Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act of 2005 ?

SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO MAKE AIR TRAVEL MORE COMPETITIVE AND CONVENIENT
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Aug 02, 2005

Washington D.C. – Last Friday, Senators McCain, (R-AZ) Ensign, (R-NV) and Kyl, (R-AZ) introduced the Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act of 2005. The bill is designed to remove the arbitrary restrictions that prevent Americans from having an array of options for non-stop air travel between airports in Western states and LaGuardia International Airport (“LaGuardia”) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (“Washington National”).

“As many in the Senate know, I have been fighting against the perimeter rule for years. I continue to believe that Americans should have access to air travel at the lowest possible cost and with the most convenience for their schedule. Therefore, I have always advocated for the removal of any artificial barrier that prevents free market competition and will continue to do so,” said Senator McCain.

“Two airports should not dictate how Americans travel,” Senator Ensign said. “Opening these markets will increase competition and greatly improve consumer choice. I’m proud to join Senator McCain in opening the skies to more opportunities for the traveling public.”

“A frank and wide-ranging discussion of barriers to competition is long overdue, said Kyl. "I look forward to working with Senators McCain and Ensign to secure the much-needed pro-competitive changes provided for in this bill.”




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GOP Leaders, Grassroots Republicans Butting Heads over McCain

GOP Leaders, Grassroots Republicans Butting Heads over McCain

By Dennis Durband, Editor
July 14, 2005

Arizona Republican leaders and the party faithful at the grassroots level butted heads last year over the border invasion and Proposition 200 -- and the grassroots GOP faithful won over the pandering politicians. The two groups are dueling again this year over opposition to senior U.S. Senator John McCain.

Three separate Republican grassroots entities have this summer either censured or condemned McCain for consorting with leftist politicos and ideals. While the people cry foul, the party leadership is trying to contain the political fire.

The cascade of contempt for McCain's dismal performance began June 11th with a unanimous censure by the Arizona Republican Assembly (ARA) during its annual convention. That motion was penned by Bruce Barton, borders columnist for The Arizona Conservative and an ARA board member.

Two more measures against McCain followed, both sparked by conservative activist Rob Haney, of Paradise Valley. Haney succeeded with a motion for censure of McCain in District 11, and then he led the Maricopa County Republican Party's Executive Guidance Committee to express its dissatisfaction with the representation of McCain. McCain, a 2008 presidential aspirant who is concerned about the dissatisfaction in his back yard, and Senator Jon Kyl sent representatives to the EGC meeting to defend the senator.

Congressman John Shadegg phoned Haney, the chairman in District 11, in opposition to his actions against McCain. Haney stood his ground and refused to back down.

First-year AZ GOP Chairman Matt Salmon is pressuring districts not to censure McCain. He claims that any further actions directed at McCain will hurt the Republican Party in the 2006 governor's election and may adversely affect the Protect Marriage Arizona (PMA) initiative.

Some Republicans are fearful that McCain will unleash a backlash to assist Democrat Janet Napolitano in her re-election campaign next year, and that he may also work hard to defeat PMA. But McCain already works closely with liberal Democrats, has supported Arizona Democrat candidates and opposes a federal marriage amendment. These betrayals of conservative Republicanism are precisely why so many red staters oppose the radical McCain.


see the complete..........
http://www.azconservative.org/GOP_McCain.htm

Mohave County Republicans Air Public Grievance with McCain

Mohave County Republicans Air Public Grievance with McCain

By Dennis Durband, Editor
July 22, 2005

Join the crowd, Mohave Republicans! You’re the latest GOP organization to officially express displeasure with Arizona’s senior U.S. Senator, John McCain. That makes four Republican organizations – all at the county, district or state level – to express strong disapproval of McCain’s left-leaning representation in Washington, D.C.

The Mohave County GOP has passed a “Resolution of Displeasure over the Grievous Actions of Senator John McCain.”

