have quit listening to anything McCain/Palin have to say. They or their surrogates come on and I switch channels.

Unfortunately, history has shown that the term "Honorable Campaign" is usually used to congratulate the runner-up after he makes his concession speech on election night. The old saying "Nice guys finish last" is so very true in politics.

I can confidently say that McCain has NOT even come close to an honorable campaign.

He called Obama a terrorist-by-association.
He riled up his crowds to shout hate speech.
He continues to pump the airwaves and telephone lines with vicious and blatant lies just to scare the population.

Those are the actions of a desperate man, not an honorable man.

Jack
The republicans have been ugly in their handling of this campaign, one has to wonder how much control McCain had over what was said and when it was said. That said I believe Obama has run a much more professional campaign and he, went after McCain only when he was attacked.

John McCain has not run an honorable campaign. That is why he cannot look Mr. Obama in the eye. That is why when he is asked this question by many reporters, he looks uncomfortable. When this election is over and McCain goes back to Arizona, he needs to apologize for losing his integrity, only then will he gain back the respect he has lost.

Teri Tuomi, South Carolina

No! He and his moose murdering, 150 thousand dollar Neiman Marcus shoppin,' everyday common woman sidekick have engaged in a shameful campaign. They have portrayed Obama and anyone else for that matter who doesn't believe in exactly what they believe, as unpatriotic socialists. They are little more than the same old ultra conservative fear monger frauds that we've seen before in that party. McCain claims he knows how to win a war. Which war did you "win" John cause it sure as heck wasn't 'Nam!

Jack,

McCain has run a campaign fraught with the worst kind of rhetoric, and what makes it even more shameful is the fact that he didn't start the General Election this way.

The whole "Joe 6-pack"/"hockey mom"/"vote for us because we remind you of your neighbors/your grandparents/yourself" argument is wrong for two reasons: first, it's a facade – neither McCain nor Palin are average Americans in any way.

Second, and more importantly, Americans need to remember that the whole reason we HAVE elected positions is so that we can fill them with the best among us, not simply those who remind us of ourselves. This was the intent of the authors of the Constitution and the framers of our government. But I guess that doesn't really matter to McCain/Palin supporters; the founders were, after all, the leading intellectuals and orators of their day, so I guess we should dismiss them as elitists.

-Joel

I think John McCain is an honorable man, running a dishonorable campaign. His biggest mistake is underestimating the intelligence of the American people. We can make our own determinations on what to think about Obama's experience, leadership abilities and personal relationships. What I do need to know is how you are going to fix this crumbling economy....STOP trying to badmouth your opponent, it just makes you look bad.

Absolutely not, Jack! Disgusting, Despicable, and Doomed are more like it..

For John McCain to flat out LIE to the American people is outrageous to me, Sarah Palin the MOST qualified in modern history? Come on give me a break...she is undoubtedly the reason for his campaign's demise.

Good to have you back.

Jack
Honor, Duty, Sacrifice:
That's what McCain wants you to believe, but his campaign has been so divisive, and destructive that Honor, Duty, Sacrifice has turned into outright deceit, lies and shameless labels. McCain says he has been tested, however the world is watching and they see the massive ugliness spawning from McCain and Palin's pores. There is nothing honorable about John McCain - nothing. McCain has destroyed the perception that people had of him as being honorable. He has turned out to be nothing but a 72 year old Karl Rove

I don't know if it should be honorable,and I don't think any presidential campaign has been ran honorable. I think senator Mccain has ran a hypocritical campaign. In the beginning he torn down Senator Obama for being inexperience and being more of a celebrity than presidential qualified. Senator Mccain turn around and select someone that doesn't have any qualications herself. Personally I'm not impress with her being the mayor of a small city or the gevernor of Alaska. The thing that has made him eat all of his earlier campaign slogans is that Sara Palin has turn out to be a bigger celebrity than senator Obama. I've heard that the you run your campaign is the way that you'll run the white house with that being said my yote goes to Obama!

Hi Jack. As a former fan of Senator McCain, I knew this question would come up. The reason why this is news is that there was never any question that John McCain navigated through politics with honor, purpose, and a real desire to serve his country. I've watched this past six months as he has abandoned all the principles that he has built his career on, all in order to keep the support of his party. I can see it on his face that he realizes this, but is now obligated to follow it through to the end. I hope he writes a book about this – it will be a good lesson to have on record.

I've been politically active for 4 decades and I've never seen anything quite as nasty, dishonest and underhanded as Senator McCain's campaign. I'm ashamed to say I voted for him in the 2000 New Hampshire primary. He's not the same man and it's very sad.

No, he has not run an honest and honorable campaign.

I used to have admiration for the person he was – no longer! He has sold his soul to the GOP in order to win the election. I also think he will not be greeted with such warmth as before by his fellow senators.

Him and Palin have gone above and beyond an ugly campaign – they have wandered into the nasty and hateful area – almost inciting people's rage. God help this country now!

Such a jealous old man, and bitter old fool
Merely copies B.O. yet can't copy his 'cool'
Lies, finger-pointing, accuses with blame
Bomb! bomb! bomb! this hate-filled campaign

Just announced here in BC is a 'new' plan from our Premier regarding tax cuts to help the economy ~ looks like this very conservative party read & copied Obama's plan, so BO is way ahead of the way to go

Please USA, vote Barack Obama as Canada is also part of America

Sleazy, inane, divisive, fallacious, disingenuous are just a few adjectives
that come to find- honor isn't among them.

It is obvious that McCain has not ran an "honorable" campain. A honorable campain would stay on message and issues about your campain and your opponents.

An example is the claim that he (McCain) has been tested by sitting in a fighter jet on an aircraft carier during the Cuban missle crissis. He was not making a decision that would affect every american. He was waiting for an order and to follow it without question. He has not been tested on the decision making process of a President.

So negative in fact, that the Republican surrogates that have been blathering on all the news "shows" are due a major spa treatment (de-programming) after the election just to get their heads screwed back on right!!

Now repeat after me - This is fact and this is ficton!!

The McCain campaign has been telling us how popular Plin is. Have there been any recent polls to determine if palin is still the most popular govenor in the US? What do Alaskan's think of her now?

Up until the announcing of his VP running mate, I believe so. Since then it seems that he sold his soul to the more extreme elements of his party in a scorched earth campaign effort to win regardless of the damage left to repair.

Jack:

John McCain said way back that he wanted to run an honorable campaign without negative attacks. With all the attacks we have seen from him, and especially from Sarah Palin in the past weeks, it makes me question his definition of "honorable." If this is how he treats Barack Obama, who is a fellow American, what kind of tricks will he have up his sleeve for those whom the United States calls enemies? Who on earth would want to deal with him? This goes back to your question from yesterday, too, as to why so many in foreign countries support Barack, doesn't it?

Side note: Once again, Jack, so glad you are back. Those in my household thought of you while you were gone. Hope you feel well and strong.

Nab, you are a complete idiot. The kids are receiving private tutoring. Second , I would not worry about what the republican party spent on clothes for the Palins which will be auctioned off for charties. I would be more worried about Obama's 830 million dollar donation to Acorn and the investigation into his donations.

I have followed political campaigns religously since 1968 and this by far has been the most dispicable campaign I have ever seen. I think Senator McCain has been influenced by the Karl Rove wing of the party – win at all costs no matter if you have to relinquish your integrity! Fortunately for the rest of us, this worn out tactic is not going to work this time around. Our candidates should offer us hope and unity, not hatred and devisivness. It's bad enough the venimnous ramblings that come out of McCain and Palin, but these robocalls go beyond the pale. It's truly sickening.

Not only is McCain running one of the most dishonorable campaigns in history, it's also very dangerous. Because of McCain's lies, many of his supporters believe Obama to be a radical Muslim, anti-American terrorist. What are these people going to do with their ill-informed but passionate rage once the election is over?

Honorable by republican standards.

After McCain has said and done anything to win – including selecting an unknown to him and unqualified VP candidate – it is funny to hear him make such a charge.

McCain is on his last hurrah, he may still have some last minute "win at all costs idea in his head."

He is becoming more dangerous with every day.

If McCain calls his campaign honorable he should visit the dictionary, it has been anything but honorable.

No, he has not run an honorable campaign and makes it even worse thinking voters are stupid and letting his running mate run-a-muck. I would like to know what role Alaska's number one dude will have if McCain – excuse me – Palin is elected. He has already held a lobbyist-type role in Alaska and the definition of stupid is doing the same thing over and expecting different results. Also, will the discusting Phil Graham and/or Joe Lieberman be an advisor and/or cabinet member in a McCain administration? The McCain has not had an original idea in this campaign. McCain is like the student that just doesn't understand and has to copy from someone that does & that's why McCain can't explain issues & changes the subjects.

Where is the honorable John McCain?Where is our war hero? That man no longer exist. He has turned into a nasty, in the gutter politician just like all the rest. He has run one of the worst campaigns in history. I still hear rumblings about how he is going to win the election. If he does he will have to back up into the office, he has been shameful.

Heck no he has not run an honorable campaign. McCain is nothing but a spoiled little third generation brat with an Alaskan caribou Barbie for his running mate who cannot even define what her job would be as a potential Vice President. Heck McShame does not even know what a president does much less a senator.

No way, Jack. Ordinarily, I have no problem with negative campaigning, as long as it is about the issues and relatively factual, but the compulsive lying from the McCain/Palin team has turned off a lot of voters. Who do they think they are, the Clintons?

I had SO much respect for John McCain in years past. Now, with this campaign and his choice of VP, he has promised 'change.'

I don't exactly know what it is that changed HIM, but he is no longer the 'maverick' he once was. He has become a rank and file politician complete with bag of dirty tricks, lies, and attitude.

I grieve for the John McCain I once thought I knew. He is gone.

John McCain will be an Old & Negative person to lead America. We saw him unable to controll his temper many times over national television. America need a young, visionary and energetic president to deal with the economic, foreign as well as energy crisis it is facing now.

Sarah Palin is a clear impractical joke. If this team is going to lead America in the 21st century, it will be evident, we will see disasters right here.

As Sarah Palin is clearly unknowledgeable and inexperienced in even facing a strong media, how is she able to face a real challenge in real time tough situations. As the color of every person under the skin is exactly the same (Blood Red), this is right time for America to think in a right direction. Not in a racist way.

Some of the political as well as mighty zars of the international world will chew and spit Sarah Palin out along with America in the future if this disaster of electing McCain-Palin happends.

I don't think there is a politician that is alive and breathing that runs an honorable campaign. I often read the fact checks on CNN and the answer in most cases is "misleading" and that goes for both Obama and McCain. With the liberal media on the side of Obama of course McCain gets the blunt end of the stick, however, there have been a lot of so called facts that Obama bloats
There is no such thing as an honorable campaign.

I don't think you could say any major political campaign could use the word honorable. There has never been honor among theives or poloticians.

The 2008 John McCain is not the same John McCain who ran in 2000. That person was a straight shooter and had he been the Republican candidate that year would have my vote. The '08 McCain panders to the conservative right, has the RNC making despicably nasty and untrue calls about Sen. Obama, has his attack dog vice presidential candidate spewing her own brand of political untruths and generally comes off like a cranky old man. I admire what he did for our country but not his presidental campaign.

I think John McCain is holding his own. However, I think Sarah Palin has brought an entire new meaning to the idea of dirty campaign tactics. She plays the class card connecting average Americans to Real Americans, she has claimed Obama is dangerous, she has allowed supporters to throw out "terrorist" and "kill him" at rallies, and worst of all, she throws around the term socialist worse than McCarthy uses the term communist.

Jack – this must be a trick question – of course he hasn't; he has run the most despicable, dirty and dishonorable campaign I've ever seen and I am 65 years old.

Audrey

Hello Jack

Unfortunately the competive US political environment based on money and marketing currently will not let any politician with a shot at office to run an "honorable" campaign. I believe that given the statements at the start of the race about how this election would be different and would be about issues and not mudsling both McCain and Obama could have done a better job of sticking to a more honorable course, but I do honestly believe that McCain and Palin have resorted to attaching Obama and Biden far more than necessary and to the point that it is very damaging only to their own campaign.

I am glad to see you back Jack, thanks for your blog
Ro

It doesn't appear that he is managing his campaign or that his campaign is managing him. I don't think non-management instead of mismanagement is the kind of change I want.

This post is in response to Paul Henry's comment:
The only people with executive experience are not running in this election. Like it or not, these folks are: the two president Bushes (George H.W, and George W.), Jimmy Carter, and William J. Clinton. Anything else whether it's as a former mayor, councilman, governor does not matter in presidential election.
If I were running for president and my experience is a town I was in charge of as a mayor and left with a deficit or debt of 20 millions while the debt or deficit in budget was zero when I was sworn into office, I would never mention that in conversations.
Both candidates have run dishonorable campaigns. The only defense Obama has is that most of his ads came in response to most of McCain's negative ads.

I think thats his problem. He's trying to be honest but that doesn't go over so well. Not what people want to hear. He should start making it up as he goes along like Obama does. Working well for him so far. Need money? I'll cut you a check. Need health insurance? I'll make it affordable to everyone! I could go on and on. If he is running an honorable campaign and he wins, we'll be living in the magic kingdom. Bottom line Jack.....Is there ever going to be an honorable candidate? They all stretch the truth. It's the American way.

Hi Jack!

His campaign was a disgrace. He and Palin incited people in a very dangerous way by implying that Senator Obama is an unpatriotic, supporter of terrorists and a socialist. They have stirred up hate and anger towards Obama in their crowds and if these feelings lead some lunatic to harm Barack Obama, it is partly McCain's and Palin's fault.

Thami, from Germany

One of the Golden Rules of sales is to never bash the competition. Too bad McCain does not understand this rule. He has tarnished his legacy and his honor.

Steve,
Laguna Niguel, CA

Everyday is a new slant or a new slogan and nothing constructive, only divisive. This campaign is devoid of ideas and the public is finally realizing this and flocking to Obama. Keep up the bad work McCain/Palin !!

Once upon a time there was a "maverick" named John McCain. But that was a very long, long time ago. The John McCain we've been following for the past year or two has run his campaign exactly as George Bush (Father & Son) ran theirs. It's a campaign based on fear, hate, and the obsessive desire to win, simply for power. This is a sad man, with a sad campaign and a pathetic Vice Presidential candidate (who knows just about nothing) along for the ride.

There you go again Jack with the loaded questions!!! The answer is no, but the question should have been... Has McCain and Obama ran an honorable campaign? The answer is still no!!! But when in are lifetime has a presidential candidate ever run an honorable campaign? Face it your issue is more with McCain/Palin than an honorable campaign!

Jack,
Mccain has not ran an Honorable campaign. The negativity of his campaign has made me wonder, If he, himself is an Honorable man.
By declaring that his campaign would not resort to the things we have seen in the past. Once he started, he went negative quickly.
He in my opinion is not Honorable, and thus cannot be trusted with the Presidency of our great Country.

If you consider spouting hatred, lies, smears, false claims, divisiveness,fears, terrorism and racism honorable.

I have voted Republican all my life, but this year is an exception. McCain is running a dirty champaign and Palin is a real joke. She doesn't even understand what her duties would be as a Vice-President. I really don't like receiving the nasty calls and e-mails from McCain's people. They should be talking about their policies and not down playing Obama. Obama handles himself like a professional and McCain handles himself like a spoiled out of control child.

Well, don't you know that it's all Obama's fault, Why? Obama wouldn't hold "Town Hall Meetings." This gave the 'Dishonorable" Republican ticket the right to be the hate mongers that they truly are. I am proud to say that neither McCain nor Pallin represent my views and am grateful neither one of them represent my state. Send this evil woman back to the rock she crawled out from under, and the angry ,irratic McCain should retire from politics and move to Alaska. Good job in putting "Country First"

He said he will pick a honorable vp.If we belive a word John Mccain tells the public,then we are as dumb as the people who vote for him.

Jack,

I supported John McCain in 2000 and was dismayed that he was so horribly savaged by Rove and Bush and forced out of the primaries. Now here it is 8 years later and McCain sensing that there will be no comeback this time is engaging in the same low political tactics that he himself fell victim to. Is that honorable? No it's not. And while some will write this off as politics as usual, it says more about the man than the campaign. And what it says is that John McCain has traded principle, honesty, integrity and honor for the low road of lies, deceit and personal attacks in a desperate last gasp attempt to achieve an office he has deluded himself into believing he deserves.

Jack, In terms of money spent, Obama has financed 2-3 times more negative ads than McCain. Just once try to be impartial Jack. Try it you may like it.

I don't believe so. His campainge is full of half truths and right out lies. The McCain/Palin ticket has brought some of the most racist, hatefull and biggoted people to their rallies, but McCain said that he is proud of all that attend his rallies. If you allow hate comments to go unchecked, then you will gat hate activities. Here in Utah, we have seen come of that. Peoples Obama signs were distroyed and had written on the "he will die" and other things. One woman had the "N" word spray painted on her car. I support Obama, but I have a wife and a 6 year old daughter. I feel afraid to openly show my support.

