sadly in 2000, john mccain quit the presidential race today. >> if john mccain was going to be president, something would have to give. [♪] >> hey johnny, what are you rebelling against? >> what do you got? >> from the start john mccain was a rebel. everybody assumed this son of grandson of admirals would be a star at the naval academy. he showed them. >> nobody tells me what to do. >> his career as an aviator was a stuff of legends. and he fought back against the man crashes not once, not two, not three, but four, but five of the navy's finest aircrafts. after ditching his final bird he spent five and a half years in a north vietmanese prison where he stayed sane by decorating and redecorating the rooms of ten different imaginary houses. for his heroism he was awarded a purple heart and hot wife and with inoculation against all future political attacks but mccain bristled under ethics when they brought him up against ethics charges. >> i'm to the king around here and don't forget it. >> johnny had had enough of congress. he was ready to take his place among america's maverick presiden

of the angry left but mccain is no match for the cuddly left. all throughout the -- stop staring at me. who wants socialized medicine? you do. yes, you do. after honoring the president by allowing him to speak for almost eight minutes it was on to the two real stars, senators foghorn leghorn and droopy dog. >> i think -- >> i say, i say -- >> i'll tell you what. >> you know what? >> i appreciate it. [cheers and applause] >> to the distinguished senator from toon town. boing! senator leghorn went first. reaffirming the new republican mantra that the leaders of today are the [bleep]-ups of yesterday. >> he drove a corvette and dated a girl that worked in a bar as an exotic dancer. >> jon: he's with us today. hello madame secretary. and joe lieberman's turn. >> many are angry and frustrated by our government and our politics. if john mccain was just another go along partisan politician he never would have taken on corrupt republican lobbyists. >> jon: i guess what i'm saying is, you guys suck. senators and leghorn and dog reserve the harshest scorn

i also feel that mccain's speech tonight -- >> bill: don't get to mccain. stay with chrisy store a second. you felt that christie's remarks were too centered on himself and what he did in new jersey but he was staying by extension this is what the republic party stands for. economic, anyone after the teacher's unions and you didn't feel like that was effective. >> i thought going after the teacher's union was very good. i don't think it had much to do with the presidential race. i think he forgot he was a keynoter for mitt romney. >> bill: he wasn't very assertive against barack obama and we will discuss that later. some inside baseball that people want to hear. all right, so then john mccain comes up tonight, kicks off prime time and how did he do? i thought it was very dignified and eloquent made a good case. something going off in the mind of voters alarm clocks. the first thing obama's ratings on foreign policy are the high point of his presidency. he gets better ratings on that than anything else largely because he killed bin laden. and toppled qaddafi

the mccain-feingold deprived them of soft money. what mccain-feingold did is it shifted the weight of our campaign finance system away from the national political parties and towards outside groups. this was widely predicted by the critics of the mccain- feingold law. hat we are see is tjha reaping the world with set in motion by mccain-feingold. it is true that the parties are now doing a better job in raising money and there has been an uptick since the last presidential election cycle in absolute terms. in relative terms, the parties are being left in the dust by the outside groups. that has had a dramatic affect on our political system in good ways in bad ways. the positive the effect has been that this is the most competitive, turbulent, vibrant election we have had in this country since thisthe federal like jim -- since before the federal election and the early years of the 20th century. tremendous increase in the competitiveness of this election both in the primaries and now even in the general election. a much greater plural

john mccain and i are great friends. worked together on foreign and defense policy and traveled around the world together. >> when rick davis called me and said john wants to put you on the short list for vp and vet you. i said are you kidding me. i probably used more colorful language at that time. he said john is serious about this. i said he doesn't have to do that to thank me for supporting him. he said no, i'm serious. i just never felt that -- i knew downwas trying to send a a bipartisan he was really president and overcome the terrible partisanship in washington. in the end, i think he was convinced that it would really divide the republican party. and. >> sean: that was the advice i gave. i said i like joe. >> so it's your fault. >> sean: it was my fault. i don't think i have that much influence. >> i never felt it was real. and it it just give you a good -- says something good about mccain that he was even thinking about that i will logical idea. >> sean: would have been historic and interesting. coming up as se