The other organizations taking public exception to McCain include the Arizona Republican Assembly (ARA), GOP Legislative District 11 and the Maricopa County GOP. Due the ARA’s unanimous June censure of McCain, presidential hopeful George Allen, a U.S. senator from Virginia, has reneged on his commitment to speak at the September national convention of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, in Scottsdale.

for the complete article see.........
http://www.azconservative.org/Mohave_McCain.htm

Mccain reactivate his PAC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain, often mentioned as a possible GOP
presidential candidate in 2008, has reactivated his political action
committee, known as Straight Talk America.

"He's inundated with invitations and requests
from candidates at all levels of the ballot as well as state and local party
committees," a McCain political adviser, John Weaver, said Wednesday.





see the ccn....
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/27/mccain.pac.ap/index.html

McCain gets 10 seconds of fame in 'Wedding Crashers' movie

McCain gets 10 seconds of fame in 'Wedding Crashers' movie


Sen. John McCain's newest movie opens today . . . nationwide.

Arizona's senior senator (right) has a 10-second cameo, along with Democratic political strategist James Carville, in the new Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson film, Wedding Crashers. As an extra, McCain provides Washington credibility as backdrop for Christopher Walken, who plays secretary of the Treasury in the big wedding scene.

McCain was paid $695 for the spot, which he has donated to two Arizona charities. advertisement




You can read about it in Webmeister Matt Drudge's report "Sen. McCain stars in . . . raunch fest" at www.drudgereport.com.

Drudge quoted the senator saying he took the part because "it impresses my kids."

The film was rated R.

see the article see ...............
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0715B1-talkermug15.html

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Mccain trying to slip his $2000 citizenship ticket thru the senate as an amendmnet

amentesy with fines ?

will fine include .......

past Arizona state taxes due
past federal taxes due

plus interest and penalities like any other taxpayer

plus

costs of any free medical services recieved
costs of any free educational services recieved
costs of any free food stamps recieved
costs of any free legal aid provided



a quick poll at lowdobbs.com shows a 95% disapprovel
to the idea of fines.

REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) IN THE 2005 ALISTAIR COOKE MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR THE BBC

REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) IN THE 2005 ALISTAIR COOKE MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR THE BBC


REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) IN THE 2005 ALISTAIR COOKE MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR THE BBC
SUBJECT: "AN AMERICAN PATRIOT TODAY" INTRODUCTION: NICK CLARKE, BBC

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM MONDAY, JULY 4, 2005



MR. CLARKE: It was clarity of language and thought that helped make Alistair Cooke such a powerful promoter of transatlantic understanding. And I have no doubt at all that he would have been honored by the choice of this evening's lecturer, a man whom he once described as "a hero with a gift for believable indignation."

Republican Senator John McCain is one of the most intriguing politicians in the United States. He ran for president in 2000 but was undone by a series of strong personal attacks. In 2004 the Democrats were wooing him as a possible running mate for John Kerry. Despite a deep-seeded antipathy to partisanship in politics, the senator refused to change sides, supported George Bush and is now being talked about as a serious Republican contender in three years' time. ...

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http://www.fednews.com/transcript.htm?id=20050704t5852

SENATOR SAYS MORE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR RESERVATION MENTAL HEALTH

SENATOR SAYS MORE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR RESERVATION MENTAL HEALTH

Dorgan says that could help troubled teens and prevent suicides, which are on the rise in Indian Country.

Dorgan says he's working with Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman John McCain on legislation that would authorize more money for mental health services on reservations.

Twila Rough Surface is a North Dakota member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who lost a niece to suicide. She told a congressional committee last month that many Indian families do not have the transportation needed to seek help.

see article at........
http://www.kxma.com/news/local.asp?ID=5551

Senator Seeking Change to Indian Gaming Act

Senator Seeking Change to Indian Gaming Act
by Tony Batt

Las Vegas Gaming Wire

WASHINGTON -- Despite protests from tribal leaders in his own state, Sen. John McCain on Tuesday said he plans to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

McCain, an Arizona Republican who is chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, noted during the panel's hearing Tuesday that the tribal casino industry has mushroomed from a $500 million per year industry in 1988 when the act was passed to $18.5 billion last year.