Senator McCain has been underhanded and dishonest to the American people. Remember everyone, you run your campaign like you would run the White House. Help us all if he is elected as our next President. You think we are in trouble now....just wait.

Sen. McCain's campaign has not reached the bottom of dishonorable yet. He will probably take his campaign to new lows when he attempts to contest the election in every battleground state that he loses come November 4th. Go Obama !

No he has not run an honorable campaign. He is lying by ommission about most of his plans and policies and the basic thrust of his politics is to disparage Obama.

McCain has not only run a dishonorable campaign his management of it has been so incompetent that he's shown a lack of ability as an executive much less the CEO of the United States. He and his running mate have been so willing to repeat lies after they have been discredited over and over again its appalling (aPaiin').

Candidates are allowed a little leverage in hyperbole, but these two have crossed the threshhold time and time again.

Has John McCain run a dishonerable campaign? Is our infrastructure crumbling? Are we in an economic crisis? Are we worse off than we were eight years ago? Is Barack Obama going to be our next president?

Jack the answer is "yes" to all of the above.

It's obvious that John McCain has forgotten what the Navy taught him regarding the real meaning of the word honorable. He's also forgotten the meaning of integrity, forthrightness, candidness, truthfulness, credibility and respect.

Greenville, South Carolina

No.
What ever happen to he'd rather lose the presidency than run a dishonorable campaign.

When McCain looses, he's going to take with him the disgraceful behavior that both he, his VP & his campaign have displayed. In addition he's going to be known for the Republican who helped loose the Republican seats.

Shame on you Mr. Senator McCain...

That campaign had no trace of John McCain. He had nothing to do with it except for hiring Rove's hit team. That campaign was 100% Davis and Schmidt, zero percent McCain. That's why you hear the public saying, "Let McCain be McCain." Ask anyone in the room if they recognize the maverick.

Jack, let me put it this way. I sent the following email to the McCain campaign last week, and urge others to do the same: "Dear Senator McCain – I am totally appalled by the despicable campaign you are running. I find your comments and especially those of your completely under-qualified running mate at your rallies (and now your Robocalls) to be nothing less than hateful lies. Senators Obama and Biden consistently speak of your honor and commendable service to this country. However, there is nothing honorable about the campaign you have lowered yourself to run. As someone who was the target of a slimy campaign orchestrated by Karl Rove in 2000, it is inconceivable that you have now chosen to run the same (and even worse) type of campaign. How sad that you have chosen to tarnish your otherwise once admirable image. Country First? I think not."

Snidely Whiplash would have run a more honorable campaign... even after tying a damsel in distress to some train tracks. In the McCain campaign's case, the damsel is the United States and the train is barreling down on us full steam.

John McCain is not the honrable man he claims to be. His actions prove that. I would have liked to have met the old John McCain, I hear he was one heck of a Maverick.

Oh, I need the RNC charge card to pick up a few things, clothes, haircut, manicure, etc.... Can you ask John McCain for it when he's in studio?

Jack,
No, John McCain is not running an honorable campaign. However, it seems that nobody in the media will talk about the 2-ton elephant in the room, namely that the McCain/Palin campaign is actively courting the racist vote. From the "he is different" to the "he is a Muslim" to the constant references to the "real portions of the battleground states", it is clear that the McCain campaign is looking to divide this country along racist/socio-ethnic lines. John McCain may once have been an honorable man, but he can no longer claim that Mantle.

A big fat NO!

Well it is unfortunate John McCain has forever damaged his legacy with his dishonest and hate filled campaign but the good news is he may just have restored George Bush's legacy by making him and Cheney look like intelligent and honest leaders.

John McCain was once an honorable man, but he has become the typical Republican, who will do or say anything to get elected. As an example, they have the nerve to call Barack elitist, yet they go out and spend $150K on Palin's wardrobe, accessories, make-up, and for her family too! And does anyone believe that the clothes will be donated to charity after the election? How many people, eating in a soup kitchen, can use a red, leather jacket!

I think McCain is so desparate to win the White House he is willing to split the United States of America to get it. I am a Democrat but I would have looked more at his ticket had he chose someone who could run the country. We need ethical people running the country. What if Tod Palin is unhappy with whats going on. Will he be allowed to take over the oval office? Sadly to say, if the people we choose are not ethical, then they should be intelligent enough to run the country until we can vote them out!

No, Jack he has not. I think the saddest thing that will come out of this election is the day John McCain realizes that he could have won had he been the man he claimed to be. Unfortunately, he allowed his 'greed for success' to overshadow his 'need for decency'. If people pay close attention to him when he is with Sarah Palin, they would see – she was NOT his choice. He has tried to fake it for 2 months now. The bottom line is that he sold out to the people running his campaign rather than standing up to them. A real maverick would have stood his ground and ran his own campaign.

BUT as a faithful Obama supporter, i say...THANK YOU John McCain!

So happy to see you back, You make the show.

I don't see any honor in the campaign that he has ran. Not when you condon hate mongering ,name calling and try to say that they have no control over it. They feed all the hate to the people and when it comes back it is like "who me?" I didn't do it.!!!
Sarah keeps saying that Obama isn't qualified to be president. How then can she think she is qualified when she doesn't even know the responsibilties of the VP? A little off the wall I would say. Scares the daylights out of me

I'm very disappointed in John McCain. Even though I'm a Democrat, I have always respected John McCain, but that is no longer the case. I do not feel he is running an honorable campaign. He appears to be a very angry man who will do and say anything to win. He keeps bouncing between issues and changing positions.

He has shown a total lack of judgment, starting with his choice of running mate. My husand and I have just returned from almost a month in Europe and John's running mate is the laughing stock of Spain and France.

NO! John McCain has run the same type of campaign that was used against him by the Karl Roves of the world in the 2000 Campaign. He looks straight into the Cameras on talk shows with lies and distortions. Then he want's everyone to jump to his side when others point out the nastiness of his Campaign tactics. Then, he has the nerve to say it would not have happen if Sen. Obama had done town halls with him. So, in other words the Devil made him do it. He does not control his Campaign? If that isn't school yard stupidity, I don't know what is.

Jack,
I believe that when it came to mud slinging the statement "look behind you" when asking whether you have "crossed the line" probably applies more to the RNC than the DNC. However to me the dishonorable portion of McCains campaign was the selection of Palin as a running mate. He did not "honor" the American people or himself with a more than under qualified selection who could become president.
I believe this insult has ultimately cost him.

Jack,

John McCain has "caved" into the same dirty politics that were used against him. Sarah Palin seems to be a wonderful (and cheerfully so) "deliverer" of these horrible tactics and I can only assume this is how she won her election for Governor in Alaska. It is said that people "do not change their stripes" so both of these candidates will do whatever nasty thing they can to win this election. It is sad that in the best country in the world, people are no better than the ones they rile against.

Simply put in one word... NO!

He has not in terms of letting his VP say whatever she wants. Let alone how can anyone say the things that he has said and look themselves in the mirror with pride.

I think he is the 'OLD MAN' on the block and just doesn't get that a younger 'BLACK MAN' is beating him.

We treat him with kid gloves due to his Military past, however does anyone care he was one of a few that gave in to the threats. Some did not.

Jack: Anyone who thinks John Mccain is running an honorable campaign is either blind or mentally retarded. The smear and swiftboating attacks on Obama are doing him more harm than they are Obama. Mccain claims to be a "son of a navy man", what he doesn't say that his father was an Admiral in the Navy. I think it is also worth mentioning that Mccain graduated close to last in his class at the Academy. He has been of privilage all of his life and he looks down on someone whos Mother was on food stamps, who was without a father, raised by his gradparents, and still overcame and went on to Harvard Law School. Accomplishing this as a black man. Only in America. All we hear about is the days Mccain was a pow, what has he done the 45 years since then

No way and no how! I think now that McCain sees his is clearly going to lose this election he wants to run a more honorable campaign, but he is too far into it. I feel sorry for him. Here is a man who is really to be revered because of his service to his country and his heroism, and he is ruining all of that by the type of campaign he is running. It's really sad to watch.

NO! John McCain has run the same type of campaign that was used against him by the Karl Roves of the world in the 2000 Campaign. He looks straight into the Cameras on talk shows with lies and distortions. Then he want's everyone to jump to his side when others point out the nastiness of his Campaign tactics. Then, he has the nerve to say it would not have happen if Sen. Obama had done town halls with him. So, in other words the Devil made him do it. He does not control his Campaign? If that isn't school yard stupidity, I don't know what is.

Not even close to being honorable but then again he's a Republican and listens to Karl Rove. It has been one lie after another and his running mate is worse than he is in this area. I believe he would rather win this election and lose WW II. The robo calls are disgusting.

unfortunately John McCain's campaign is as dishonorable as that run against him by Karl Rove in 2000.

the man I once admired as first a Naval Aviator war hero and later first a Congressman and then Senator who was willing to "take the heat" from his own party to do what was right for the country, has gone over to the dark side of Republican politics.

as a former Vietnam era Naval Aviator myself, I no longer recognise this man and can NOT vote for him.

I'm Africian American and i once adored Sen.John Mcain for what
he represented . He has lost his way and his personhood the
Maverick we once knew has sold his soul to the RNC and dwendle
away his Legacy may he find redemption after the election is over
The same Smear doctors that was employed to defeat him in 2000
he has employed them to go after Sen.Obama however it's want
work the American people are much to smart to go down that path
again. Jack we love you and keep up the good work America want
be the same without the Cafferty File. Tell Anderson,Wolf, Cambell
Roland ,David Hello.

NO! John McCain has run the same type of campaign that was used against him by the Karl Roves of the world in the 2000 Campaign. He looks straight into the Cameras on talk shows with lies and distortions. Then he want's everyone to jump to his side when others point out the nastiness of his Campaign tactics. Then, he has the nerve to say it would not have happen if Sen. Obama had done town halls with him. So, in other words the Devil made him do it. He does not control his Campaign? If that isn't school yard stupidity, I don't know what is.

The worst is that he insults most intelligent and thinking women with Gov. Palin, not to mention his own Party, although some of them are beginning to speak out.

I think McCain is running a mostly dishonest campaign, Jack. He's definitely not the John McCain that stated several months ago he wouldn't run such a campaign. I actually was considering voting for him then until he picked his VP Candidate. I've been seeing the past 3 – 4 weeks a mostly angry & inconsistent McCain (mixed in are small flashes of the old John McCain when he earnestly took on the woman stating Obama was an Arab). I'm sitting here wondering how much of this is actually troubling John's conscience or has the desire to be President at all costs totally consumed him. It's a very sad thing to witness for me.

Only if he loses! John McCain has sold his soul to win this election and you cannot associate the word honorable with the Republicans. McCain's win at any cost philosophy is what's going to lose the election for him.

No, he'd done the complete opposite of what he promised. He's attacked Obama's character, and McCain has been very nasty. If McCain can't keep his promise about not running a negative campaign, it makes me think he won't be able to keep his word about anything else.

McCain has run the most dishonorable campaign in the past 40 odd years that I've been voting.

Palin is just as bad–but she comes by it honestly.

McCain used to be a gentlemen but now he has sold his soul to the devil and how lost all hopes of a honorable legacy.

He is a disgrace and should apologize not only to the citizens of the U.S.; but to the World as well.

Pat
Barnwell,SC

Sure, if by "honorable" you mean, self-serving, two-faced, distasteful, untruthful and disgusting.

John McCain has surrendered any sense of honor he might have had in the past. What a sad way for him to be remembered.

Jack,
Of all the campaigns I have seen in my lifetime of 50+years John McCain has run the most despicable, misleading, divisive, & outright hypocritical. He has the Gall to say Obama will say anything to get elected when he is running the sort of fear & smear campaign Bush used on him. Palin & her $130,000 new look is only revealing the same old look into the priorities of the McCain campaign...it is not Country First or Straight Talk. It is indeed time for a Change!!

Jack
When John McCain chose a "pit bull" for a running mate he should have realized it could come back to bite him.

Absolutely, he has run a truly horrible campaign. Oh wait, you said honorable.

I am a Democrat and have already voted for Obama. However, lies and negativity are not what we need to hear from either candidate. I cringe each time I hear a "fact check" for either one and it comes up "misleading" or "false". What "We the People" need is someone who will speak the truth. WE, who are of voting age, should be able to handle facts by now.

He's running with the same honor as "W" did in 2000 and 04 with insults, lies, anger and all out disrespect. He still has not layed out an agenda other then which one of his goon squad cross dressers will give us a robo call tomorrow. Obama got my vote because he is the most honorable by far. He's our best and only HOPE

If "honorable" means lying, avoiding the issues, controlling his VP pick like a puppet, personal attacks on Obama that are unfounded or have nothing to do with his qualifications to be President, then Mccain's done a wonderful job! This is what happens when you are an old, out of touch man with 40 year old ideas, and no solutions to today's problems....you attack to avoid having to answer the tough questions about what really matters. Only this time, America has woken up and isn't falling for the Karl Rove playbook.

If by honorable you mean taking a "win at all costs", then he has run an honorable campaign. However, if you mean being truthful with the country and discussing issues instead of personal attacks, then McCain lost his honor months ago. What I would like to ask him is on the slight chance he wins this election, how would he expect to govern with a democratic congress after they way he has conducted his campaign?

Jack, let me see: they said Obama is just a celebrity, but has no experience, except for some experience with terrorists, and now that he's socialist who'll spread the wealth around.
That's more or less the whole message that the McCain campaign has been able to articulate for months.
Personally, I think this is simply insulting.
It's an insult to the intelligence of millions of American.
And it's an insult to the next President of the United States.

No honorable person accuses a person of improper associations – with terrorists or radical religious leaders – without specific evidence supporting the allegations that proves they hold similar opinions. Proximity is not proof. Evidence of association is not evidence of shared views. Accusations based on guilt by association are "McCarthyism" at its worst. We're a better country than that!

Jack, PS - maybe you should send a copy of all of these posts to John, but then again, he probably wouldn't even get it!

Jack:

I used to think of John McCain as an honorable man...I switched from being an Independant in the 2000 primary to a Republican so that I could vote for him. He should have won then.

But the John McCain I hear and see now is not the one I would have voted for 8 years ago. I'm so disappointed in the path he has taken...or allowed the Republican campaign operatives to take him. His wife Cindy states that Barack Obama's campaign has been the dirtiest...I would have to disagree.

I live in Ohio and have been bombarded with robocalls...mostly from his campaign. And most of them present lies, mistruths and half-truths. I expect better of someone who had invoked "I'm the true American" mantra into this election. A true American is one who takes a stand on the issues, agrees to disagree, and respects the opinions of others, but does so truthfully...and that is no longer the John McCain I once voted for.

He now represents everything I detest about politics. He deserves to lose if this is how he has allowed his campaign staff to paint him...I don't want a President that uses lies, dirty tactics and sleezy innuendo to capture the office...that's what earned us George Bush.

I've lost so much respect for John McCain, and if he did win, I don't think he's worthy of placing his hand on the Bible to take the oath of office.

I am afraid McCain's "Personal Honor", Personal Judgement and "Country First" political rhetoric, is just that – Political republican Rhetoric - I've come to wonder if John McCain posessed any of those qualities in the first place - Karl Rove had to have a willingly nasty personality to work with –

Jack,
When the general election campaign began, I felt either candiate would be better than what we've had for the last eight years. I respected John McCain as someone who has served his country with dignity and who wouldn't pander or use scare tactics to win votes

Sadly, I was wrong. My respect for McCain has evaporated and I'm truly saddened by the fear and hate his campaign (and the RNC) has run on.

the american people are better than that.

I wish a journalist like Edward R. Murrow were alive today to expose the outrages of the mccain campaign. Sadly, no American journalist seems to have the courage to publicly decry the absolute cock-and-bull and fabrications this campaign is spreading. You come the closest Jack, what a pity you don't have a broader audience.

In the 2002 Georgia Senate race, when the Republican candidate questioned the commitment to homeland security of his incumbent Democratic opponent, who was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and triple-amputee, McCain criticized the Republican candidate's tactics and said of one such ad: "[I]t's worse than disgraceful, it's reprehensible."

I wonder what the McCain of 2002 would say about some of the ads and innuendos of the McCain of 2008. What's worse than reprehensible?

No! I believe there is a need for reform of the commission on elections ... campaign ads should be TRUTHFUL – not "misleading" or outright false! And, character assassination should not be permitted unless a candidate has been CONVICTED of a felony in RECENT years ... such individuals should not be qualified to run for the highest office in this great nation! "Guilt by association" should not be ambiguous and, once resolved, should no longer be aired in campaign ads. Candidates should run on their respective records ... and, by the way, vice-presidential candidates should be required to have REAL experience – they are, afterall, "one heartbeat away from the presidency"!