and her mother, cindy mccain, wife of former republican presidential nominee senator john mccain. ladies, great to you have with me this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> absolutely. meghan, start with you. we were just talking yesterday. you predicted your dad would throw out a dish of red meat to everybody. twitter blew up calling his speech scary. chris matthews on the air saying it was very frightening speech. others saying warmongering. how do you respond to that criticism? >> i think i expect people like chris matthews to think it was warmongering. if you looked at more conservative commentators, they had a different opinionened a i loved it. i knew -- you know, in all sincerity i knew what he was going to be talking abo and thought it was important and i know people continue to ignore what's going on in syria and i agree with them. >> tonight is a big night for mitt romney. four years ago you watched your husband prepare for this similar address to the nation. drawing from your experience what do you think is going on right now with the romney family and with mitt rom

john mccain and i are great friends. worked together on foreign and defense policy and traveled around the world together. >> when rick davis called me and said john wants to put you on the short list for vp and vet you. i said are you kidding me. i probably used more colorful language at that time. he said john is serious about this. i said he doesn't have to do that to thank me for supporting him. he said no, i'm serious. i just never felt that -- i knew downwas trying to send a message that he was really going to be a bipartisan president and overcome the terrible partisanship in washington. in the end, i think he was convinced that it would really divide the republican party. and. >> sean: that was the advice i gave. i said i like joe. >> so it's your fault. >> sean: it was myault. i don't ink i have that much influence. >> i never felt it was real. and it it just give you a good -- says something good about mccain that he was even thinking about that i will logical idea. >> sean: would have been historic and interes

john mccain and i are great friends. worked together on foreign and defense policy and traveled around the world together. >> when rick davis called me and said john wants to put you on the short list for vp and vet you. i said are you kidding me. i probably used more colorful language at that time. he said john is serious about this. i said he doesn't have to do that to thank me for supporting him. he said no, i'm serious. i just never felt that -- i knew downwas trying to send a message that he was really going to be a bipartisan president and overcome the terrible partisanship in washington. in the end, i think he was convinced that it would really divide the republican party. and. >> sean: that was the advice i gave. i said i like joe. >> so it's your fault. >> sean: it was my fault. i don't think i have that much influence. >> i never felt it was real. and it it just give you a good -- says something good about mccain that he was even thinking about that i will logical idea. >> sean: would have been historic and int

and her mother, cindy mccain, wife of former republican presidential nominee senator john mccain. ladies, great to you have with me this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> absolutely. meghan, start with you. we were just talking yesterday. you predicted your dad would throw out a dish of red meat to everybody. twitter blew up calling his speech scary. chris matthews on the air saying it was very frightening speech. others saying warmongering. how do you respond to that criticism? >> i think i expect people like chris matthews to think it was warmongering. if you looked at more conservative commentators, they had a different opinionened a i loved it. i knew -- you know, in all sincerity i knew what he was going to be talking about and thought it was important and i know people continue to ignore what's going on in syria and i agree with them. >> tonight is a big night for mitt romney. four years ago you watched your husband prepare for this similar address to the nation. drawing from your experience what do you think is going on right now with the romney family and with mitt r

john mccain and i are great friends. worked together on foreign and defense policy and traveled around the world together. >> when rick davis called me and said john wants to put you on the short list for vp and vet you. i said are you kidding me. i probably used more colorful language at that time. he said john is serious about this. i said he doesn't have to do that to thank me for supporting him. he said no, i'm serious. i just never felt that -- i knew downwas trying to send a message that he was really going to be a bipartisan president and overcome the terrible partisanship in washington. in the end, i think he was convinced that it would really divide the republican party. and. >> sean: that was the advice i gave. i said i like joe. >> so it's your fault. >> sean: it was my fault. i don't think i have that much influence. >> i never felt it was real. and it it just give you a good -- says something good about mccain that he was even thinking about that i will logical idea. >> sean: would have been historic and int

[laughter] >> john mccain also said there is notothing in them that is problematic and john mccain is not a known liar. >>f so, why not release them? >> there are two issues, e beyond two years, and other issue is the reid.hyism of harry have in my hand a list of 57 economists, which is denounced by liberals for 60 years now. liberals have the edward r. murrow award handed out every because he is the mccarththy.ood up to hetands up, and you know the phrase he used? "word is o. we have the leader of the senate man saying word is will be nobody here it.unced played to a duel republicans cling him a liar. >> one thi, one cos to john mccain, what did he actually se that are of most interest, and that this is 2008, 2007 and repororts. those are the on that people want to see because they what his tax rate was during the financial collapse. john m mccain sell pre-2008. those are the returns he saw. losses not reflect the couldhe tax experts say tax effected mitt romney's rates. >> for the record, i think the majority leader was wrong with mccarthyism. real move on to the subsbstance. i thin

