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I think McCain has a good image, but he has a few things that may work against him, the greatest of which is his age. He will be 72-years-old in 2008, which, if he won, would make him the oldest elected president. He is also staunchly Christian, which could work either way for him. He is certainly supportive of the Christian cause. Plus, he has never been under the scrutiny he would receive in an all out presidential race - his voting record is solid conservative.
I really don't see what all the hype is with McCain. His support of election funding reform is laudable but look at the money it takes to run for office. The money has to come from somewhere, the tax-payer should not pay for it (how the hell do we decide who is deserving). And once a donation is made, that donor then has an interest and the recipient in turn has a favor to repay. Not that we aren't there already, but change funding laws too much and we then get even richer guys buying power and influence (that's spelled - John Edwards.)
In addition, cross-aisle commradery is fine in the senate, but do we really want a president that is cozy with his legislative buddies? The best administration possible is one that is dead-locked. We have federal programs coming out our ass already, so we don't need new ones, and any attempt at reform of a program fucks it up worse than it already is.
A race between him and Hillary would be something I'd be interested in seeing. It would certainly tell liberals and conservatives where they stood with each other and I think people would be more surprised and taken off guard than they were in this past election. A whole lot of people live between New York and Los Angeles.
With that said, McCain would have had my vote, and he may in 2008, if he runs but he is not the shoe in people give him credit for. Nor is he a Mesia. He is a politician.
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"The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others. " - Theodore Roosevelt
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