Jack - "honorable" implies something to be proud-of; the highest degree of integrity. I would not classify as "honorable" the filth, deceit, and fear- mongering that has been espoused by the McCain camp. I believe McCain to be an honorable person. But, realizing he cannot win this campaign on his own merits, John has succumbed to the despicable Rovian tactics and policies. It is truly saddening to see his 40+ years of distinguished service to this nation tarnished over a period of two months. I voted early, and Obama already has my vote.

No! He is using Hillary's "kitchen sink" strategy of throwing every rumor and insinuation at Obama, hopefully with the same results in the voting booth. The media has done a valuable service in fact checking many of the attacks and the new McCain and his mavericky side-kick just keep repeating the LIES!!!

Absolutely not. An honorable campaign is running on the issues. But McCain has run out of issues to run on, so he has decided to run on smears. During the last debate, this question came up and McCain said that Obama's campaign was the most negative campaign and that he wants it to stop; YET during that debate, he continued with the negativity. If anyone has run an UN-honoarable campaign, it is John McCain and I hope the American people see that and it costs him the election.

Amanda
Bardstown, KY

Come on Jack, you know the answer to this one. He may have started out that way but he has ended up on the path to disgrace. My original plan was to vote for McCain if Obama got the Democratic nomination but after witnessing McCain's descent into the bowels of the right wingnut hate machine I cannot bring myself to vote for him. Even if he somehow manages to win this election he has doomed himself to be a failure as President because of the level of disgust and scorn that so many people of both parties will have for him.

If Obama isn't : a Socialist, terrorist abettor, baby killing proponent, or charlatan, McCain could be accused of running a dirty campaign.

Jerry N/Ok

McCain was once a very Honorable man, but I think he wants the presidency so bad that he will do and say anything to get there. As a democrat this hard for me to say but I really liked McCain until this campaign. He has lost all honor and respect from me and others. I hope he regains his conscience some day.

Monica

Pennsylvania

(1) John McCain isn't running this campaign – his downfall will be that he allowed RNC operatives to run him from the git-go. I saw only one moment when he was on his own – the day he addressed an out-of-control crowd and validated Senator Obama's, and his own, integrity. It was his finest moment.

(2) Campaigns are tough; rules of social etiquette just don't apply. That said, I am a pushing 65, political junkie "Lifer" and can say that the Republican campaign has gotten as dirty as it gets. The unrelenting distortion of fact is disturbing, if not at times almost grotesquesly amusing. Playing an aggressively defensive game is great , but it only works if your offense is out there racking up the points. If at any point Senator McCain had gone out there and told us his own story on issues of consequence – the economy, health care, job security, he may have had a chance.

(3) Making icons out of untested raw material and using them to for political advantage is just not likely to be a successful political strategy. Sarah Palin ( aka the Baracuda, Pit-Bull, Joe Six Pack) and Joe (aka Samuel) the (Unlicensed) Plumber turned out simply are not people who can showcase John McCain as the respected war hero and public servant that he is.

Not even close. It has horribly offended me as a former McCain adherant, too. And his selection of Palin as VP was the worst type of pandering I've ever seen.

I'm a moderate who would actually like to see a true moderate run for office, wage a campaign based on issues, and refuse to fall for the negative campaign strategies and appeals to the worst of human nature and fear.

Maybe, someday, that will happen.

No Sir!

McCain's campaign has revealed what kind of Presidency he will run. In short a complete shambles. We have just experienced almost 8 years of ineptitude we really cannot afford 4 more. The hole is getting deeper each day – McCain and Palin will turn it into a chasm with no perceived bottom. We need a President who will Stop the digging and build an escape route from the unholy mess we find ourselves in.

Indeed, McCain has not run an honorable campaign. Eight years ago, I was a McCain fan, but his unfair accusations, his bittererness, his constant emphasis on the small issues, like Joe the plumber, who is Obama?, drive me crazy. McCain should be discussing the real issues, the economy, ending of the war, real terrorism, but he doesn't. He is morphed into a candidate, that even he shouldn't like.
He has even tried to capitallize on his time as a POW. Country First, sounds great, but McCain has not followed his own idea. And I won't even mention his choice for VP, because that really drives me crazy!!!!
Whatever happened to the the real McCain, he would have run a campaign that taught us all, a valuable lesson in integrity.

No, considering the fact that he attacks and slanders Obama every chance he gets. His campaign has truly unmasked the hatred and bigotry lying under the surface of this country. His running mate has incited violence against Barack Obama and I cant help but fear for Obama's safety. If people of this country vote for someone like John McCain god forbid. I truly fear for the future of not only this country but the world as well.

I thank he is getting bad advice and is doing the best he know how with it, he is a great american but i think that he is in over his head, and his vp pick is not helping at all.

Quite the opposite Barak Obama has tried to keep talking about the issues but has to answer McCain and Palins,

When has any GOP canidate ran an "honorable" presidental campaign? The Democrats aren't much better, but they only spin half-truths, not bold faced lies that play into people's hate and fear. (isn't that what terrorist do, scare people into doing what they want?) As a former volunteer for McCain's 2000 campaign, I am disgusted by the sellout he has become. Its safe to say, the Maverick in McCain is dead.

I must admit, I had a lot of respect for Sen. McCain prior to the general election. But, the test of a person's character comes out when he's under pressure. Well, he picks a relatively unknown, first time governor who barely understands the fundamentals of civics as a running mate when there were other well-qualified women and tested mavericks within his own party to pick from. He defends his VP choice by toting her popularity. Now, he resorts to a different image strategy through the infamous Joe the Plumber as a desperate plea for votes from a demographic which has yet to figure out that McCain's policies have benefitted the rich and not the middle or lower class for that matter. In a ridiculous attempt to defend his claim on his opponent's character, he criticized Sen. Obama for routing for the Phillies but showing love to Tampa. Come on. Sen. McCain has not behaved like a soldier in this general election but a cry baby instead.

Jack,

NO!!

Sene,
Falls Church, Va

Absolutely not, but I don't think it's a lack of ethics that's driving him - it's 100% ego. He seems to envision himself as the conquering hero, lionhearted, saving us all at any cost. Ego evidenced by almost canceling the first presidential debate so he could rush back to Washington and fix the economy single-handedly. That's delusional self-importance, but not necessarily a lack of honor.

By the way, Jack - THANK GOD YOU'RE BACK! Please don't ever go away like that again!

Saying John McCain has run an honerable campaign is like saying Sara Palin is qualified to be President.

Even with all McCain's distorted attacks and mud slinging probably his worst and most dishonorable part of his campaign was his choice for VP. This terrible turn of events could lead to the downfall of America given all the current circumstances.

Basically he sold the U.S. down the drain for what he thought might be a political advantage to his campaign with absolutely no concern whatsoever for his country.

Yes he has, at least he's not hideing anything, and he has true and honest friends.

They say a man's character is revealed in the heat of battle. In this hotly fought campaign, McCain has shown himself to be without honor. I hardly recognize the man I admired for many years. Unfortunately, that will be what most of us remember.

Jack, the answer is not. The reason why he draggs himself in this such a disgraseful campaign is because first picking Palin, and second he has wrong people around him such as Leberman and Juliani who are so deperate for cabinet position.

i thought i would be voting for McCain, being a vietnam vet , 60 year old. i had never knew much about Obama. being a registered independent,i was willing to lessen to both , race never entered my mind, a purple person would be alright with me. McCain seems like a different person then he once was, i hate wars , the killing, now he seems too willing to just jump at the thought, Obama said he would like to talk thing's out if possible, then came McCain's v.p. pick i can't imagine that person running anything, let alone this country. now the name calling,the fear tactics, the twisting of fact's is too much for me, iam giving Obama a chance, oh why aren't palin's children in school where they belong?

This is not the John McCain that I remember. At one time he was honorable and a man of his word. His ambition for the presidency has caused him to become a mean spirited marionette of the RNC. So, in short he has not run an honorable campaign

Hello Jack, I love your show....You asked a question that answers itself. Sen. McCain is an honorable man and A national hero. However, he hasn't run a honorable campaign. I believe it was Barack Obama's theme of change that caused a political Shock and Awe for the Republican Ticket. So naturally he throw shots." Classic Desperation."

Honorable? Are you kidding me Jack? McCain was the first to launch the most despicable ads on TV to try and recover his losses in the polls. He has the Palin Pitbull attacking constantly. Obamas campaign was doing fine, very little negativity, and ran a positive campaign until these ads started popping up. Obamas campaign had to defend itself with more negative ads, and its been a downward sprial since then. McCain has pulled political stunt after stunt in his campaign, and this robocalling crud grinds my gears. Yesterday, we got a McCain camp ad in the mail saying how much of a terrorist Obama is. Give me a break! If he was such a terrorist, he wouldn't be the democratic nominee! As its been said at least a million times now, McCain has run out of ideas, and has stooped to a new low trying to dig himself out of the volcano. Country First? Yeah, right, more like politics and self first.

BTW, your Palin Blasting you tube video is just under 3 million hits! Glad you are well and safe. I thought you got caught climbing under that barbed wire fence naked trying to get to the VP debate, lol.

Yes Jack: the word honorably according to the dictionary is: Bringing distinction or recognition. And McCain has definitely brought recognition to the word UGLY!

Jack, the only message coming from the McCain campaign is that "Obama is a socialist elitist celebrity with no experience whatsoever, except for palling around with terrorists".
Personally, I think this is insulting.
It’s an insult to the intelligence of millions of American.
And it’s an insult to the next President of the United States.

For a man that touts himself as a patriot, loves America, puts her first, has been tested., his actions, stupid words,and terrible insults about a fellow American, After this, his praise for his attributes, somehow rings hollow.

Welcome back Jack. Before the robo calls I would have called his campaing dishonorable, but now I have to call it despicable.

McCain's negative campaigning is driving me crazy. He says, "I do this, my opponent does this." over and over and over again. Over 505 of his speech is insulting, lying or hateful. I could watch him if he'd quit this negative insulting stuff and talk about what he'd do and how. And then he has the nerve to say "If Obama would have done those town hall meetings with me, the tenor of the campaign would be different, as if he's in charge and its all Obama's fault. And Palin is the sorriest excuse I've seen for a VP nominee. I can't watch or listen to her, she just makes me angrier by the second.

McCains pick of Palin was an insult to my intelligence. I am white, 76 years young, female, a republican and I am voting for Obama.

Jack, what's an honorable campaign? Those days are long gone, if they ever existed in the first place. Dumbing down arguments and making wildly misleading statements about the other candidate is something that has been proven to work on the American people in elections and that cycle isn't going to end anytime soon. Both McCain and Obama are guilty of this.

NO!! He is running the same type campaign that he griped about when Bush ran it against him in 2000. As he complaigned so bitterly about Bush, that makes it even more dispicable for him to do the same. Particularly since he has stated that if Obama had had the town meetings as McCain asked, he would have run a different campaign. How immature and juvenile! It is interesting that alqueda wants him to win so he will play into their hands!

Jack,

Absolutely not...he started out that way but the craven desire to win overtook him and he made the kneejerk VP pic and continued on with venal, vile lies and now even ROBO calls...

Sad really, I would have voted for him in 2000, but today honor is no longer an adjective that applies to him. Heaven help him –he sold his soul and it will not be easily excused this time....

NO.

John McCain is a disgrace to all Americans. One would think after being humiliated by George Bush in 2000 he would remove himself from the use of negative advertising. In 2000 he said “I'm not going to take the low road to the highest office in the land,". Oh really!

Voters want authenticity this year!

McCain/Palin brings out the worst in voters. It’s high time the use of fear and smear don’t translate into victory. The misery index continues to rise.

ENOUGH!

I used to like Senator McCain, but this election is not the McCain I watched in the past. His campaign is running on empty and when people feel desperate they don't think clearly and it's showed up first when he chose Gov. Sarah Palin for his running mate. She has said degraceful things that cause many of us to cringe when she uses labels to define Senator Obama and Senato Biden. I don't think Senator McCain truly believes what comes out of her mouth, she's a problem and he placed her as his sidekick. A honorable man would admit his mistakes, correct the wrong statements, and stop casting blame on Senator Obama when he says, "I have asked Senator Obama to join me in speaking at Townhall meetings, he refused..." as if he would be running a clean campaign if they were joined at the hip at meetings. We have seen his treatment or rather lack of diplomacy at the so called debates. The RNC needs to regroup and not play dangerous games by sending out these robocalls.

Jack, welcome back. In my opinion you are the most trusted jounalist. The answer is no, you ran a better program than his dishonrable campaign. Thanks.

There actually was a time that I respected John McCain; but since he has started these dirty attack ads in which he outright LIES about Obama and KNOWS that he's lying to the American people, I wouldn't vote for him for dogcatcher. That's just the facts, Jack. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping us laughing with your fantastic sense of humor when we all feel like crying. "And this too shall pass."
An Independent in Texas

As I respond, I am listening to the text of one of the automated calls that are showering the American landscape like the poisionous acid rain it is. This time the "voice" was spewing something about mandatory prison sentences ... almost as stupid as the other crap call I heard that stated outright that Obama was in thick with "tourists" as your big bubba likes to say. For a long time we Cannucks thought he met us!

Is McCain running an hourable campaign? God help America!

Jack,
No hes not running strait campaign.Hes got a running mate that should be with her kids doing what she needs to be doing,but no she is out trying to be something that she has no buisness doing,and mcCain sees that he made a mistake and is trying anything to close the gap Who will pay the bill on her kids if she gets in office,i know it will be us the tax payers.this is also wrong.one other thing he is to old to be running for president anyway,there needs to be an age limit on who runs for this office and 70yrs pluss is to old,here one minute gone the next.

I think so. "Honorable" in politics has a pretty low standard. McCain has stayed away from Rev. Wright, largely ignored right wing talk radio, and has tried to fire up his party's base. It is amazing, in these times, he is even in the race. He deserves credit and his style and policies are acceptable to nearly one half of this nation. Hopefully the nearly will stay nearly through the first Tuesday in November.

I'd describe his campaign as dishonorable, disrespectful and disgusting.

Great to have you back Jack, We all hope you're feeling better.

There is no honor in politics.

Waterbury, CT

Jack,
I think although the intentions may have been honorable at first, it's safe to assume that the heat of the battle has changed the game plan for McCain. I honestly don't think he anticipated the type of competition that Obama has offered, and when you face fear- all bets are off. With the addition of Gvr. Palin as his running mate, the negative tone of the campaign has turned from negative to downright nasty, and it's pretty clear that winning -with honor or without- is the only goal for McCain now.

Joe the Faux plumber is a perfect fit for the Faux decent campaign McCain is running. He should be ashamed, I am mortified that other countries, Iraq included, are witness to the frantic tactics the McCain campaign has sunk to. I would vote for Obama, if for no other reason, because he has retained his dignity for himself and his party. It seems that winning has become so important to McCain that anything goes and the more rabid his 'followers' become. I was almost attached while waiting for my son in the doctors office by a rabid McCain fan when I made the fatal mistake of laughing when he said Nancy Pelosi is the entire reason for the financial meltdown! It is hard to run and laugh at the same time, but being a flower of southern womanhood, I retained my dignity, while the nurses changed the tv station from CNN to a soap opera. You too, Mr. Cafferty, seem to have retained your dignity through all of this.

John McCain has literally sold his soul to the devil for a chance to be president. He's aligned himself with all the corruption he was against in 2000. I can't believe he is stupid enough to have chosen Palin himself – I imagine that was another sell-out for votes from "the base". The thing that bothers me the most – is that he's inciting racism at a time when our nation is truly trying to come together. His feigned shock at being called on these discable actions and rallies for hate make me sick to my stomach. Ethics has been thrown out the window. If the RNC does steal the election – and they certainly are trying – God help us all! Divided we fall!

john mccain really doesn't matter. I don't think he'll be able to finish a first term. so no. palin certainly is a negative campaighner. even when she sounds positive. oabama will probably not finish a 1st term because of all the hatred generated by the gop campaign. his campaign is also negative.
I still want to know why there has been no sophisticated terror attacks
since 9/11 anywhere.

Jack,

it's no wonder they need Joe The Plumber – because McCain's campaign is in the Toilet !!!

Absolutely not! He took his campaign stradegy from Karl Rove, only this time it is not working. What really scares me is that they will find a way to *steal* this election. Shame on McCain, everyone sees thru his tactics.

John McCain of 2000 is not the Karl Rove trained John McCain of today. He and his Dog Sled Diva have followed the Republican slime book chapter and verse. Palin can be excused because she has a track record of saying whatever pops in her head and speaking in sentence fragments. McCain knows better and promised to stay out of the mud. He sold his soul and his reward will be second place.

Brian
Delray Beach, FL

The answer is no, far from honorable. The sad part is that he and Palin have nothing left but go deeper into the gutter. I once thought very highly of John McCain. I thought he was above the fray and disliked what the Bush campaign did to him in the past. I would never have believed that as soon as he would actually stoop to even lower methods. Palin acts like a pit bull.