oh, yeah, and john mccain too. if you didn't have information that the last person that the republicans put up to run against barack obama was a guy named john mccain, would you be able to discern any sign of that in the universe right now? it's like it never happened. after mccain and palin lost the last presidential election, john mccain just sort of dissolved back into the senate. after the election, sarah palin quit her job as governor of alaska. she said she was going to work full-time on national republican politics, and she did that mama grizzly thing and she does make endorsements sometimes, but she did not run again. nobody thought she'd have a thought if she did run again, and mostly she and her family are just doing reality shows now. she had a reality show, her daughter had a reality show, plus the dancing thing, now her husband has a new reality show as well. no one in current republican politics calls themselves a sarah palin republican. nobody calls themselves a john mccain republican. what is the re

just won't do. [ laughter ] >> jon: now, john mccain -- [ laughter ] >> jon: senator john mccain just delivered his acceptance speech and it was strong on his biography and he tried to move slightly beyond his base and target what he calls the whipper snapper vote. [ laughter ] >> jon: we'll cover that tomorrow. but tonight we have to excrete the digested remains of last night's festivities. it was a night that belonged to palin and tonight we were visited by three ghosts of candidates past. your dad's dickish boss. 9/11 and starting things off america's evangelicals. >> i want to begin by doing something a little unusual. >> jon: i am going to stretch my scrotum into the shape of a sailboat. [ laughter ] >> jon: that's mike huckabee. he's our guest tonight. [ cheering and applause ] >> jon: obviously my sincere apologies to him for giving away his act. and now, ladies and gentlemen. >> this is no time for timid liberal empty gestures. >> no. this is the the time for strong conservative empty gestures. great. i think i have one in my pocket. hold o. let me see if i can find one. [ lau

mccain: mr. president, before we turn to my friend from illinois for his i'm sure convincing explanation as to why these -- a special counsel is not required, even though it was in the opinion of his side in previous situations, i want to just again, and the senator from georgia and the senator from south carolina will also corroborate the fact that we have been working and working, meeting after meeting after meeting on the issue of cybersecurity. we believe that we have narrowed it down to three or four differences that could be worked out over time. among them are liability, another one is information sharing. but i think it's also important for us to recognize in this debate the people who are most directly affected in many respects is the business community. and it's important that we have the input and the -- satisfy at least to a significant degree, those concerns. there are those who allege that a piece of legislation is better than no legislation. i've been around this town for a long ti

mccain. it was just a year ago when all the experts in washington counted out our nominee because he refused to hedge his commitment to the security of the country he loves. with their usual certitude, they told us that all was lost -- there was no hope for this candidate who said that he would rather lose an election than see his country lose a war. but the pollsters and pundits overlooked just one thing when they wrote him off. they overlooked the caliber of the man himself -- the determination, resolve, and sheer guts of senator john mccain. the voters knew better. and maybe that's because they realize there is a time for politics and a time for leadership, a time to campaign and a time to put our country first. our nominee for president is a true profile in courage, and people like that are hard to come by. uniforman who wore the of this country for 22 years, and refused to break faith with those troops in iraq who have now brought victory within sight. and as the mother of one of those t

>> one thing, when it comes to john mccain, what did he actually see? he has not seen the tax returns that are of most interest, and that this is 2008, 2007 and 2009 reports. those are the ones that people want to see because they reflect what his tax rate was during the financial collapse. john mccain sell pre-2008. -- saw pre-2008. those are the returns he saw. they do not reflect the losses that the tax experts say could have effected mitt romney's tax rates. >> for the record, i think the majority leader was wrong with mccarthyism. let's move on to the real substance. i think mitt romney is doing a disservice to the fellow members of his republican party. not like john mccain, he released two years of returns. -- he had a public background. everybody had an idea of what his income was like. here is mitt romney, one- quarter of $1 billion, almost a billionaire, how did he make his money? he has swiss bank accounts, offshore tax havens in the party and explanation of how he otherwise, what happens after the convention if something comes out? he is bee

are you going to take that mccain? >> i'm always glad to get the comments four years later. [ laughter ] >> jon: that is the scariest laugh i've ever heard in my life. it's not a laugh. it's the last sound you hear that john mccain has just ripped out your heart and holding it in front of your face missing something old friend? but obviously you didn't defeat cheney by ripping his heart out he does that every night and puts it by his bed. come on, counterpunch. >> i liked governor palin but based on her background she was only governor for two years. >> jon: and even then she couldn't get out soon enough. point cheney. keep it clean. round two. >> this frisbee is mine now. >> the respect the vice president. he and i had strong disagreements as to whether we should torture people or not. i don't think we should have. [audience reacts] >> jon: oh, i'm sorry, did i pick the wrong president you torture (bleep)! mccain not only played the torture card he licked the bag with the card and stuck it on cheney's forehead so you

