McCain on McCain: ABC 10/31/08

John McCain on John McCain
"World News" 06:36pm
Interview

TOPIC: administration, Obama, national security, economy

TRANSCRIPT:
[first]
GIBSON: Senator, everybody's focused on Nov. 4.

[last]
MCCAIN: I think that -- I think, frankly, probably ask for money. That's what I'm not very good at. I'm good the asking for votes, support, volunteers. I've just never been really good at asking for money. So I'll ask people to serve, but I won't have to say, hey, can you give me $2,800 or whatever the limit is.

[key]
MCCAIN: What I've done for almost a quarter of a century. I reach across the aisle. I'll sit down with the Democrats, and we will revolve these challenges that face America. My whole record, working with Ted Kennedy or Russ Feingold or Joe Lieberman or Byron Dorgan or Carl Levin -- I have worked across the aisle. And, of course, we've had spirited discussions and, of course, we've had ideological differences, but I have worked and achieved the legislative results that, frankly, are higher than anybody in the U.S. Senate.

And I'm proud of that record. And I saw Tip O'Neill and Reagan sit down together in 1983 and fix Social Security, at least for 20 or 25 years. Now, we have to fix it again.

But there are models for this scenario. And one of them was Ronald Reagan, a very principled conservative that knew how to sit down with the Democrats and work together.

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MCCAIN: What I've done for almost a quarter of a century. I reach across the aisle. I'll sit down with the Democrats, and we will revolve these challenges that face America. My whole record, working with Ted Kennedy or Russ Feingold or Joe Lieberman or Byron Dorgan or Carl Levin -- I have worked across the aisle. And, of course, we've had spirited discussions and, of course, we've had ideological differences, but I have worked and achieved the legislative results that, frankly, are higher than anybody in the U.S. Senate.

And I'm proud of that record. And I saw Tip O'Neill and Reagan sit down together in 1983 and fix Social Security, at least for 20 or 25 years. Now, we have to fix it again.

But there are models for this scenario. And one of them was Ronald Reagan, a very principled conservative that knew how to sit down with the Democrats and work together.

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MCCAIN: I think that Secretary Gates, as secretary of defense, has done a fantastic job. And I think that people all agree with that. I'm not sure that he would want to stay permanently. That is one of the toughest jobs in America. But I'd like for him to at least stay on for awhile while we arrange whatever transition may be necessary.
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LABEL: JM JM ABC 10-31-08 18.36 (MS#68)

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• Obama
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[zzbacardizz]

so we should vote for you because you reach across the aisle to the people you talk shit about all day?

[shplane]

what self respecting democrat would willing join his cabinet after all this? he hasn't got an ounce of dignity left. "fought the good fight" what an asshole

[creamyalmondz]

There is no way in hell he'll put a Democrat in the McLame administration. Such a liar. Joe the plumber will be the secretary of defense.