With a gracious nod to Barack Obama, John McCain acknowledged defeat and urged his supporters to move beyond partisan differences to put country first - an echo of his campaign theme. ...more

November 5, 2008

John McCain, on his last visit to the Tampa Bay area before today's election, gave a quick speech Monday to a small but enthusiastic crowd at Raymond James Stadium, telling them the election isn't lost. ...more

November 4, 2008

Republican Sen. John McCain told voters in this key electoral state Tuesday he was personally tested by the same kind of crisis that Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden warned Sen. Barack Obama will almost certainly face if elected president. ...more

October 22, 2008

Vote For A Grown-Up We have a chance to have a grown-up as president after 16 years of baby boomers in charge in Washington and Wall Street. Maybe it is time for a grown-up to clean up the mess. ...more

October 17, 2008

Sen. John McCain told David Letterman that "I screwed up" by canceling a "Late Show" appearance three weeks ago, then faced a sharp round of questioning about Sarah Palin. ...more

October 17, 2008

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday night even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal, reversing an earlier decision to delay the event until Washington had taken action to address the crisis. ...more

September 26, 2008

The nomination of Barack Obama to be president was a cruel hoax to play on the Democratic faithful. ...more

September 21, 2008

You know what I'm thinking, because you're thinking it, too. If Barack Obama had chosen Hillary Clinton as his running mate, we would now be looking forward to the greatest night in the history of American politics: the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate between Ma Barker and Sarah Barracuda. ...more

September 9, 2008

With the finish line of the long presidential race in sight, the battle for Florida and other key swing states now becomes a two-month sprint, with voters having a choice now of not only ideology, but also history. ...more

September 7, 2008

With the finish line of the long presidential race in sight, the battle for Florida and other key swing states now becomes a two-month sprint, with voters having a choice now of not only ideology, but also history. ...more

September 7, 2008