"If any of the witnesses today believe that we do not have that responsibility (to review and amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act), then we have a respectful disagreement," McCain said.

McCain is considering strengthening federal regulation of tribal casinos, restricting Indian gaming on off-reservation land and tightening a loophole that allows tribes to pay huge fees to advisers as long as they are described as consultants instead of managers.

Leaders of two Arizona tribes urged McCain not to force tribes to pay more for federal regulation of Indian gaming.

"Additional regulation at the federal level will only duplicate current tribal and state efforts in Arizona," said Vivian Juan-Saunders, chairwoman of the Tohono O'Odham Nation in Sells, Ariz.

Dallas Massey, chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Whiteriver, Ariz., was more blunt.

"Arizona tribes already fully fund an adequate state-tribal regulatory system and should not be forced to pay for increases in National Indian Gaming Commission fees," Massey said.

When Deron Marquez, chairman of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Patton, Calif., said his tribe spends $20 million a year for regulatory oversight, McCain asked how much the tribe receives in annual gambling revenues.

Marquez said his tribe does not disclose that figure. "That's not helpful," McCain snapped.


for the complete article see..
http://www.rgtonline.com/Article.cfm?ArticleId=58142&CategoryName=Headline&SubCategoryName=News


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Mccain wants to kick Russia out of the G8

Mccain wants to kick Russia out of the G8


A leading U.S. politician, Senator John McCain
who is expected to run for the presidency in 2008,
has called for Russia to be kicked out of the G8

The United States, and our European allies, I think,
should start out by saying Vladimir, your're not welcome
at the next G8 conference,"
said McCain as quoted by The New Yorker magazine.


see complete article at......

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/uk/article_1028970.php/Preview_G8s_political_walking_wounded_gather_for_summit?page=2

Senator Mccain votes for CAFTA

will this futher erode the earning power of the american worker ?

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Senator Mccain votes for CAFTA

''If there's anything we need today,
it's strong, viable economies in Central America"
to encourage political stability and reduce illegal
immigration, Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona,
said during floor debate.
''If people cannot feed themselves or their families
where they are, they will go to places where they
think they can. The stakes are very high."


The Senate's 54-to-45 vote followed a White House
negotiation that brought on board two key senators
who had worried about CAFTA's impact on the US sugar
industry. The senators agreed to the trade deal
with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic
after the White House assured them they would
provide protections for US sugar producers at
least through 2007.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/07/01/senate_approves_controversial_cafta/

John McCain Hannity's show

John McCain Refuses Hannity's Bait to Bash Democrats


John McCain came on Hannity & Colmes last night to discuss President Bush's speech. I didn't hear the speech but I suspect it didn't go too well because whenever his side is in trouble, Sean Hannity changes the subject and goes on the attack. Last night, Hannity didn't say much about the speech and instead used the occasion to try to push McCain into bashing Democrats. McCain kept to the higher ground.

The discussion with McCain started off with Alan Colmes asking if Bush did what needed to be done to overcome his "sinking poll numbers." McCain said he believed so. Colmes disagreed, noting that Bush once again tried to tie Saddam Hussein to September 11, "something that has been pretty much disproven and discredited."

McCain defended Bush

see complete article at.......

http://www.newshounds.us/2005/06/29/john_mccain_refuses_hannitys_bait_to_bash_democrats.php

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McCain serious about running in 2008

White House Watch: McCain serious about running in 2008

Posted 6/29/05
By Paul Bedard

Senator John McCain, who tops the GOP ratings in some political popularity polls, is moving to run for president in 2008, according to friends and associates.