did a report asking whether or not mccain and sarah palin were literally lying their way into the white house. but you will mistruths half truths stretching the truth telling the truth whatever it is it has both democrats and republicans questioning what's going on inside the mccain campaign they were opponents have gone so far as to say that john mccain and sarah palin are lying their way into the white house claims that john mccain's allies nearly won in the white house which is saying a lot considering he was coming from party the george w. bush had run into the ground he was committed to a very unpopular war he had picked a vice president who was woefully unqualified and he was running up against one of the most gifted politicians of our time who outspending on t.v. three to one yet he still nearly won and this year with mitt romney most likely to spend a billion dollars thanks to super pacs made possible by the supreme court citizens united decision those lies will be even more effective if the president tries to push back on them with facts he could lose so what's to be done well

john mccain in the senate released every year. as long as he was in the senate, every campaign, he released them all by the time he ran for president, he released two years and that was just to catch up. but the number of returns and disclosure on john mccain far exceeds anything we have gotten from mitt romney. >> same as ronald reagan. you know what's funny in all of this? >> same as ronald reagan? >> released one year. >> well, wait a minute now. the standard was set by mitt romney's dad here. i mean certainly more than two years is needed, especially with 2008 and 2009. >> actually that was an exception because after that there were very few releases. ford didn't release. most presidents haven't released. >> john mccain released far more than mitt romney has. >> yeah, but let me ask you this -- if that's important? >> wait a minute, you need to tell me i'm correct on that. >> you're correct on that. >> you're wrong on that? i'm wrong, you're correct. >> if you think it's important for a public leader, why do you allow reid, pe

john mccain in the senate released every year. it was long as as he was in the senate, every campaign, he released them all. by the time he ran for president, he released two years to catch up. the number of returns and disclosure on john mccain far exceeds anything we have gotten from mitt romney. >> same as ronald reagan. >> same as ronald reagan? wait a minute, the standard was set by mitt romney's dad here. certainly, more than two years is needed. especially with 2008 and 2009. >> that was an exception because after that, there were very few releases. >> john mccain released far more than mitt romney has. >> let me ask you this, if that's important -- >> wait a minute, you need to tell me i'm correct on that. >> you're correct on that. >> you're wrong on that? i i'm wrong, you're correct. >> if you think it's important for a public leader, why do you allow reid, pelosi, to refuse to release tax returns. when he ran against kennedy, reagan used it as an issue. ted kennedy refused to release his tax returns. >> for the record,

. >> mccain got 23. >> as james carville said, the only person who has seen tax returns, john mccain saw 23 years of tax returns and then he picked sarah palin. there's something is being hidden here. >> nothing is big hidden. >> something isn't being revealed. hold on. this is what turns people off from politics. this is exactly the problem we have right now. ordinary people don't care about this stuff. what they care about more than anything else, their houses, one-third of the people watching this show, their homes are under water. it used to be, it was the good old days. when you signed that mortgage check you were building wealth for your family. in washington, d.c., you got ed demarco, a bush administration holdover, whose building held on by obama, who sits back and said, freddie and fannie, they came up with a report if they just reduced some of these mortgages and gave some mortgage relief and stopped overcharging people for their homes, america would save a billion dollars in foreclosures. 57bd keep people in their houses. this one bureaucrat said, no way, takes it off the

mccain: mr. president, before we turn to my friend from illinois for his i'm sure convincing explanation as to why these -- a special counsel is not required, even though it was in the opinion of his side in previous situations, i want to just again, and the senator from georgia and the senator from south carolina will also corroborate the fact that we have been working and working, meeting after meeting after meeting on the issue of cybersecurity. we believe that we have narrowed it down to three or four differences that could be worked out over time. among them are liability, another one is information sharing. but i think it's also important for us to recognize in this debate the people who are most directly affected in many respects is the business community. and it's important that we have the input and the -- satisfy at least to a significant degree, those concerns. there are those who allege that a piece of legislation is better than no legislation. i've been around this town for a long ti