Absolutely not! How can he claim to run an “honorable” or “respectful” campaign in one breath and have the ads implying, through his close association with terrorists, that Sen. Obama might have non-patriotic views? Sen. McCain is also having Gov. Palin attack Sen. Obama on the same issue? Sen. McCain has said many times that he respects Sen. Obama and even defended him, in this regard, at a rally. If he truly believes the attacks he is putting out there in his ads and through Gov. Palin, how can he maintain that statement of respect?

It is one thing to have negative attacks on the issues, but it is entirely another thing to have attacks on character issues that appear to be unfounded.

His campaign has been the dirtiest one that I know of. He should be ashamed of himself, except greedy people are never ashamed. He will only divide this country.

Jack,

Ofcourse Senator McCain has NOT run an honorable campaign. Repeatedly bringing up William Ayers and the Reverend Wright, questioning Obama's patriotism, and putting constant doubts into the American peoples' minds that Obama is not qualified to be President can hardly be called 'honorable'. Lets not forget the calling of Obama a "terrorist", "arab", "off with his head' at Palin rallies and not doing everything in his power to condemn such actions. What McCain is doing is instilling fear, a classic Bush manuever, and I'm sick of it. Sure, this is politics, but when will the american people learn its not the kind of leaders we need in the world?

Junaid,
Chicago, IL

I can't believe the kind of campaign that the GOP is running.
This is spreading hatred at it's worst. Now Giuliani is on on
this with more robo calls and the way I see this it is dividing
a great country and it will take Years to undo the damage.
My thought is that the World will be looking at the Divided
States of America.

Jack,
This question is as funny as the right wing of the GOP'S assertion that President George W. Bush will go down in our Country's history books as one of the best Presidents of all time...

C.I., New York

Statement Modification -

I am afraid McCain’s “Personal Honor”, "Personal Judgement" and “Country First” political rhetoric, is just that – Political republican Rhetoric — I’ve come to wonder if John McCain posessed any of those qualities in the first place — Karl Rove's acolities needed a willingly nastily vindictive personality to work with – Like Sarah Palin's.

Personally, I think that, win or lose, John McCain is going to regret this campaign, his conduct and his decisions for the rest of his life - Sort of like the albatross Nixon carried around his neck starting with his poor campaign decisions, and White House Judgement –

John McCain stopped running his campaign ENTIRELY a long time ago! The McCain-Palin campaign was taken over by RNC operatives and I don't think Senator McCain even realized what was happening. The last independent campaign decision that McCain made was the selection of Sarah Palin. The RNC operatives went along with it because they saw that they could exploit her appeal to the evangelical-base of the Republican Party.

John McCain would have only been able to run an honourable campaign if he had run as an Independent. When he tied himself to the RNC, its pretty evident that the "say anything, do anything and intimidate in anyway" tactics would dominate any type of campaign that McCain would have attempted. The RNC, Rick Davis and Karl Rove faction of the Republican Party have demonstrated their unending ability to create a climate of corruption. John McCain's sense of honour just didn't have the backbone to stand up to them.

Jack, Mccain is trying to run the same lame scare game of GWB and it is pathetic. The GOP has sunk to an new low with their recent. I had some respect him but not now. Sarah Palin is less than half baked when it comes to national and world issues. How could anyone in there right mind vote for her after listening to her attempt to answer such simple questions. GOD help us all if they somehow win this election.

(Educated in Boston while JFK was President.) Remember exactly where I in was (Boston – Charles River) on that fateful day. JFK inspired changes in the USA and we followed with our own inspiration of change, Pierre Trudeau. However, when seams of hope for mankind break through the dim clouds, the people lose out to those who lie and cheat on the hopes of the little guy for their own advancement based on greed. Wars are instituted by these greedy people to cover their flaws as human beings. McCain knows nothing except being a military follower. His 'tested' argument is from a man captured and held as a favored POW (daddy was a leader of the Pacific forces), and while he sat in a secure cockpit on the deck while JFK averted a nuclear threat, what exact experience of leadership did he really have to lead and change the course of history... right, just an observer who boasts and busters about things great while he just sat there... go figure! The world needs a 'real' leader with a solid platform and a solid group of advisors with insight, not another military bully with a trophy wife and and and whatever or whoever that 'experienced' mayor/govenor is. The World is global, accept it and educate your children to appreciate it. As Rome and England learned, the military mentality is eventually defeated. It's time for some intellectual input and I do have faith America's youthful enthusiasm will emerge to once again play a respected role in this World.

Yes Jack he did run an honorable campaign until he finished making the statement that he would run an honorable campaign. He went negative because he said Obama "DID NOT DO WHAT HE ASKED HIM TO DO" when he wanted him to tag along with him on the Town Hall Meetings. He admitted on all networks that the campaign would not have been negative if Obama had done THAT.

McCain's VP pick is somehow the poorest judgment he has ever made. How would somebody run an honorable campaign with a running mate like palin? This guy is out of touch . He would've picked Romney if he knew something about the economy

Jack– It is truly ugly what politicians will do to get elected and McCain is the poster-boy for this terrible behavior. When will this display of civil disobedience go away.

The words I use to describe McCain's Campaign are : Dirty, Dishonest, Disgraceful.......

There is no "Honorable" peice of his Campaign.

I am an Independent for Obama (from day one) alot of my Independent friends, that were originally leaning towards McCain have swung over to Obama because of McCain's lies and distortions....him not staying on message and addressing the voter's issues (mostly the Economy) and his "gimmick" VP Pick of Governor Palin.

I am predicting Obama will win by a landslide....which says alot about a Junior Senator from Illinois with not too many people knowing who he was....and having a foriegn name.....

and it says alot about McCain's Campaign.....and the fact that John McCain was well known, a war hero (and I commend him for that) and a so called "Maverick".

When McCaain loses....he will hopefully do some soul searching as to the "why".

The Voter's are tired of distractions, fabrications, and the fear and smear that accompany so many Campaigns.....and anyone who cares to disagree with me should look at the Polls.

The article in Times Mag was to stress his lifetime of honesty and fairness. Ha Ha ! I guess McCain forgot he said basically the same thing about spreading the wealth around in 2000 and in 2004 Daily show showed the tapes. We don't need a Pres & VP who lie constantly in their ads and continue to call their opponent various derogatory names. They advertised another journalist meeting for Palin, but I noticed her guard dog McCain was there also. I have not heard one in depth, substantial word about our country's problems out of Palin's mouth probably because she's a blank slate. Children resort to name calling and we need an adult in the WH.

No, he has finally lost all sense of decency in the recent weeks. I was rooting for Hilary when she lost the primary I resented Obama for it and was thinking to vote for John McCain. But Mr. McCain completely lost me, first because of his choice of his running mate and now because of the dirty dishonorable campaing that he is running with Gov. palin.

Absolutely not. Even though I'm a lifelong Democrat, there was a time, not so long ago, that I thought if the Republicans won yet again, at least John McCain was a candidate I could live with. No longer. Now the thought of a McCain/Palin win terrifies me. No exaggeration. It truly frightens me. McCain has shown himself to be a petulant, childish brat; erratic, unfocused and damn near senile. Palin is nothing short of a power hungry moron. Mean-spirited, hate-filled and ignorant. Hopefully, the American voters will send him back to one of his seven houses and her back to the frozen tundra Nov. 4th, and we'll never have to hear from either of them again. We need positive change and someone steady and intelligent in the White House and we need it now.

John McCain has not run an honorable campaign as promised. There has been too many attacks on Senator Obama's character and patriotism. The attacks have divided so many Americans during this presidential campaign. Members of the Republican party have called a respected Senator (Obama), anti-american, socialist even communist, spewing hate during Republican rallies, reminds me of what I studied during the McCarthy era. This negative campaiging consistently shows Americans how volatile Senator McCain is.

No, In fact, the George Wallace comparisons are wrong. Joe McCarthy is more accurate. His legacy will be a shameful one. Stirring up peoples worst emotions with implications of terrorism and communism. There is a big difference between refering to someone as 'erratic', as Obama describes McCain, and McCain's camps calling Obama dangerous and dishonorable.

Honorable is a relative term. It is honorable for a Republican to call Obama the Anti-Christ or a Communist, in the eyes of many of the Republicans. This is why the Republican party is so disoriented, is a dying ember of what it once was, and is a complete stranger to those Republican who still adhere to a moral code.

Jack, Mccain is trying to run the same lame scare game of GWB and it is pathetic. The GOP has sunk to an new low with their recent comments. I had some respect him but not now. Sarah Palin is less than half baked when it comes to national and world issues. How could anyone in there right mind vote for her after listening to her attempt to answer such simple questions. GOD help us all if they somehow win this election.

Hell no! He doesn’t call the shots at all anyway. Picking Sarah for his V.P., tells lot of things. His bosses the lobbyist think Americans are dumb.
Mike
Snellville, GA.

You're joking, right? Republicans at large have been textbook examples of what it means to hit below the belt, using unfair tactics, slander, and character assassination to win votes. Especially, McCain, Palin, Giuliani, and Romney. If these people represent the our top examples of leadership in this Democracy, we need to start over. If what we've all witnessed during this campaign season is what they describe as having "more experience," we need to hire the neophyte. It's real interesting hearing cries of "Socialism" from the same group of people who concocted and defended that so-called "Patriot Act." Just as interesting hearing them attempt to deny the validity of Colin Powell, a man they all once hoped to champion as their presidential candidate. It's all a very bad joke. Hard to believe enough people are falling for this charade to even make it a competitive election.

McCain has not run an honorable campaign. In fact I think he has done considerable damage to his image. He looks like a frantic man who has thrown everything away just to win an election. Neither he nor Palin have any credibilty left. Their lies are so many that I'm beginning to think neither one of them know what the truth is. That willingness to "sell ones soul" is not what I want in the White House because its hard telling what else they will be selling once they get there.

Is John McCain sleeping well at night? I truly believe that he wishes the election was today, so that he could wake up from his worst nightmare called Barack Obama. He will forever damned Hillary for not winning the Democratic Primary. McCain has resulted to every unscrupulous political trickery in the book and has even penned new lies to no avail to defeat Barack. I really feel sorry for him at times.

I HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT FOR JOHN MCCAIN. I THOUGHT HE WAS THE BEST CANDIDATE IN 2000 AND WOULD PROBABLY VOTED THIS TIME FOR HIM. THIS MAN LOOKS LIKE HAS SOME KIND OF MENTAL PROBLEM. WHEN HE SPEAKS HE ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE HE IS MAD.

No. John McCain is desperate. He will say and do anything to win. The evidence is selecting a woman the caliber of Sarah Palin to be his vice president when there were so many other credible women available. John McCain is out of ideas, out of time and out of his mind. And I do not think the voters will be fooled by the Republicans this time.

No, McCain is NOT running an "honorable” campaign and that is very sad because I do believe, down deep, McMain is honorable. His appointed "pit bull" with lipstick is a disgrace and that is why this Republican is voting for Obama!

Jack.....honor and integrity, go hand and hand, and Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin have neither......I was one of those so called undecided voters just about a week ago....well their tasteless, negative ranting has this independent voter and a few others I know voting for Obama/Biden.

Mc Cain's campaign and his choice for VP have been characterized by gutter-sniping, hate-mongering, bigotry, divisiveness and character assassination. He has sought to appeal to the most basal of human emotions and attitudes.

He has diminished himself, his supporters,his party and his nation by it.

That's what makes it dishonourable.

Gerry

Jack, Mccain is trying to run the same lame scare game of GWB and it is pathetic. The GOP has sunk to a new low with their recent comments. I had some respect for him but not now. Sarah Palin is less than half baked when it comes to national and world issues. How could anyone in there right mind vote for her after listening to her attempt to answer such simple questions. GOD help us all if they somehow win this election.

No, Jack, like I said in the first comment I posted which 'disappeared' , you can tell a lot about a person's character when they are down. McCain has clearly shown us, that when he is down he gets mean and ugly.

There is nothing honorable about lies, fear, hate and division, and this is the kind of political campaign that the Republicans and McCain have run.

I don't understand why people think John McCain is considered an Honorable man. I must admit I know little of him other than his time in prison in Vietnam, as key player in the Ketting 5, and as a candidate in this campaign. Certainly you could say his Vietnam experience was honorable. His role in the Ketting 5 was certainly not and his erratic behavior in this campaign certainly hasn't been. He is not honest with what he says, he is willing to make scurrilous attacks on his opponents. I'm sorry, I just don't see honor anywhere.

As far as I see it, dishonor has been the common thread. The incredibly ridiculous things that come out of Six Gun Sarah's mouth are amazing. John should put a shock collar on her.

Politicians, regardless of party, don't know the meaning of the word, Jack...

hi jack, it's good to see you..mccain has no credibility at all..first, he said he was going to run a clean campaign then he lied..second, he claimed that he wasn't using past associates meaning ministers or scandals, then he lied again..he gets a beauty pageant from wassilla, doesn't know nothing about the constitution, nothing about the economy or foreign issues, etc, hired karl rove's hookies and look where it got him nothing..mccain is the same as bush and he remains the same..

I honestly think the only reason he brought Palin on board was to score votes, but it backfired. Now it's slander as a last resort. Hell yes his campaign has been dishonest!!

No. It is sad to see a man whom we admire for so many good reasons become so desperate that he would stoop to tactics that are really beneath his dignity. He should stick to issues voters care about and tell us what he would do to better serve this nation. We need help!
Not all politicians behave dishonorably. Remember George McGovern who was gracious and a gentleman even in defeat?

The answer is "no." A follow-up question to that, though, is "Has anyone run an honorable campaign?" My answer to that one is, "Not since I've been old enough to follow politics."

Absolutely not, Jack! The way his campaign is being ran is anything but honorable. The attacks are increasingly getting worse. Colin Powell was right when he said that this stuff about Obama being a Muslim, associating with Bill Ayers and calling his tax plan socialism is becoming nonsensical. Joe Biden was right, too, when he stated that they are tossing anything they can against the wall hoping that something will stick. Of course, there should be some mudslinging in any election, but there needs to be a balance between attacks and solutions. So far, Obama's campaign has displayed that and that's why I voted early for him today.

Chris from NC

Jack: Can pigs fly?

No Jack he has not. The idea of hiring the same people to Robo-call that slammed your family goes beyond the pale of bad judgment. It is sickening. Would you hire the person that burned your home to now burn your neighbor's, this campaign has been vile!

The only people who are going to defend this kind of campaign are the whackos that use names like "Defending American" or "Rights to the People". You know them, they are on all the blogs. How do they think this kind of craziness is goint to affect the American People? Is winning so important that they will destroy what they are trying to win? This is like killing the baby so your spouse won't get custody. Please, let's get some civility into these things, I'm tired of thinking every other American is some sort of freak.

John Macain has run anything but an honorable campaign. He may have had an honorable past, but he has sold his soul to the devil just for the hopes of being president. His career will forever be clouded by the underhanded tactics and outright lying to the American people that he has resorted to. We see through it and that is why he will not win the election.

No Jack, Mccain has run the most sleasiest campaign in recent history. Carl Rove Is very proud of him.

Jack, are you kidding with this question. McSame has run the dirtiest, vulgar, untruthful campaign in modern history. His untrue statements about his rival are legendary. his statement to run a clean campaign is just another falsehood the campaign can't justify.

Honorable yes, if by honorable you mean dispicable.

I don't get it, if we advertise something and the information is not true we are sued. We are misrepresenting the product and thus we are negligently misleading the perople. Well? I think "factchecker" should be a requirement prior to releasing the advertisement ment to deceive the public. Either way I voted yesterday in Ohio because this way I can turn off the news, the view, whatever and just hope people are not as dumb as they are appearing to be.

Toledo/Ohio
Oh yea I voted for Obama too, and I am female. Unlike Joe The Plumber from my area, I read up on the issues and how they would directly relate to myself. Gez Joe should have clicked before speaking.

To all of you who wrote that Obama was getting a free ride from the media, you obviously do not read newspapers or watch TV, especially Fox. McCain and the GOP smear committee have done everything from calling his children brats to basically calling him a terrorist. The whole Bill Ayers thing is a farce. The subject has been investigated by non-partisan organizations, covered by all the news media, and there is no substance to it. It is because you WANT to believe it, true or not, that you continue to bring it up! The ACORN thing is another farce. Yes, Obama did some legal work for them - at the same time, McCain was addressing their Board of Directors and having a photo op. So if you are going to tar Obama for association with them, you better be prepared to tar your own candidate!

McCain has a lot of skeletons in his closet besides Charles Keating, including just as messy associations as anything Obama has. And excuse me, but I want a Vice President who will not try to run the Senate, but do the job they are asked to do and allowed to do by our Constitution. I especially don't one that has already had two ethic scandals in the course of just a couple of months. I don't pay for Obama's clothes - his book revenues do that - and I don't pay for Biden's clothes, etc. For that matter, I don't pay for McCain's $600 shoes, either. Why should the GOP pay for Palin and her family to buy clothes at Saks and Neiman-Marcus when the majority of us don't even make what she dropped in one month for an entire year of work?