"They're going. They're running," says a McCain insider. Republicans associated with the Arizona senator said that he believes he can overcome opposition from conservatives to his positions on oil drilling, abortion, and taxes by providing a forceful and popular alternative to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who right now appears to be the Democratic front runner.

Others suggest that McCain can largely ignore the conservative base of the party during the primaries and caucuses because that vote will be divided among the numerous conservatives expected to jump in. "If he can pull off 20 percent or so in the primaries and caucuses, it's his," says one GOP analyst.

see article at.......
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050629/29whwatch.htm?track=rss

MCCAIN, KYL SAY NO TO FLAWED ENERGY BILL

MCCAIN, KYL SAY NO TO FLAWED ENERGY BILL
Bill Is Bad For Arizona’s Gas Prices, Air Quality
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Jun 28, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl today voted against Senate passage of H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, warning that it is not the solution that some have suggested and will actually result in higher gas prices for Arizonans.

The bill contains numerous provisions that will distort competitive markets for energy through subsidies, tax breaks, special projects, mandates and outlandish amounts of federal spending, and it is unlikely to have any positive short-term effect on energy prices.

"This bill does little to address the immediate energy crisis we face in this country. The handouts to big business and oil companies are irresponsible and will be disastrous for people of Arizona. I cannot in good conscience, vote to pass legislation that does not adequately address issues related to energy efficiency, security, and energy independence," said McCain.

One example from the bill that is harmful to Arizona is the mandate that Americans use eight billion gallons of ethanol annually by 2012. Currently, Americans consume only 3.4 billion gallons. Such mandates will result in higher gasoline costs for states, like Arizona, that do not have an abundant in-state supply of renewable energy or who do not produce their own ethanol.

"I predict that if this bill is enacted, gas prices in Arizona will increase and air quality will be impaired because of its ethanol mandates," said Kyl. "The bill does little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and will impose huge new costs on Arizona power consumers because of the bill’s national one-size-fits-all renewable portfolio standard."

The bill also includes overly-generous tax incentives for individuals to buy alternative fuel vehicles. Both Senators noted Arizona’s disastrous experience a few years ago with its alternative fuel vehicle tax incentives. Arizona’s program could have cost state taxpayers half a billion dollars -- 11 percent of the state’s budget -- if it had not been repealed. Originally projected costs of the Arizona program were between $3 million and $10 million -- less than 10 percent of its true cost.

McCain and Kyl noted that with any bill of this size, there are both good and bad provisions. And though they praise the bill’s reliability standards and incentives for new refinery capacity, they concluded that the bad just outweighed the good.

press release

www.mccainalert.com
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McCain Targets Off-Reservation Gambling

McCain Targets Off-Reservation Gambling

WASHINGTON - Congress never intended for Indians to build Nevada-style casinos away from their reservations, and tribes risk a backlash by pursuing the trend, Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) said Tuesday.

"None of us ever anticipated that there would be casinos in the Catskills," McCain, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, told a tribal leader from New York who's pursuing such a project.

"We're seeing casinos in downtown Oakland and downtown Denver. ... If we have enough off-reservation casinos set up in America we're going to see a backlash against Indian gaming, because that was not the intent of the law," said McCain, R-Ariz.

for the complete article.......
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050628/ap_on_go_co/indian_gambling_1

http://www.needto.net/arizona.html

Saad puts 2008 heat on McCain

Saad puts 2008 heat on McCain
By Alexander Bolton

Republican leaders in Michigan’s Macomb and Oakland counties are pressuring Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to win an up-or-down vote on a controversial judicial nominee from the Wolverine State.

They want McCain to use his influence to persuade his colleagues to clear Henry Saad, the nominee to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who was left out of the judicial deal Senate centrists struck last month.

Conservative activists are launching a campaign this week to save Saad’s nomination, while Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee such as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are hinting that the nominee may not have enough support to pass out of committee.