mccain tells the story of how you met. you asked her to co-author a book like >> i proposed over twitter that we write a book. >> why did you agree? >> i had just gone through a really bad breakup. sorry it's really funny when i say it. what a full-time project to do. >> you are having a moment of desperation and sadness. >> is that you know this is not some opportunity with the popularity of "the daily show," and legitimately it was interesting idea and i would get no other time in my life as ridiculous and over the top and exciting and serious at the same time. >> so a blue state it is liberal and a republican christian red state are packed together. what is the tone of the book? >> i think surprisingly positive. before you embark on the project i think when michael and i were having the initial discussion and we got the concept for the book, both of us knew enough about each other that we weren't really going to be nasty towards each other and make it personal although it happens a little in the book. this is a serious,

john mccain in the senate released every year. it was long as as he was in the senate, every campaign, he released them all. by the time he ran for president, he released two years and that was just to catch up. the number of returns and disclosure on john mccain far exceeds anything we have gotten from mitt romney. >> same as ronald reagan. you know what's funny in all of this? >> same as ronald reagan? wait a minute, the standard was set by mitt romney's dad here. certainly, more than two years is needed. especially with 2008 and 2009. >> that was an exception because after that, there were very few releases. most presidents haven't released. >> john mccain released far more than mitt romney has. >> let me ask you this, if that's important -- >> wait a minute, you need to tell me i'm correct on that. >> you're correct on that. >> you're wrong on that? i'm wrong, you're correct. >> if you think it's important for a public leader, why do you allow reid, pelosi, to refuse to release tax returns. when romney ran against kennedy, bel

john mccain in the senate released every year. it was long as ahe was in the senate, every campaign, he released them all. by the time he ran for president, he released two years and that was just to catch up. the number of returns and disclosure on john mccain far exceeds anything we have gotten from mitt romney. >> same as ronald reagan. you know what's funny in all of this? >> same as ronald reagan? wait a minute, the standard was set by mitt romney's dad here. certainly, more than two years is needed. especially with 2008 and 2009. >> that was an exception because after that, there were very few releases. most presidents haven't released. >> john mccain released far more than mitt romney has. >> let me ask you this, if that's important -- >> wait a minute, you need to tell me i'm correct on that. >> you're correct on that. >> you're wrong on that? i'm wrong, you're correct. >> if you think it's important for a public leader, why do you allow reid, pelosi, to refuse to release tax returns. when romney ran against kennedy, belie

john mccain, i don't know anybody who doesn't like john mccain who knows him at all except possibly people he's yelled at. in general he's a likable guy. and mitt romney doesn't seem to get that feeling. >> how about the word respect? because you can respect john mccain even when he's hosing you because you know he's got a standing to do it. he's served his country well and been in office so long. what has romney done? >> right. and i think from obama's point of view, he hasn't really paid -- actually not just obama a lot of past rivals. he didn't really pay his dues. he bought his way into politics quickly. he's a guy who's changed positions. he's not from the perspective of the obama campaign a man of principle. i think barack obama might respect paul ryan as a guy who stands on a certain set of principles that obama disagrees with. i think they see romney as a guy who is just a chameleon. >> i think that's it. i think chameleon. and his willingness to say absolutely anything to get elected. glen wrote this about the feelings compared to some of his previous opponents. when he talked abo

what did we get, false affairs -- rumors of an affairs with john mccain. >> mccain got 23. >> as james carville said, the only person who saw tax returns, john mccain saw 23 years of tax returns and then he picked sarah palin. >> nothing is big hidden. >> something isn't become revealed. >> this is what turns people off from politics. this is exactly the problem we have right now. ordinary people don't care about this stuff. what they care more than anything else, their houses, their homes are under water. it used to be, it was the good old days. when you sign that mortgage check you were building wealth for your family. in washington, d.c., you got ed demarco, a bush administration holdover whose building held on by obama, who sits back and said, freddie and fannie, they came up with a report if they just reduced some of these mortgages and gave some mortgage relief and stopped overcharging people for their homes, america would save a billion dollars in foreclosures. this one bureaucrat said, no way, took it off the table. it's not even become talked about in america. the american peo

john mccain, i don't know anybody who doesn't like john mccain who knows him at all except possibly people he's yelled at. in general he's a likable guy. and mitt romney doesn't seem to get that feeling. >> i like the word respect. you can respect john mccain even when he's hosing you because you know he's got a standing to do it. he's served his country well and been in office so long. what has romney done? >> right. and i think from obama's point of view, he hasn't really paid -- actually not just obama a lot of past rivals. he didn't really pay his dues. he bought his way into politics quickly. he's a guy who's changed positions. he's not from the perspective of the obama campaign a man of principle. i think barack obama might respect paul ryan as a guy who stands on a certain set of principles that obama disagrees with. i think they see romney as a guy who is just a chameleon. >> i think that's it. his willingness to say absolutely anything to get elected. glen wrote this about the feelings compared to some of his previous opponents. when he talked about romney, aides picked up a level