Hi Jack I'm so glad to have you back. He is not the man he use to be. This is not a good thing. Obama hasn't attacked McCain on a personal level and that just shows his character. Sue , St. Charles MO

Hi Jack:

No he has not, too many time he has behave as badly as a 3yr old in the Wal-mart toy section. Hopefully in these last two weeks he can find the old John McCain of 2000, and leave this race with some class and dignity.

I think he has but some of his TV ads are misleading. The attacking each other tactic doesn't work anymore. The American people want Washington to work together not work agianst each other. He used the same attack points that every other republican has used.

Is John McCain sleeping well at night? I truly believe that he wishes the election was today, so that he could wake up from his worst nightmare called Barack Obama. He will forever damned Hillary for not winning the Democratic Primary. McCain has resulted to every unscrupulous political trickery in the book and has even penned new lies to no avail to defeat Barack. I really feel sorry for him at times.
But he made the bed, now he has to sleep in it.

Hi Jack
glad your back,now maybe you can ask McCain to fire his staff and try to hold his dignity intact.Bush staff told him how to run his campaign and he listened,he shold know better look how Bush ran the country in a ditch now he has ran the streght talk express off a cliff
clearwater,fl

Robo calls that are without truth, enhancing violent responses from your audience, a man holding a monkey with an Obama sign on, a dead cub bear with an Obama sign on..continous talk of association with "a washed up terrorist"...yes, I'd say that the McCain campaign is not honorable....encourainging frightful thoughts.
kay in springfield, illinois

Jack, is that a trick question????????????????? He has run the dirtiest,sleaziest campaign that I can remember, and that's a lot of campaigns. And now, he has good old Rudy the ex mayor of NYC pissing us off with robocalls again about Obama. They just don't get it! We don't care about his lies and smears because they just aren't important. Tell us whart you're going to do to fix the mess you've put us in..........that's what we want to hear! Poor old fool is so confused!

I don't think so.....

The campaign reflects the man's temperment, a bad one. He took not just one page, but the whole Karl Rove book to run it. It simply displays what a fibber he is. His judgment is quite lacking and his personality is lacking, and his integrity is lacking. Shall I go on?

NO! He's run the most negative personal campaign! It reminds me of a person who is so insecure that he has to put someone else down to feel better. The only issue he talks about outside of these personal attacks is to distort Obama's tax position. Poor man. I almost feel sorry for him. NOT enough to vote for this negative, grumpy, dishonest guy. I'm Obama Biden all the way!

I voted for McCain in 2000 primaries. As a moderate Democrat I was attracted to his honor, integrity and steadiness I saw in 2000. That John McCain has since been dissapeared, he is blinded by the desier for the presidency. He forgets that it was his from the begging had he run an honorable race, now he sees it slipping from his hands and fury, anger and rage have taken over. He he is loosing the race faster. Making many of us volunteer for the underdog the one that is being attacted on character rather than plicies. Sad!

I think John McCain's brain has become addled ever since he picked the runner-up in a beauty contest to be his running mate. He thinks all is fair in love and war–even if it's the wrong war and he's already married. What does a little word like honorable have to do with anything?
Tustin, Michigan

No. Not the Same John we saw in 2000 against Bush. Not the same guy up there on the podium.

Jack – Simply put...No! Senator McCain's campaign has done nothing but show him to be a tired, beat up, desperate man. Which is a shame since he has served his country with distinction over the years. He would have every right to not want to serve his country after the way it handled the Vietnam conflict and ultimately forgetting him for 5+ years while he lay in a prison camp. Nonetheless, John McCain decided to continue to serve his country and has done so honorably up until now. His first mistake was choosing Palin as a running mate but it was not his last.
Where is the John McCain of old that was respected and looked to for the straight answer? I miss him.

I believe if God himself came down from the heavens above and sat side by side to McCain & Palin and said to them "ENOUGH". I truly believe McCain & Palin would ignore him and continue to devide this country and sacrafice their souls just to win this election.

My God, please have mercy on them for they do know what they are doing.

No!! It appears that people from Alaska are use to crooks and hypocrits. They think Palin is great and all she does is lie. The sad part about it is they can be confirmed as lies. She is divisive.

About as honorable as the one George Bush ran against him.

John McCain has absolutely not run an honorable campaign. I watch him blatantly lie about things while at rallies. Just tell the truth! Also, I am still waiting for the pundits to say something in response to the last debate when Sen. Obama told Sen. McCain about what Sarah Palin said at a rally and someone yelled terrorist. Sen. McCain did not even say that something like that was out of line, instead he said that he was proud of the people who attends his rallies. I was appalled at his response to what was a serious matter. He was proud of people yelling terrorist, kill him, etc. Unbelievable! Yet, he tried to play the victim with what John Lewis said about him. Obama didn't say it, why does he have to apologize for what other politicians say? McCain certainly doesn't apologize for what his running mate says.

No, he hasn't. Unfortunately McCain has spent his entire campaign spouting off why someone should not vote for Obama rather than stating why someone should vote for him. I simply do not think he has solid plans for our country's future.

McCain's campaign has been about as honest and honorable at G.W.Bush and his entire presidency.

Of course he has not been honorable. He has gone against every.single.thing he has ever stood for, and he has allowed the RNC to dictate how it went. If he had a backbone he'd have stood up and said no to the negativity. Then he might have a fighting chance to win this election.

Then you factor in Sarah Palin – and that was the day he basically handed the keys to the White House to Barack Obama.

It will be a nice retirement in Arizona for him. He will travel in various cars from home to home to home. What a life.

It's sad to see him do the honorable thing in Vietnam, and then suddenly lose all sense of honor and dignity.

Not in my opinion. And it's a shame, because through the years, I've always thought of him as one of the more honorable politicians. I think he's been listening to the wrong people. Schmidt and Davis are over-priced has-beens. McCain may not have won being himself and standing by his own choices, but it it would have been a viable choice. His ambition probably cost him his reputation, even if he somehow wins this. The choice of Sarah Palin said it all.................

No! I think John McCain lost his honor when he decided to smear Obama's character with lies and racist remarks. His choice of Sarah Palin for Vice President proves that John McCain will do whatever is needed to put himself in the White House. I think he puts John McCain first, country second. I wouldn't want John McCain representing the people of the United States the way he has run his presidential campaign.

I voted for McCain in 2000 primaries. As a moderate Democrat I was attracted to his honor, integrity and steadiness I saw in 2000. That John McCain has since been disappeared; he is blinded by the desire for the presidency. He forgets that it was his from the begging had he run an honorable race, now he sees it slipping from his hands and fury, anger and rage have taken over. He is loosing the race faster. Many have volunteered for the underdog, the one that is being attacked on his character, rather than policies. McCain is loosing more than my vote, he is lost himself. Sad!

Of course he's running an honorable campaign. It all depends on how one views "honorable." McCain has remained true to his "friends." He addresses them every time he speaks. His "friends" admire his campaign, and many of them will march to the polls to vote for him. As for the rest of us, surely you jest.

lol What a hilarious question. Not that it's important. Jack, this race is all about one and only one issue. Competence. After 8 years of incompetence, we finnaly see in the loss of our jobs, homes, retirements, college dreams – that competence really, REALLY matters.

The first and greatest test of these two candidates competence was their choice of who they'd leave in charge... and that indicates the McCain's problem isn't really Palin. It's his own incompetence in picking her that indicates to me, your next question might well be, should John McCain admit he flunked the test and step down to give the whole world a little relief. Jeez we're exhausted from the stress! Go down in history with a little integrity for his grandchildrens' sake.

Jack: If McCain was suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve. I don't place too much confidence in a man who boasts of being as honest as the day is long. Wait until you meet him at night

No. He is flooding our battleground state (Missouri) with nasty robocalls at the very time people are being laid off in the tens of thousands, retirees have lost trillions in value in their retirement funds, people have lost homes, health insurance, the ability to send their children to higher education. An honorable campaign would address those issues.

McCain has no choice now, he will say anything and do anything to win.
I just wish that some reporter would ask him where the $300,000,000.00 of the $700,000,000.00 bailout package is going to come from to buy up bad mortgages from the Banks, it's not setting in the Treasury it has to be future tax increases.

Guess that all depends on what the meaning of "honorable" is.

I don't think so. Both he and Obama have attacked each other. I can tell in McCains comments seem vulger with his bemeaner and expression. Not an actual comment but more like, "Who in the hell does this punk think he to challange me". I'm a Independent sitting on the fence for now but I'm about to fall off. I think most voters are like and get pissed off when enough is enough. By they way I love your honesty.

Jack,
I admired John McCain so much so that I switched my registration in 2000 (we can do that in Ohio) to vote for him in the primary long after the nomination was decided. Not anymore. I had high hopes that the general election between McCain and Obama would be a sincere debate on real issues like the economy and foreign policy among others, not a rehash of a bunch of largely meaningless garbage. Perhaps an opportunity for once in American politics to rise above normal petty partisanship and choose our leader based on real information, not innuendo and outright lies in some cases. There's plenty of blame to go around. Obama and the Dems have gone negative, too, but it seems to me that the first, and nastiest, salvos were fired from the right.
Tom
Proctorville, Ohio

Very dishonorable! He will go down in history making a fool of himself. He has turned off the middle class with his smear and fear campaign and "He just doesn't get it"!

McCain's honor is without doubt. He is an honorable man.

Both Obama and McCain are running the same type campaigns
but the fact that Obama's campaign fund far outstretchs McCains speaks volumes. Where is all that money coming from, what other countries, what people are "behind" Obama?
With our economy and financial strength in the US in crisis, why
would good citizens be "giving" such an outrageous amount to that
when charities need it and people are starving in our own streets? That would be more the question than to question John McCain's honor.

It depends on the definition of "honorable." McCain continues to make false and misleading statements about Obama, Obama's record, and Obama's proposals. McCain surrogates and supporters continue to put forth scurrilous misrepresentations about Obama. In hotly contested States, the RNC and the "527s" are sponsoring automatic telephone and e-mail campaigns using additional false and misleading statements. Perhaps lying about one's opponent is not "dishonorable", but the Boy Scout Law, the gold standard for honor, starts with "trustworthy." Is it honorable to depend on lies to win an election? I don't think so.

McCain at this point is so far deep in doo doo there is no turning back. It's a train wreck. The day McShame could do a rally without talking about Obama is the day he realize he is up to his neck in doo doo.

McCain has become a walking contradiction on so many issues, why doesnt anybody call him 'flip-flopper'.
How honorable and christian is it when you want to help the poor by spreading the wealth around? Its christianism not socialism!!

I think McCain is running a typical GOP campaign. He has not only depredated his own character but now he's working on dismantling his grand kids character as well. When you run such nasty ads with no base to back it up, what else can your grand kids say about you when they read about how you ran your campaign. It's all about the future in this election and McCain still thinks the election is about now.

McCain and Palin have not run an honorable campaign.

Even worse, many in the media have given them a free ride. McCain did much of his medical history through a Friday bait-and-switch stunt, Palin was called unethical by her state's investigation, and then claimed the report cleared her.

Robocalls, hatemongering, personality attacks, etc. - this is not the America we grew up being proud of in Civics classes.

This is the scary thing. When McCain was asked this question (more than once), his refrain was essentially, "If Obama had agreed to town hall meetings, this wouldn't have gotten so negative." In other words, Perhaps, but it's that guy's fault.

That's the answer we've got for the last eight years. We don't need another wimp for as president, who can't own up to their wrongs and would choose rather to blame others. That's not leadership, that's copping out.

Well if you ask John McCain Jack, he'll tell ya it's all Barack Obama's fault!
I never heard of such a thing! McCain claims if Obama agreed to the 10 town hall meeting's with him, the campaign would have been more civil. That's like saying if my ex wife did what I told her, I wouln't have to beat her every day!
Tell that to a judge!

P.S.
I am totally against violence just trying to make a point.

Before he and his sidekick start spouting off about socialism, they need to A) Look up the meaning of the word in the dictionary, then B) Realize that the entire distribution of Federal tax dollars is a socialistic system, then C), Stop using the opinion of a plumber to determine his entire campaign focus.

No ..McCain hasn't run an honorable or intelligent campaign and there are no excuses ....except maybe age....for the many dumb decisions he has made.

If beyond reprehensible and deplorable can be misconstrued by the McCain spinmeisters and advisors as 'honorable'... then I guess the answer is 'you betcha.'

If 'honorable' represents one who is worthy of respect and admiration due to conduct, message, and leadership.... the answer is a resounding unequivocal NO.

He has run an absolutely horrible, despicable campaign-and "anti-American" campaign. He has divided this country and instilled fear and hate to an insanely dangerous level. He has ensured that if Obama becomes president, people will fear him. Our country has had unfavorable presidents but we have never feared our leader. He has done this by filling the heads of the ill-informed, ignorant, uneducated, and naive with horrible lies and twisted misconceptions. There is nothing more anti-American than scaring your people to death and making them feel that their government is going to essentially kill them.

Well Jack, let's see, the vile literature that is filling up our mail boxes for those of us who live in swing states claiming Senator Obama has relationships with terrorist. The annoying, obnoxious and ridiculous robo calls that are invading our peaceful homes. The rhetoric from Palin that leads to riotous behavior with the words "kill him" and "terrorist" being shouted in the crowds with not a mere mention from her to refrain. John McCain lost his honor a long time ago. He has turned this campaign into a vile three ring circus and he is losing it by the day. He and Sara Palin have gone way past negative and are now bordering on sick and demented.

Instead of calling it a horrible campaign I would prefer to call in a very stupid campaign. A campaign of his own making. The campaign may gives us a glimpse of how he would run the country if elected. His attempts at trying to keep voters' attention away from the economy with what he calls his maverick style of doing things. Instead of facing the problem of the economy head on, he chose to try and blow smoke up the voters you know what, with announcing bold moves like suspending his campaign, so he can ride into Washington on a white horse and save the day. His poor choice of running mate was not a maverick move either. It was a move to try and keep the extreme religious right in his party happy. I do not want to vote for a president who would prefer to use smoke and screens when becoming president. We had eight years of that we do not need another four.

Duh!

Of course NOTt!!!

This has been the nastiest and most vicious campaign I've seen in my lifetime.

Shouts off "kill him", "terrorist" and "treason" towards Obama at some of those Palin rallies have been disgusting and disturbing.

I'm glad to see judging by the polls most Americans have also been outraged by what they've seen and heard

Maybe there's hope for America after all

Honorable is not the word that comes to mind when I thinkk about John McCain's campaign. Despicable rings out as the best description. Not only has John McCain's campaign disappointed me, but the fact he is letting his VP nominee do the dirty work offends me. Governor Palin has stars in her eyes and she can't see she is being used. Her prepared speeches have her coming on like little Miss Innocent while she throws accusations of "Socialism" against Senator Obama. When "Socialism" isn't her buzz word, then Bill Ayers, terrorist, and Barack Obama are used in the same sentence. McCain is acting like a shovenist. He still thinks its a woman's place to sort the dirty laundry.

No he hasn't. And, for the life of me, I can't understand why he doesn't see that. I guess our brains just don't work the same way.

I already have him down for the dirtiest campaign ever, and with over a week to go. He's already pals with terrorists, a socialist, a communist, a muslim...what will next week bring? Did he join the P.L.O.?? Trim Bin Laden's beard?? McCain should hang his head in shame. Maverick is defined as 'one who refuses to abide by the dictates of a group'. If the group in this case is the Honorable, then McCain has truly been a maverick.
Ed Miami FL.

I am sorry to say he has not since the convention. I planned to vote for him until two things happened - both of which seem to be from a fear so deep of losing that he will do or say anything. First, picking Sara Palin, the biggest insult to voters since Dan Quayle. Second, delivering an unending stream of vitriol and malice that have diminished the man's honor and reputation, for which I feel very sorry for him.

Hello Mr. Cafferty, I feel like John McCain is not running a fair campaign and he would do anything to get himself into the white house as the leader of our great nation. In speaking he would sell himself to the Devil.

no. if he wins he will be ineffective like bush is now. most americans wont be behind him. they wont trust him. barack has run the most honorable campaign i ever seen. he will be able to unite us better. the only folks that dont like barack,now, are neanderthals.

Jack I would have to agree to disagree with your comment on is McCain has run a non honorable race from day one.
Now he is fumbling for words to knock Obama. My Gma always told me if you are not sure of what to say it must be a lie.......

Obama for President
Obama for change

I almost used to like McCain. Once, my husband said he could almost vote for him. That was back when he was pushing back against the Bush Administration with some success. It appears that John McCain has lost control of his own campaign. As if the party told him, "we don't trust you with this election", stepped in, and shoved Sarah Palin on us. Left to McCain, he probably would have run an honorable, but unsuccessful campaign. With his party's interference, he's left with a dishonorable, unsuccessful campaign. But then, they never really cared for him anyway, right?

Welcome Back Jack. I hope you are feeling better.