McCain, the principal GOP architect of the agreement that ensured confirmation votes for several blocked nominees, assured the GOP leaders in Michigan that he would not give up on Saad, GOP officials said in interviews.

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/062805/saad.html

Protester disrupts McCain's dinner with Vietnamese leader

Protester disrupts McCain's dinner with Vietnamese leader

Wednesday, June 22, 2005; Posted: 9:29 a.m. EDT (13:29 GMT)

Sen. John McCain, left, talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, right, at a dinner held Tuesday.

"That's life," visiting Prime Minister Phan Van Khai muttered after security officers hustled a balding, shouting protester believed to be a Vietnam veteran away from the head table

see complete at ,,,


http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/22/us.vietnam.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

McCain leads in polls for 2008

(CBS) A new poll suggests Sen. John McCain is far and away the leading contender for the White House in 2008. The Arizona Republican would rout the top Democrat, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, in a theoretical match-up, according to a Zogby America poll.

The two senators were well ahead of the competition for their parties' respective nominations, but McCain would trounce the former first lady, 54 percent to 35 percent, in a head-to-head contest.

McCain would also easily defeat former Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, 55 to 35 percent.

see complete article at.....




http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/24/politics/main703992.shtml

MCCAIN commends restoration of Fossil Creek

MCCAIN COMMENDS RESTORATION OF FOSSIL CREEK
For Immediate Release
Friday, Jun 17, 2005

Washington D.C. ¬Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today commended Arizona Public Service Company (APS), government agencies, Tribal Nations, conservation groups, and academia whose commitment and cooperation to the rebirth of a desert river resulted in the restoration of Fossil Creek to its natural flow.

Senator McCain said, “I am pleased to herald an historic environmental event that will take place in Arizona. Fossil Creek is an extraordinary natural resource comparable to the more famous Havasu Creek in the Grand Canyon, with deep blue pools, waterfalls, and striking rock formations. Restoration of the creek opens opportunities for public recreation and restoration of riparian habitat, rare native fish species, and traditional Yavapai-Apaches sites in the watershed.”

The flow of Fossil Creek was diverted in 1909 to operate the state’s first hydroelectric power plant at Childs, with the second plant at Irving going into operation in 1916. An engineering marvel, the Childs-Irving plants were a critical source of electricity for the mining industry and early communities in Arizona. Although still a viable source of power, APS decided in favor of the outstanding environmental and public value of restoring Fossil Creek. The organizations that signed the initial decommissioning agreement with APS were the Yavapai-Apache Nation, American Rivers, Arizona Riparian Council, Center for Biological Diversity, The Nature Conservancy, and Northern Arizona Audubon Society. Many other groups have been involved in bringing this environmental feat to fruition.

Return of natural flows to Fossil Creek will create a scenic area of more than14 miles of free-flowing water. Public visitation is expected to increase dramatically. There is a critical need to provide additional protection and adequate staffing and management to the area to maintain the outstanding values of this reborn stream. Therefore, I intend to introduce legislation to include Fossil Creek in the Wild and Scenic Rivers system to ensure that future generations will enjoy this very special place.





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Mccain still looking into Boeing

He would be well advised to do so. Investigative interest in this campaign to underwrite Boeing's flagging fortunes, described in one investigated e-mail as a "bailout for Boeing" that would "screw the taxpayer," will not soon fade away.

For that, we all can thank Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who doggedly has pursued the details of a deal that stank from the beginning.

The malodor only grows. Whether it results from outright lawbreaking, or simply the contempt for the taxpayers that so often has surfaced in multibillion-dollar procurement outrages, it must be fully aired.

McCain has pledged to demand that airing. Before he and an angered Armed Services Committee are done, more than a few in Washington's power elite may rue the day they ever heard of Boeing.

see complete article at Cleveland Trader.....
http://www.cleveland.com/editorials/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1119432960317270.xml&coll=2#continue