i'll have the mccain lady time with both of you tomorrow. meghan mccain from tampa. i appreciate it. >>> we're keeping a close watch on what's happening in new orleans right now. the levees are intact expect for the local one as we heard from senator mary landrieu in plaquemines parish. still lots of flooding. storm surge there. not everyone evacuated, though. about 120 members of the national guard are helping in and around areas of new orleans now to rescue people. >>> plus, republicans, they continue to gather in tampa making their case against the president. house speaker john boehner saying he should be tossed out. ben labeouf is the spokesperson for the obama campaign. their response next. not in my! this new flavor lock pack from maxwell house helps seal in freshness. wow! that is fresh! am i still yelling? [ male announcer ] maxwell house flavor lock. always good to the last drop. ar ntlr gh rg [ nn ]errequ gh sf owgrl. rg >>> all of a sudden, really within seconds, the wind picks up. even 20 miles an hour. they are gusting to 84 miles an hour in this wind tu

including john mccain. so john mccain took a road trip to attack something he voted for. lindsey graham even admits his party had a role in the cuts. >> by the way, my party has their fingerprints all over it. >> senator, if the gop's prints are all over this, talk to senator mccain about it. he voted for it. and you have lots of time together on the road. but as the new york times writes today blaming the president is not a solution. did you think i wouldn't see the hypocrisy just because it's out on the road? let's put the brakes on this one. nice try, but we got you. f must be a pain. nah, he's probably got... [ dennis' voice ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together. lot of paperwork. [ doug's voice ] actually... [ dennis' voice ] an allstate agent can help do the switching and paperwork for you. well, it probably costs a lot. [ dennis' voice ] allstate can save you up to 30% more when you bundle. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. ♪ bundle and save with an allstate agent. are you in good hands? ola

john mccain hasn't. john mccain knows what those tax returns say. why not have him go out and say, harry reid, be quiet? >> because why would you open that door at all? the best thing that john mccain can do -- >> because they are saying, harry reid, you don't know what you're talking about. john mccain who has seen the returns himself, he can go out and shut harry reid down right now. the sources are not telling the truth. >> as far as i'm concerned, harry reid has sire row credibility on this. he won't name a source. he's changed his story three times in that many days. so he's really not credible. he's out there being a good soldier playing, you know, old dirty politics political tricks. that's what he's doing. >> why wouldn't -- >> john mccain shouldn't lower himself to that nonsense. >> we'll switch gears and talk about medicare. the president is out with a new ad defending his medicare plan. mitt romney is slamming it. everybody, just take a look. >> now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan aarp says obama care cr

mccain: mr. president, before we turn to my friend from illinois for his i'm sure convincing explanation as to why these -- a special counsel is not required, even though it was in the opinion of his side in previous situations, i want to just again, and the senator from georgia and the senator from south carolina will also corroborate the fact that we have been working and working, meeting after meeting after meeting on the issue of cybersecurity. we believe that we have narrowed it down to three or four differences that could be worked out over time. among them are liability, another one is information sharing. but i think it's also important for us to recognize in this debate the people who are most directly affected in many respects is the business community. and it's important that we have the input and the -- satisfy at least to a significant degree, those concerns. there are those who allege that a piece of legislation is better than no legislation. i've been around this town for a long ti

now meghan mccain is joining us. she is the daughter of senator john mccain of arizona. meghan is in tampa. we saw this morning, the romney boys appearing on the "today" show. all five talking about how they feel about their parents and how proud they are of the journey. this is all about personalizing the candidate. ann romney expected to speak tonight. a lot of people like her. they say she is a gifted speaker. what do you think the goal of her address will be tonight? >> the goal of her speech tonight, and i would like to say this is the most important speech of the campaign, because people haven't -- some americans have not been paying attention. this is ann romney's opportunity to show them what kind of mother she is and wife she is and what kind of first lady she would be. >> what is the tone that she needs to strike here? to be personal and funny and self deprecating about things that have happened in their life? >> i think to be as casual as possible and showcase the type of person she is. i think romney has had a little trouble coming off stiff. she is the ace i