No, McCain has sacrificed his honor and forthrightness for the change of winning this election. I believe he has destroyed his long honored image.

Jack...., if you mean honorable in the same sense as John McCain's service records. Then the answer is NO. His campaign is the most dirty/ mud slinging campaign I have seen in my short lived life.

Now, if we are talking the way McCain "honored" his first marriage, then yes this campaign can be considered honorable....

No he has not but then again he is too old to be out campaigning the long hours he is and he should be home napping for his daily nap. This is way too much on an older gentleman to handle but then again he is from the Greedy Old Party and they are known to sling mud at whomever they are running against. Personally, I am sick of it and it turns my stomach.

Guess it depends on who is defining "honorable"–a republican or a democrat???

No, John McCain has not run an honerable campaign, nor has he really had control of it. Conversely Barack Obama's campaign may prove to have been the best managed in our history. If McCain wins at this point, it will be due to the negative adds his campaign has run, to the lies, innuendo, and near emptiness and worthlessness of his message. Boy, I guess that would say alot about the American Public!

John McCain would have to understand the meaning of honor in order to run an honorable campaign. It's apparent he missed those classes at the Naval Academy (or slept through them, he was only 5 from the bottom of his class). His military career is a checkered history of using his father's influence to keep him out of trouble. As a retired officer and pilot, I find it impossible to associate John McCain with the majority of my brother service members who actually lived the code of duty, honor and country and didnt just give it lip service for political gain.

McCain is running the same type of campaign that we see each election year; begins nice and civil and ends up leaving a sour taste in everyone's mouth.

Jack, after you have seeing the way John MCcain is running his campaing, you are asking this question you should know the answer. Senator John MCcain is not running a plitical campaing hes running a campaing of lies and madeup stories. I am a register repoblican, but there is no way I can vote for this man, he and his runningmade are a disgrace for our party.

I don't think McCain has run an honorable campaign. McCain's remarks are misleading. He claims Obama will raise taxes, ignoring the fact that Obama has stated over and over that he will lower taxes on everyone earning less than $250,000. His references to Bill Ayers were a stretch, trying to damage Obama by innuendo. McCain admitted going after Obama's character, yet when it went too far he backed off saying Obama was a decent man. Which is he? Disreputable or decent? When asked at the last debate about his negative campaign, McCain said that it would not have been negative had Obama agreed to the town hall meetings. Obama wouldn't do what McCain wanted, so he gets even by playing dirty. Sounds like the school playground to me.

Unfortunately for him he hasn't. This has been the nastiest campaign of my adult life with the majority of the negativity coming from McCain. It's sad that such an honorable man has developed an "anything to win" mentality. His hostility, questionable judgment, and strange behavior in this campaign makes me wonder if he can handle the stresses of the presidency.

As far as I can hear and see it's no difference than any of the other candidates. Some of both parties have been disgusting. The mentality of the American people has become shamefull in the past 20 years. I heard Regans speech writer say on Meet the Press that we are no longer adults. I believe it. It's hard to say one is naster than the other with a straight face and be honest at the same time.

No, Mccain and his running mate are the lowest of the lowest, I never seen anything in my 71 years like it. Get out to vote in 12 days and send Sarah and mccain to the biles of Hell. I cannot stand another Robo call on my phone. I started out supporting Obama and will continue supporting him..

No, John McCain has lost his honor. He broke many promises with the voters, and the broken promise to run an honorable campaign alone should make it easy to vote for Barack Obama. I use to really truly respect John McCain, but now after his choice of Sarah Palin, irrational decision making and erratic behavior I just have contempt for him. ..Message to Barack- Take care of Grandma!

Absolutely not – from the time he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate to today, everything he has done has been deceitful & a way to try & get more votes. He has tried to scare the people in the country to the point where he is dividing the country, all to win. I never knew much about John McCain before he ran for President – now I wish I never did!!

With Karl Rove running the campaign, what else do you expect? McCain doesn't even listen to the members of his own party who keep telling him to stop saying what he is about Obama. It showed how mean he is during the debates. Obama is above that. He is the one who seems more Presidential.

Perhaps McCain initially intended to run an honorable campaign, however, once he saw he that his Sarah Palin VP pick, (oops, I mean gimmick) couldn't overshadow the bad news on the economy, he decided to deploy his current nasty, unsavory rhetoric that has become known has the typical Republican campaign strategy. I can't wait to vote these bunch of clowns out of office and send McCain back to the Senate where he can practice his mavericky move of reaching across the aisle to a Democrat majority.

Jack I like you But a Third Grader could answer this Question of course mccain has run a dishonorable campaign what would you expect from a person that is trying to be bush as far as policies go so i had no doubt in my mind that the same Liar from the Bush Campaign are running mccain unfortunatly for Mccain Bush has the lowest Numbers ever so any associated with him is bad but when run the same campaign built on Fear and Lies there is nothing else you can do but try to scare people and promote fear

Let me get this "straight". John McCain? Honorable? Campaign? LOL Does NOT compute!!!!

Thanks for the laugh, Jack. I think we could all use one in these tough times.

McSame has run a shameful campaign and it is shocking to see how low he will go. Even when he sees their smear tactics and lies are not getting him any traction. He's turning more voters off by the day. Meanwhile, Obama just keeps looking more Presidential.

I'm afraid of what they will do in the remaining days but whatever it is, he'll be sure to regret when this is all over. He and Palin are doing all they can to divide this country at a time when we need to all work together.

If I was a Republican, I'd be ashamed to be part of the party.

John McCain makes Karl Rove look Honorable, does that answer your question Jack?

It is sad. I once thought that McCain was an honorable man, and that it wouldn't be so bad if he won. No longer. At least George Bush seems to be genuinely sincere in his ineptness and poor judgment in who he listens to and what he thinks. On the other hand, we knew the former honorable John McCain and now we know he would not be that man in the White House.

My grandson said the other day after pulling his sister's hair, "I am not bad, I am just a maverick." That is McCain's legacy–misbehave and then chalk it up to "mavericky-ness".

fairfax, va

This election is less than honorable on both sides.
AMERICANS it is looking very UGLY!

The honorable thing for him to do would be to explain what he intends to do to straighten out this mess GW has left us in. But, he only talks down about Obama's plans. At least one of them has a plan!!!

Mark
San Angelo, Texas

He once accused Obama of being willing to lose a war to win a
campaign. I now believe he was talking about himself except he
is willing to lose his honor to win the presidency. Only problem is,
the American people have seen thru his lies about Obama and
will not reward him for using Karl Rove tactics this year. There is
too much at stake this year to fall for the usual Republican crapola.

Jack, John McCain is a disgrace. Colin Powell said Barack Obama was a transformational figure and he was right. However, there has been no bigger transformation then that of John McCain in this election. He has transformed into everything he hated and stood against and it has been utterly disgusting to watch.

Ryan in Crown Point, Indiana

It’s sad that John McCain will probably not have another Presidential election to redeem himself. What is currently honorable to the RNC and Republican leadership is appalling to the rest of us. McCain once said Barack Obama would rather lose a war then an election. Now, John McCain has sold his reputation, integrity, honorable service to his country and respectability for an election he isn’t winning because he did exactly that. He is sealing his legacy the same as George Bush. How you end up is how you are remembered.

McCain always seem to be very angry. He always demostrate and relate to his crowd with constant hand and arm movement to demostarate his point. the man has lost it. Who want an "ANGRY PRESIDENT" ? There's no telling what he might do. Have our contary in every combat situation that arrives. Man retire and go home and relay in one of youR " SEVEN HOUSES". Give one to Joe The Plumer"

An Honorable Campaign?

History will record that many things started the Second American Civil War. McCain's utterly dishonest and frightening portrayal of his opponent, followed up with that opponents victory, will likely be viewed as the final straw.

I am so tired of the smears, lies and smears that McCain and Pallin have been throwing. If children spoke that way a good mouth washing with soap would be apprpriate. One of the sad things about it is that children see and hear them whipping "the base" into a froth and think this is right. And we wonder why kids are the way they are with these examples.
The latest spin on the clothing budget is that they will go to charity "bettcha" that makes the donors happy.
For shame, for shame.

Joy
Middletown, CT

Senator McCain has not run an honorable campaign. He is so spineless that he uses his "pit bull with lipstick, caribou Barbie" and alleged quotes from "Joe the plumber" to attack Obama. His trickle down economics hasn't worked for eight years and it won't work for the next four. When is everyone going to realize that until main strreet sees wage increases that at a very minimum keep pace with inflation. It won't matter if the credit makets loosen up because no one can afford to borrow! They already loaned trillions of dollars to people who can't afford to borrow. I wonder what the next get rich skeem will be?

Jack, thankgoodness you are back. You have been missed.
No, I don't feel John McCain is running a fair campaign. I have
many reasons for my decision, but I'm sure you've heard them
all before. I wish Obama would tress more on the importance of
a Democratic win regarding appointments to the Supreme Court.
My husband says, you need a show of your own.
We are seniors living in Roseville, CA. Keep up the good work.
Greetings to Alex Wellen

this election has taken too much out of me to answer , jack. the only thing that keeps coming to mind, over and over , is ," stoopit republicans!"

His smear and fear tactics have infected his whole campaign and beyond to his republican colleagues. If you try to win by implying that your opponent is anti-American or terrorist by association, that's not just dishonorable, that's despicable and lacks intellectual integrity. He may be a war hero, but he's no leader.

Senator McCain's campaign exemplifies the WORST of American politics and divisiveness. He has insulted us with his VP pick, smeared his opponent with racist tactics, and completely trivialized the issues affecting each of us.

Come to think of it, it's surprising that he's going to lose.

Dishonorable, and I think he is already regretting it.

Senator McCain leaves the dirty work up to his party and his running mate, but he is as equally guilty in promoting the attacks. At a time when this country is facing not only an economic crisis, but a loss of reputation across the globe, the Republican ticket chooses to foster division across religious, ethnic and racial boundaries. I hope that responsible Republicans repudiate these tactics as Colin Powell so bravely did.

McCain fosters division and fear with a message of accusation and bizarre criticism, all cloaked in simple denial. And so I would ask, honorable to whom? And that is the problem.

NO. John Mc Cain has put a permanent stain on his legacy with the Rovian style of hate, anger and mis information that he has embraced , defended and promoted in his obvious desperation to become our country's leader.

For the sake of 'winning':
He will be remembered for nominating a woman without qualifications; allowing and ecouraging fear, divisiveness, and hate in America; and defending robocalls that he himself once denouched.

HIs honor has been smeared with his own actions. Sad legacy for a so called 'hero.'

I don't think anything about McCain's campaign can be considered "honorable." He has sunk so low that his predecessor, Bush, comes out looking like he ran an honorable campaign in 2004 when all Bush did was use fear tactics about the war on terrorism. From what I've read and understand the only honorable thing McCain ever did was when he was a POW, but that can only take him so far. For a man who will flaunt affairs, and twist words, and take no responsibilty for any of his own actions in the senate unless they can further his career did we really expect him to run an honorable campaign?

If McCain ran an honorable campaign he'd be trying to unite the country, instead of further dividing us and distracting us with non-issues. I'm Pro-America, I'm not a plumber, I live in a city, and I don't care about Ayers any more than I care about Trooper-gate. McCain is trying to win based on faux scandals, and that's not an honorable route to the White House. Here's a thought, McCain, you've got 12 days left–focus on the issues that matter to ALL Americans, small town or large.

How low can John go?

They all start honorably, they all start our pledging to run a clean campaign. But in the end, it is always the same ole, same ole.

I'll be glad when all of this is over...I'm so tired of looking at Elmer Fudd and Hockee Mom I could puke... Thank GOD for remotes....Nov.5th can't get here soon enough for me.....

It is so unfortunate that such a great man of character has allowed himself to be a part of such a shameful campaign. It goes to show that the greed for power will make some humans do anything and say anything to achieve their goal. Shame on you Senator McCain.

McCain remembers me of : Michael Angelo found a honest and beautiful young boy to paint an angel. 8 Years later a looked for a devil and found this in the same boy, he painted 7 years before as the angel.

Absolutely....wait, what was the question? Sorry, we played the drinking game at the last debate for every "my friends," and I'm still recovering.

Oh, yeah – honorable campaign? Absolutely NOT!

Define fair!!!

So this the thanks I get for being a loyal fan of Jack Cafferty? You keep deleting my entries!! WHY?

All you have to do is look at all the sensible and honourable Republicans who have abandoned McCain and who are supporting Obama to answer that question.

Pretty well all of these aforementioned people have stated almost the same reasons for their decisions. They feel the GOP has been hijacked by extremists and kooks and they all cite the Palin pick as irresponsible and also condemn the McCain campaign for being so negative and fearful.

McCain himself has been presented as a confused and disoriented angry old man lacking both stature and the appearance of stability.

No he hasn't. He will lose this campaign, and I hope he regrets the lies and misinformation he has spread. This is not the McCain I knew. He let the RNC and Rove walk all over him and do what they wanted with his campaign. And Obama is the one who would say anything to win?

McCain has fractured our country and the wounds whether he wins or loses will be challenge to overcome. He has divided country among races, gender, social and economical class, rural vs. urban, muslims vs. christians vs. jews. Old vs. young. And at times when unity matters in times of global challenges. He has destroyed social fabric of our society of United States of America. Not honorable but sad.
Amy-Austin, TX

My sympathy to the McCain family, especially Cindy and Meghan who stand behind him at rallies and try to appear supportive. Cindy smiles and laughs like a demented idiot and Meghan simply stands there with no expression. I believe they do not have respect for John, but they will show support simply because he is their husband and father. It is disgusting that he would put them through this despicable ordeal.

Not even close. McCain/Palin are so devoid of issues and on the wrong side of everything else. All they have to go on are lies, half-truths, and innuendo.

I think that he has run a dirty, dirty campaign. And I think that this is mostly due to his running mate, "Sarah the VP pick". Without her, and with someone who actually knows what they're doing, I think his campaign would have been pretty honourable (don't mind the "u", I'm Canadian).

Janet
Errington, BC

NO!!!!!! and if you think this was bad it would have been much worse if Hillary had been the candidate. This will be a golden example of how NOT to run a campaign in future references. What Rowe and Company didn't realize is that the internet has made a huge change in campaigns-from fund raising, to checking facts, to asking questions and giving opinions. In the future you will have to know technology and use it, have plans not attacks, and realize that US voters are smarter than you give them credit for .

The bottom line is....No, he is not running an honorable campaign, Jack. Not as promised "The Straight Talk Express" has only procduced lies and mean spirited comments, not only to the Sen. Obama, but to the Democratic Party as well. It is sad to say, but people are terrified of what will happen to them down here SE Alabama if Sen Obama is elected. I once had a respect for Sen. McCain because of his mavrick style, but now all that respect is long gone.

My God, much more honorable than Obama.
Gee whiz, the friends of Obama are frightening.
Jack Carlson
Seattle WA

To use the words honorable and Mccain in the same sentence is an oxymoron, With an emphasis on moron. He came home from Vietnam, dumped his wife and kids and has gone from bad to worse.

No, it has not been honorable, but rather a disgrace. His campaign not only has no honor, they are just not intelligent. No answers to issues other than the standard "I know how to fix __(insert issue here)___", but no explanation how HOW to fix it. They haven't run a smart, 21st century campaign and it's showing.

Honor and McCain no longer fit in the same sentence. It may have been true at one time but he threw it all away evidenced by the way his campaign has gone. Gen. McArthur said "old soldiers never die they just fade away ", well, it time for John McCain to fade away with what dignity he has left. In all fairness both campaigns have run a lot of negative ads however from what I have seen the McCain camp made it absolutely impossible for the Obama camp not to keep pace with the mud McCain is throwing. Its a pity really.

I think its funny what someone will do to win at all costs. John McCain said only a couple of months ago he would run a clean campaign, someone should inform his campaign manager!!!! Chicago Illinois!

Yes! Revealing the deceit and mistakes of your opponent is good sport!
And with Ayers, and Wright, and Farrakhan, and Ooops Biden, it is an easy game to play. Even with you and the MSM protecting your candidate.

Go McCain/Palin

John McCain was one Senator that I truly respected for many many years, but the way he has handled this campaign is reminiscent of the Karl Rove/Bush-Cheney fear factor style campaigning. Hearing him say Sen. Obama has run a dirty campaign is laughable! Sen. McCain and his fellow "Maverick" (more like "Goose") are simply trying to scare people into voting for them. I truly think (hope) the American people are smarter than that, but I've been wrong before. It's time we focus on the issues and stop fighting over who is a socialist! Speaking of which, hasn't Bush made us kind of a socialist country by using tax payer money to buy up all these banks and mortgages???

Hi Jack welcome back, the answer is no. He has stuck to W.'s playbook. His vice president choice was a gift to his party-drill baby drill. Pipe DREAMS! The last straw for me was the attacks on Joe BIden's comments about what will happen when a New President Obama would be tested. Has anyone said even mentioned that Joe said and when he is tested they are going to find this man has a steel spine. McCain has no spine he proves this everytime someone receives his robocalls ! Without honor there is no trust!

