I'd like to think that would work, but I can't see McCain giving up two of his basic tenants which are a large part of the mess we are in: a costly war and financing it on credit. I just wish the American people would man up and decide if we want to stay at war we should sacrifice a bit. If that means raising taxes so we can't buy that new car, so be it. If that means having war bonds, great. But by running this war on credit with absolutely no sacrifice by the vast majority of the public (hell, we even get tax breaks) we are just ruining our economy. Not just now, but during our retirement years we'll still be paying.
Sorry for the rant but I just hate the fact that a few of our best and bravest (and their families) are the ones sacrificing the most while the rest of us do little but paste a yellow bumper sticker on our cars.