In a certain way I think his campaign is rather classy actually. You see, the Democrats are not going to win this election. We are going to see voter disenfranchisement and fraud on the part of Republicans that will make 2000 FL and 2004 OH look like "honesty" at work. Rigging the early voting in swing states (already evidence), misconstruing the truth about what really happened with ACORN (all ready dominating news) and other facets will give this election to MCain-with everyone knowing that had there been no fraud Obama would've won. McCain said recently "we've got them right where we want them". He was speaking the truth. The Neo-Con republicans have already sorted this whole thing out for us and McCain knows it and is flaunting it in his own "mavericky" way. Now that's class.

It doesn't matter if he has or has not. Just send him back to wherever and dueling banjos back to the frozen tundra.

he and his run-mate have incited crowds to violence against our next president. they have questioned at least half of american's patriotism.the mccain campaign drug a large american flag on the ground after their mccain 'rally' ,the other day.
i dont think he deserves any medals for honorable campaigning. he's no better than karl rove.

Jack, McCain has run a horrible campaign. From the pick of Sarah Palin, to the lies, to the way they use curtain words to insight anger in their speeches. The robocalls. All of that is ridiculous

No, he, they have not and I think it diminished as a person and a national figure.

If you want to know what McCain's presidency would look like, his campaign is the blueprint. Dishonest, hypocritical, cynical, incompetent, embarassing, sold out to the worst sleazy operatives that did to him what he's trying to do to Obama. Country first, my a**.

No Jack. As they say, desperation cuts through everything.

No, he has not, because his vice president has slipped into some of the dirtiest campaigning ever. I do not feel it is because they feel they are behind, but mainly because she is campaigning against a peson so much more intelligent than she is. She feels quite intimitated by him. She is running a campaign against, "smarts", an intellectual achievement by a candidate against her that she knows she can not match. She consistantly talks about her position and experience of governance saying that qualifies her over him. But really I do not feel she is sure of that.. It seems as though she is continuning asking herself the question, can a small town mayor and governor of a sparsely populated state be as qualified as a Harvard law professor and community organizer? I believe she is so frighten that she might lose the election, which might be a bigger lost for her than for her running mate. Her campaigning is ugly out of fear.

I'm sorry, but John McCain AND Sarah Palin are running the dirtiest election ever. Do you know there are phamplets being sent out with Terrorist in big letters on the front and when you open it, theres a picture of Barack Obama? I am so disapointed in both of them, they should not even be allowed to run for any office. All I hear in the campaign speeches is how bad Obama is, well John, look at yourself. You know, what goes round comes round.

I just voted in Florida and I am proud to say I voted for Barack Obama, so put that in your pipe John McCain.

You would figure that a man like McCain, assailed by the Karl Rove-run Bush Smear Machine of 2000, would have been able to keep his campaign clean. His "maverickness" ended with his surrogates' misleading emails and his attempt to connect Obama to every single calamity facing the world. The fact that he has done little to clear up this misinformation proves he's just as underhanded and egocentric as his predecessor.

Honorable-in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; of high rank, dignity, or distinction; noble, illustrious, or distinguished; worthy of honor and high respect; estimable; creditable. All the things John McCain is not, and his political campaign is not.

Jack,
Honorable Campaign probably not expected yes, But Obama hasn't been much better I would say that this election has been what I expected lies – misleading – misquoted the usual politics that we are accustom too in my opinion.

Jack;
Sitting on the outside looking in I cannot understand why the polls show a tight race. McCain & his attack dog have run a pretty sleazy campaign. Every time you see him stumping it's "Joe the Plumber". Is that the extent of his vocabulary. Why doesn't he mention the economical "Bailout" and the fact that if you put $1000.00 bills end to end, $700 billion worth would go round the world 2.72 times. Or if you stacked $100.00 bills they would be 130 miles above the International Space Station.

I believed that McCain would take the high road in this campaign and I communicated that several times on this blog. I am forced to admit that I was wrong. I'm really disappointed in what has come about. I was hoping we could have a campaign that our nation could have been proud of. We deserved it after 2000 and 2004. We didn't get it. Politicians need to be held accountable for their campaigns. If McCain loses this one–his campaign style and strategy are likely partly to blame. If the citizens vote against him...then we have done our jobs to hold him accountable.

No Jack, I'm afraid he hasn't. He is an honorable man, but he wants the Presidency so much he sold himself to the GOP dirty tricksters to get it. Problem is the type of campaign they ran in 2000 & 2004 isn't working this time. It's no longer the same game Rove was playing, and McCain is paying the price. I feel sorry for Sen. McCain.

I wish he would focus on the issues. I am loosing respect for anyone who stoops to name calling when that person is loosing the battle. McCain is grasping for straws. If you felt your apponent was a terrorist, how could you have served on the senate with him all this time. We are intelligent people, lets talk about what counts in this country, and not slander others. After all we all have skeletons in the closet.

He is not an honorable man. I don't believe he ever was. He just
had marvelous PR. I'm so sick of him throwing up his record, etc.
He is casting shame on his fellow veterans and POW's. Many
veterans are openly opposing him. Definitely not honorable and
maybe a mental case.

Hell no! His campaign is not about issues. He is trying to reach people so deep in bigotry that they are willing to vote against their own interest. He and Governor Palin have lied and lied and are fighting a dirty fight. However, he doesn't seem to realize the only people listening to his filth is his base. We are tired of being divided, we are one nation. Would someone please tell him it is not going to work this time. We have to many problems to have to deal with Senator McCain's foolishness.

Jack, dont Eskimos live in Alaska? Why no mention AT ALL by anybody..Do they get any of the money Sarah brings in for the people in her city and state?
Just wondering.. Nina

"The Straight Talk Express" has had more twist and turns than a Arizona side winder trying to run from the sounds of wild horses thundering down to the river.

PS: Jack, Senator McCain keeps saying he has been tested....when was he last elected President of the US of A?

No, he hasn't run a honorable race. McCain is looking RESIDENTIAL each time he talks in a rally.

He has run a campaign of hate and fear. He knew he needed to, so he hired all of Bush's campaign people to do it. I had always respected Senator McCain, until now.

No, he has not. His increasingly desperate campaign seems to go to new depths daily. While some in the media have tried to say that both Obama and McCain have been negative, Obama's negative ads relate to how McCain has handled policy matters. He never tried to smear McCain's character. McCain, on the other hand, has employed extravagant and false hyperbole to tar Obama as a terrorist baby-killer. How could McCain possibly expect the American people to believe anything he says at this point?

If McCain runs this country as honorable as he runs his campaign. God help us all!!!

An honorable campaign? This once-decent man is taking a page right out of the Carl Rove sleezebook. I live in the battleground state of North Carolina and I have received three robo-calls telling me Obama is a terrorist. I expected better of McCain. He will not get my vote.

No. Best description would be despicable. A campaign of threatening robo calls is anything but honorable. A campaign of lies, deceipt, denial and distraction is dishonorable. This man and his campaign have demonstrated their incompetence by their choice of a highly questionable running mate now under investigation for abuse of power as well as bilking the Alaskan taxpayer for thousands in unwarranted expenses. McCain and Palin should be bowing their heads in shame. I hope that November 4 turns out not to be a landslide but an avalance victory for Obama.

This headline made me laugh. I would never put McCain and honorable in the same book, much less sentence.

What bothers me the most is how McCain is like Bush. Something may be orange but they will say it's blue and keep saying it's blue over and over, thinking that people will be fooled. We are not that dumb. The truth is the truth but they both continue to make up their own version of the truth. When McCain says of his campaign: "We are exactly where we want to be" all of us know he is lying. Who would want to be losing so badly this close to the election? If he just said: "We're behind which is not a good place to be but we are workin very hard to come back" we would at least hear an honest answer instead of a lie. Sadly he continues to lie at every opportunity. I was a Republican but Bush and McCain have made a Democrat out of me.

I am white, 60 years old, born & raised in Philly suburb, and a Vietnam Vet, and I have never heard two people lie as much as John McFibber & Sarah Palinoccio.

That's not very honorable in my book.
I hope my state of Pennsylvania blows them away at the polls !

John McCain has run an ugly, mean-spirited and scurrilous campaign. Then add on a dim-witted running mate who has no clue what a vice-president does and you have a train wreck heading towards the finish line on election day. I think McCain thinks it was his turn to try out the White House and he cannot believe that this young intellectual guy is beating him in the race. Welcome to the real world John. This is 2008; not 1908.

Senator McCain calls himself a reformer and now I believe him. With the way his campaign is being run I believe he has reformed himself into the exact thing he says he is against, the worst of Washington politics.

Jack, the way mccains campaign has been going it seems to me he
should change his saying to,
i would rather win an election than win a war

J.H. in MASS

Everyday is becoming more dishonorable.

His blustering and challenging our enemies yesterday with his shoot from the hip statement of our enemies will not test him if he is elected is reckless, is bull he fully understands, and puts all Americans at risk. By risking American lives by his irresponsible provocations is yet another example how he dishonors himself and is like cowboy Bush.

I don't understand why every American is not up in arms over this recent lack of judgment. He's beginning to scare the hell out of me with his senseless bravado and I am a Marine Corp combat vet of Viet Nam.

An Honorable Campaign?

This man is doing his very best to divide the Country that I love so much! There is nothing honorable about him!

debi in Monterey, CA

I think that John McCain has changed. He seems to have once been a much more admirable Senator. It's as if this campaign and his run for the Presidency has made him an angry man, probably with the thought that he is somehow 'due' this job. ) And how would a man so new to the scene be able to be ahead of him? )

I've been totally shocked at the things that he and Palin have said. They have made this the nastiest I've ever seen. Now it all seems to be just grasping at straws.

Barack The Vote ! From a Republican....

Honorable as much as Bush did in 2000. The only difference is he doesn't have a brother in Florida to FIX the election for him......He does however, have a Scalia in the wings to grant any motion the RNC will file in protest!

Mark from Asheville, NC is an idiot. I'm afraid you're on the wrong website, try GOP.com. McCain and Palin are running a sleeze campaign and everyone with a brain can see that. Hillary has more baggage than Obama, but you're too blind to see that the Clinton brand would have failed in this election. When you start using robo calls, code words and outright lies...you know its almost over for your campaign.

I'll answer that question, Jack, but first I want to talk about Joe the (unofficial) Plumber, and how he shows that "that one" is trying to implement an evil socialist agenda in our good country here.

I think I need waders for all the "honor" he's flinging around.

In short, McCain is a disgrace ...

Jack,
This is America of course there is going to be problems we have only been voting for 200 years we are still practicing and trying to get it right. We have states that still vote by raising their hands….LOL
How we can have voting machines and no paper trails is beyond me, we are the greatest country in the civilize world we have invented cures for all kinds of diseases sent people to the moon but we can’t figure out how to count votes AMAZING

No, and he knows it.

An honorable campaign, are you kidding me?! If he wasn't so busy calling Obama a socialist and telling me I'm from "fake America," then maybe he would be getting more votes.

No, he's made a fool of himself. The worst part is that in this next week and a half, he's gonna sink even lower all to try and put a cherry on top of his legacy. Pathetic.

He ran the kind of campaing he and his wife told us all they would not run. That makes his campaign Dishonorable. When the campaign you run makes you a liar I don't see it as a good thing, do you Jack?

Sure... in the same way that Palin was exonerated from any unethical behavior.

Absolutely Not.

No debate necessary, Cafferty. We now all know without any doubt why McCain couldn't define honor earlier this year.

Jack, short, sweet and to the point, NO!!!

Hi Jack,

Great to see you back in action. You would think John McCain and Shara Palin would realize the more negative comments they make Obama/Biden rise in the polls. OMG, I just got a robo call. The feeling I get is voting early for Barack.

Great to have you back, Missed you!
McCain and Palin have been so negative that it is putting off even his own party. Alot of Arizona will vote Obama.

Jack,

If the word "honor" comes from the word "honest' , the answer is no.
It's sad actually, even though I am a democrat, I always liked McCain and respected him so much, I believed he was a maverick. Now, I no longer like him, respect him or believe him. He's just more of the usual politician.

No, he hasn't run an honorable campaign. He's run a desperate campaign. So desperate that he picked a woamn who is clearly unqualified to be VP, has shifted his positions and the direction of his campaign so many times that we are all dizzy and last but not least let the racists run through out his campaign and his rallies while barely blinking an eye. I used to like and respect John McCain. Where is the man that ran in 2000 and 2004? It sure isn't the one we've seen in the past 3 months!

Manda in Washington, DC

McCain has not only adopted the tactics used against him in 2000, he has expanded their use. Considering how much it cost him then, it is even more telling of his character, and desperation to get elected, that he would use these same tactics.

no, nein, ina, non, het...no matter what language the answer is NO!

Honorable? No way! I think that as parents, McCain and Palin should be ashamed. Their campaign has been the worst example of "fair-play" we can show our children. What has happened to doing our best, having the best ideas and serving the people who have elected us based on those ideas. I can't believe anyone would want to win so badly they'd compromise thei "honor" to do so. McCain has lost all honor in his campaign.

As my six year old says, "It's not who is better at being mean, it's who will do the best job.".

From the mouth of babes...

Simpy put, McCain's campaign is far from honorable.

In a word – no.

More like dishonest, divisive, hypocritical and desperate!

No, McCain has not run an honorable campaign. It may have started that way but now he just looks like a frustrated, cantankerous, angry bully. I used to like McCain but unfortunately he succumbed to the dirty politics of the GOP. I am so sick of it.

Jack, good to see you back.

Not by any definition i know of.
He is out-sleazing both bushes, by a mile.
No wonder he couldn't earlier give a definition of honor.
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN

Jack,

Stevie Wonder can see he hasn't run an honorable campaign. He's out of touch, been out of line and out of his mind when he chose Tina Fey oops i mean Sarah Palin

If by honorable you mean antagonistic, divisive, hateful and deplorable:yes.

As a moderate voter, I've always admired John McCain, but this election has made it harder and harder for me to remember why. I am excited to vote for Obama, based upon his vision & solutions for health, education and foreign policy. But McCain's unpresidential behavior, poor VP selection, and good cop/bad cop insendiary rhetoric, has made my choice even easier.

From where I'm sitting? No, McCain has not run an honorable campaign. Which is very upsetting to me because I really liked his 2000 campaign and probably would have voted for him then. But when he makes personal attacks on associations of the other candidate- an area where he himself is just as guilty- and then complains the other candidate is running attack ads which are just as bad although they actually stick to policy topics- McCain has lost the high ground he once claimed.

Between the supposed terrorism links, the "socialism" attacks, and the new robocalls claiming Obama is soft on crime, McCain is most definitely running a very negative campaign.

McCain of 2000, where are you?

No, I don't think he has run an honorable campaignat all. He cannot even talk about the issues that we the people want to hear about because all he talks about is what Obama is saying or doing or not saying or not doing. After this is over, I never want to hear the words surge, mavrick, or "Obama won't say the surge worked" EVER again. The only thing skilled about McCain is that he can talk out of every orifice at once and say something different at the same time!

Jack,
Remember it was McCain who said in 2000 that "He would not take the lowest road to the highest office." Win or lose he's taken the low road. If he loses the election, the honor and valor that he obtained in his distinguished military service will not be tarnished, but turned to rust.

My friends...no.

In short Jack, No. But I think the turning point wasn't actually when he decided to give up on the issues and instead focus on smear tactics, it was when he chose Sarah Palin on a whim to be his Vice Presidential candidate ( as the New York Times will show in their magazine this weekend). Sarah Palin brought the negative, downright disgusting tone to this campaign that has been fostered and perfected by members of the extreme right like Karl Rove, Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh. Hopefully this will be the end of Rovian politics as we know it.

Does anyone care that the whole world is watching ( and lol ) at the shameful way republicans are trying to get back into power. How will they get any respect from any heads of state if they win. The answer. They won't! Jack your saying what we in Canada are shaking our heads in bewilderment and can't understand.

NOOOOO!!!! Once he got behind and was unable to break Obama's will he did what any GOPer does...lie, lie, lie.

McCain's campaign is about as honorable as when he left his first wife because she was disfigured for Cindy

His biggest problem started with COUNTRY FIRST.

How can your slogan be Country First and you choose Sarah Palin. That isn't putting Country First – that was his first dishonourable move – lies, erractic behaviour, grimaces, scowls, divisive tactics – none of that puts Country First – all of it puts John McCain first and who the hell needs that?

Its simple Jack....No!!

John McCain's judgment with regards to who he's chosen to run his campaign has not only ruined his political career, but also his running mate's, and his fellow Republican senators who I can almost guarantee won't be re-elected.

In my opinion, no. For a man who has served his countrt for so long and so well, it is very sad thing that he "dishonors" everything that he has stood for in the past.

Has McCain run an “honorable” campaign? Absolutely Not! When the fight got hard he didn't step up to the plate and fight a fair fight. Instead he has sold his soul and honor and his so called "I'll fight for you" rhetoric and joined not those who lead but those with greed.

Pepper from California

Hi Jack,

Every campaign stretches the truth. But, John McCain has broken all the barriers. Sometimes, I wonder what makes people call him an 'honorable man'? Jack, does he really deserves to be called an honorable man. I think he is an opportunist, who wants to become President at any cost. By the way, what is the secret behind the fact that everytime he is on the podium, there is a pretty face, just behind him.

It's a Faustian story for John McCain: here is a guy who sacrifices the one thing that made him great: his honour on the altar of ambition. What profit a man to gain the whole world if he should lose his own soul?

As a Vietnam Combat Wounded Vet I lost respect John McCain, for a man that was once honorable.

Gee what do you think. If he were running a good campagin he would be closer to winning or winning. So if he can not run a clean campaign how would he be able to run a country?

Sen. McCain has been known to get his words confused, perhaps he meant ornery. If that's the case, he's kept his word. Republicans claim to be so Christian and yet they certainly don't practice the Golden Rule of treating others as they want to be treated. They have been sarcastic and mean spirited. The campaign slogan "country first" couldn't be further from the truth. They have done everything they can to divide Americans and destroy what progress we've made in accepting one another. If for no other reason, I hope they do not prevail. We need someone like Barack Obama to bring us together with all the problems we are facing. United we stand, divided we fall.

Absolutely NOT!

There hasn't been anything honorable about this whole election. It has been one personal attack after another. In my mind elections shouldn't be about attacking your opponent on a personal level, it should be about attacking the issues. With that said, McCain obviously doesn't really have much to say on the issues since he has taken the personal attack route.

Jack, McCain has flat out lied! No more "Straight Talk Express". He will do anything to win and it started with Sarah Palin being added to the ticket. He should have changed his mind on that idea and not on different campaign strategies!

Greetings Jack,

McCain told his fellow prisoners in Hanoi that he would be the president some day. It appears he will do anything to get there, including lowering himself to gutter level politics. This may be a very sad ending to an otherwise illustrious career.

I am an 84 year old lady from Kansas and never in my lifetime have I been so ashamed of a nominee for president and vice president McCain and Palin. I have voted absentee already for Senator Obama and Biden. McCain and Palin should have their mouths washed out with soap and my mother would do if I "badmouthed" anyone. Those "robocalls" should end immediately. We have been lucky not to receive one yet.

This is not the John McCain of the 2000 Straight Talk Express. This is not even the John McCain of the Feb. 2008 promise to run an honorable campaign. Somewhere he sold his soul and traded his principles for what he thought was a ticket to the White House, and along the way he lost my vote. I'm sorry for him. But I'm more sorry for the country, because I think we could have used that John McCain at this very difficult and perilous time. Terribly sad.

No, McCain has run a horrible nasty and quite frankly dishonest campaign. I doubt seriously if anyone who knows him, except those who are like him, will want him in their company.

McCain and Palin are gutter tripe.

Honorable? There is little honorable about John McCain. As a vietnam vet, I initially felt a kinship with a fellow vet. then I began to do my research. McCain has fabricated an entire myth about his military service. As a priviledged Admirals son he got away with stuff that others would have beeb cashiered for,but thats small potatoes! McCains POW years read far different than McCain's myth. He signed confessions, gave away military information,led an easy life compared to others. His nicknames were the Prince(of the hanoi Hilton) and Songbird. After the war,he fought an won battles in the senate to keep POW secret, even from families whose loved ones still were missing, all to cover his own
cowardice. Recors an info are there, from respected journalists like Sidney Schanberg and other POW's. here is a man' a traitor to his country, who questions the patriotism of others. McCain will do anything to get elected. Don,t be surprised if this election gets like 2000 where it is decided by other than the people.

McCain is a very big liar and have disappointed the American People by turning his Campaign into the worst negative campaign ever.

John McCain's STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS has morphed into a HATE TALK EXPRESS. He is now a cruel, desperate person who has abandoned his core principles. His decision to put his campaign first-not his country first-will come back to haunt him.

Caroline
Cornell, WI

He has not run a honerable campaign. He has increased negative campaigning since his selection of Palin. He energized the base so he has to run how the base wants him to. Notice Obama's base; they don't want complete negativity because they feel he created and is running on a real platform. McCain on the other hand submitted to those who said if he talked about the economy he will lose. It's obviouse that Obama from the start has had complete controll of his campaign but McCain has let everyone else run his down the drain. Tell me does a "maverick" let everyone make the choices for them?

Philadelphia, PA

John McCain’s judgment with regards to who he’s chosen to run his campaign has not only ruined his political career, but also his running mate’s, and his fellow Republican senators who I can almost guarantee won’t be re-elected.

John McCain, just like water, sought the lowest level and found it!! His campaign is as dirty as the one the deadly duo (Bush/Rove) waged against him in 2000.

Jack,

Didn't your parents ever teach you that all is fair in love, war and polotics?
Where he has been dishonerable is to himself. He stripped down and adjusted some of his stance on many issues to win the nomination. I will vote for him because the alternative is worse but I don't have to like it.

Dan
York, PA

Of course not Jack, McCain has run the campaign just like Bush did. In my book he is no a hero. How can he look himself in the mirror, after he has authorized flyers that say on the front " Terrorist" on the back it has a picture of Obama saying " You don't know him". He ads are misleading and dirty. Trying to place fear in the American people. I want a President that can lead with honor, who respect his opponents and plays fair. Thats why I voted for Sen. Obama.

McCain has not run an honorable campaign!

In addition to so many false, absurd and even dangerous claims made about Obama in an attempt to distract voters, McCain lies about many other important issues.

Another recent lie is McCain claiming to critique Bush on many policies.

McCain and Palin lie so often. These lies should make their constituents mad, it's juvenile, oh and it's not very Christian – "thou shalt not lie." ("False witness" was the term circa the era of the Commandments.)

McCain/Palin paint the picture of being salt of the Earth kind of Americans. One of the most salt of the Earth sayings is, "actions speak louder than words." McCain's actions? For the last eight years McCain agreed with Bush, enthusiastically supported Bush, and voted with Bush 90% of the time.

McCain didn't fight against Bush on these issues 90% of the time!

That is because McCain is not actually critical of Bush regarding these policies.

McCain is only now saying he is critical of all of these Bush policies to win votes.

This is a desperate, dangerously divisive campaign, and what REALLY stinks is the character attacks that capitalize on fear among people who are already having a hard time to figure out what's true and what's not.

There are a lot of things to call McCain's campaign but honorable is not one of them. I have watched him spiral steadily down to the point of almost being delusional. I say this without any implication of age. He not only has become a bitter and angry candidate but has openly lied about his attacks. He and Palin have gone way beyond standard political attacks to a point of trying to seriously divide the country to win an election. Yes, Obama has attacked him – on policies and issues – and yet McCain puts his wife out there to state that the dems have run the most vicious campaign against them. What alternate universe are they living in.

Jack,

It scares me to think that Johm McCain has a 50% chance of becoming our next president. Where are the heads of the American people? Stuck in the sand? He along with his Rove cronies and Giuliani are running this entire campaign to hell in a handbasket.

I feel I'm living a nightmare every time I hear some psycho call Obama a Muslim-Socialist-terrorist-Arab. My biggest fear is due to the type of campaign McCain is running, no matter who wins on November 4th, our country will be so bitterly divided there will be no going back. It's a lose-lose situation.

Uhhh no and I live in little blue Connecticut and I've seen first hand how the negative campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin has spread here. For the record, I support Barack Obama and could careless who anyone votes for. I believe everyone should be involved, stay engaged, learn the facts and then go out and vote whether it be for Obama or McCain or Nadar or Barr or Paul! I was behind a car the other day who has McCain/Palin sticker on their car and right under it was a huge poster of Barack Obama in full muslim gear that said Nobama underneath it. My mouth dropped and so did all the people around me... A lady pulled next to me and shook her head, rolled down her window and told me how shameful it was, a car pulled up next to them and I couldn't hear what was said but I'm sure it wasn't pleasant. The point is there is no place in this great country of ours for racism and hatred and the lack of total respect for a candidate you may not support. I just hope that person went home and removed that horrible poster from their car and though twice about the message they were sending.

"HONOR" once belonged to McCain because of his ideals. I don't think it now belongs to him after this campaign. He has stooped very low during this campaign.

–Brad, Akron OH

I gave up the kool aid and have seen the light. You can always tell when Barry is lying. His lips are moving!!

You know Jack, I am a democrat and a conservative. Yes Jack you can be both, try it sometimes, it makes you fill all happy inside. Anyways, people should stop thinking McCain is having a "Unhonorable" camp. when Obama has lied about everyting from public financing, to wars. I am getting tired of all my friends calling me a racist for not saporting Obama, I fill that hes far too liberal for me, Just because I dont saport a Black man for presedent dose not make me a racist, I saported Richardson, and hes a latino. I'm a White, 19 year old male Democrat from the liberal state of Oregon, sorry I fall into the Obama catigory, But its McCain Palin '08 for me. P.S. Get your own show Jack, I'd watch ya.

Wade B.
Salem Oregon

Mccaine does not himself run the dirt campaign but he does not mind RNC or other cohorts like his VP selcet Sahara Pallin running it , and would be presidential candidate has no control to this proxy war, my question if he cannot control his own people , is he an ideal presidentila candidate? he should search his inner self and drop out from the race.

Jack,
The last honorable thing McCain did was as a POW. The McCain campaign is running the same nasty campaign that Bush did in 2000...probably worse. I can't wait until this is over on November 4th...maybe McCain and Palin can go to Alaska on a moose hunting trip since after this election, they will have so much extra time on their hands.

jack~ Honorable? For the first time in American history a major party candidate for V.P. has NOT held a news conference since being named! An actor hired for the part, with the RNC supplying scripts, stage props and wardrobe. Honorable? I think not!

Honorable?....Absolutely!....He has honored the base of the republican party with his personal attacks, blurring of the truth and sound bite politics which the Republicans have worked so hard to be known for.

Well Jack he may have been an honorable soldier and maybe even an honorable senator but one thing is for sure he will be no honorable president!

Jack, I thought you knew that John McCain doesn't speak for his campaign. He has not, not run an honorable campaign. His campaign is run by the RNC and their lackeys. You know. It's like Ronald Reagan not ordering Ollie North to trade guns for hostages with Iran. McCain keeps his promises... The Devil's in the details.

Jack,

If his campaign is any indication how this man will conduct himself representing our country's interest, I guess, we all have to move to Alaska! Better air quality, less interest for education( why should our kids work hard to achieve excellence?) federal gov is subsidizing us, perfect "socialist" place to enjoy retirement after the Wall Street fiasco.
Val

John McCain is a far greater and honorable human being than what his campaign has shown him to be!! It has been a tragedy of what we have witnessed during last 2 months or so. He unfortunately allowed himself to be dwarfed by his campaign and handlers. What a loss to have a "tarnished" McCain back in the Senate!

Gaurang, New Jersey

Neither candidate has run an honorable campaign. McCain's campaign has been disappointing because it is such a stark contrast from his honorable past. Obama's campaign has been disappointing because he promised to usher in a new kind of politics, and be above the typical mudslinging. Both have failed.

If honorable means calling your opponent a socialist, a terrorist, elitist, un-American, and using other fear tactics too numerous to mention-then yes, McCain is running a really really honorable campaign! And, FYI-I'm one who has always felt McCain has never been an honorable politician. It's just now becoming very apparent when the stakes are so high.

I'm not sure McCain ever had any honor, but if he did, he left it in Viet Nam.

As I told my co-workers recently, while watching the second debate – every time he says "My friends" in that condescending way of his, all I can hear is "Let them eat cake." And I do believe that pretty much sums up how he feels about Joe and Josephine6Pack. To lie when one supposes one cannot get caught is dishonorable, but to lie with the proof clearly and readily available on film – simply says he thinks the masses are too stupid. Where does "honor" fit into it?

Besides, any man that can scream the "C" word at his wife – whether in public or not – has no honor. He never did.

By running the furthest thing from an honorable campaign, he has destroyed every bit of honor that the public perceived in him. Despicable.

Absolutely not! Throughout this entire campaign season, John McCain has continually decided to abandon his "principles" in hopes of political gain. The "maverick" has become almost completely unrecognizable as a candidate to me. He has gone from an honorable and decent man who I had policy disagreements with, to a typical Republican fear-monger.

The pressure is on, the REAL person comes out. John McCain and honorable do not fit in the same sentence. He never WAS honorable, ISN'T today and never WILL be an honorable person!

McCain is running a great campaign.–In my opinion McCain and his strategist have learned well from the school of Karl Rove. I am impressed how much they have learned and how well they are carrying out what they have learned. K.R. has given them the Honerable award for following his tactics...He's enjoying this soooo much, even better then revealing a CIA informant and getting away with it.

Of Course John McCain hasn't run an honorable campaign. He has the same people whom came after him in 2000 running his campaign. His campaign is dividing this country more and more each day.

hell naw man!

NO WAY, NO HOW!!! McCain has/is & will use tactics even HE decried when they were used on him.

Once McCain brought into his campaign the two men that smeared him in the 2000 South Carolina primary, the same two men that he also said had a special place in hell waiting for them, you knew that honor went out the window. I guess we now know that the "special place in hell" happens to be John McCain's campaign.

He has run a campaign to win at any costs.
Repeat the Lie and "They" will believe. "They" are wiser this time.

McCain has morhed into Bush and Cheney's love-child...the worst of both.

The Rolling Stone issue before last showed just what an entitled,spoiled and furious fellow he is.

These Goldwater "socialist" tactics will fall on deaf ears, too much "wolf!" has been cried.

Are you kidding me? Hell naw man!

Not only is it not honorable, it has been rather stupid. Long after the facts emerged on "Joe the Plumber" and how Obama's tax plan would actually benefit him, John uses the "Joe" message in his speeches. If anyone is buying McCain they are not paying attention to facts. The robocalls were the last straw for me. Long after Obama has explained his non relationship with Bill Ayres, John and Palin seem to think people don't believe him somehow Preaching to the choir (base) won't win the election and using falsehoods, insults and exaggerations just make his campaign look lame.

He's been more ornery than honorable, Jack. McCain doesn't deserve to be president of the UNITED States since he has shown himself so ready and willing to divide it in order to win. I'm an independent. I went from simply supporting Obama to really hoping for a landslide. I want everyone to get the message and clean up their act before the next election cycle.

Brian from Eagle River, Alaska:

Are you saying that McCain's campaign was telling the truth when they claimed that Sarah Palin rejected the bridge to nowhere and suggested that she refused earmarks? Evidence is clear that she had no problem accepting loads of earmarks. Did you believe McCain when he said Palin sold the infamous airplane on eBay for a profit? It didn't sell on eBay and for a huge loss.

Do you believe Palin when she claims that Obama "pals around with terrorists?" Evidence has shown that he served on a couple of boards with Ayers – not exactly palling around. No one has offered proof of any close relationship. McCain's campaign has avoided the issues because they lose on the issues. All they have is mud and they're slinging it so hard that it's getting all over them.

McCain began getting McNasty the second he nominated Sarah Palin, it escalated when the economy went sour, and is now desperate as Nov. 4 is only less than 2 weeks away!

I think that the surest sign he has not ran an honorable campaign is that he isn't leading in the polls. America is ready to elect him so long as he lets us feel good about doing it. So far, and I fear it is too late to change at this point, he has made choices making even his staunchest supporters feel the need to hold their nose at the voting booth.

Hey Jack, Are you kidding me? If its honorable to be devisive, smug, and spread hatred then yes. Looks like being in the military for all those years has not taught him anything about honor. Go figure, the man finished 4th from the bottom of his graduating class. - DISPICABLE & SHAMEFUL CAMPAIGN!!

NO! I swear Jack, it's like watching the Wicked Witch of the West with one of her winged monkeys.

My eyeballs nearly fell out when I read the headline. Since when does honour have anything to do with John McCain. This is the worst kind of smear, slash and burn politics that I have ever witnessed and I've been around for 60 odd years.

Barrack Obama has had by far the better message, has been more in tune with the people and what they need and seems to understand that bully tactics don't always work. They are just that, bully tactics and nobody likes a bully, now do they?

Unless he doesn't know what the word means, he has not run an honorable campaign.

Absolutely NO! It's pretty pathetic when candidates mislead people (same as lying) with some of their statements/ads, but it's also UNETHICAL when Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin debase Sen. Obama, not to mention their inciting of hatred. I don't know how more DIShonorable Sen. McCain's campaign can get. "Straight Talk?" I think not. "Country First?", I think not. McCain and Palin should be embarrassed and owe an apology to the American people for stooping to the lowest levels I've seen in ANY presidential campaign.

Let's just say there's been more bull than honor.

McCain threw honor and honesty out of his campaign when he hired the same Karl Rove cronies that ended his 2000 campaign!