After watching John McCain in the first presidential debate pander about how much he cared about veterans, I found his statements so disingenuous I decided to put together this video highlighting the hypocrisy of his words.

The references cited in the video are detailed below:

McCain voted against increasing the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650 million. (8/1/2001)

McCain voted against establishing a VA reserve fund to treat veterans. (3/10/2004)

McCain voted against increasing VA medical services funding. (3/14/2006)

McCain was one of 13 Republicans to vote against $430 million for VA outpatient care and facilities. (4/26/2006)

It’s my first campaign-style video, so please be kind. I’ve also got one on Sara Palin in the works I hope to post soon.

McCain sat down with the ladies of The View today and it was surprisingly hardball interview, with questions on abortion, his vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and the attack ads he has been running against Obama. Three clips are below… check it out.

ABC released an excerpt from Charles Gibson’s interview with Sarah Palin that will air nationally tonight. Apparently Alaska’s proximity to Russia provides her with special insight.

When asked by Gibson if under the NATO treaty, the U.S. would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia, Palin responded: “Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you’re going to be expected to be called upon and help.

Palin advocated the accession of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO, meaning that if attacked again in the future, the United States would be bound to go to war….

“I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you’re going to be expected to be called upon and help,” she said.

Palin, who obtained her first passport this year and who has served just two years as Alaska’s governor, told Gibson that she was up to the challenge of being Sen. John McCain’s vice president.

Who let loose the dogs of war?

Full story and video here.

McCain was interviewed recently by WCSH’s John Caldwell in Portland Maine and had to answer some tough questions, and it’s clear he got a little testy at the end. Temper, temper John. I wonder if Charlie Gibson will be as tough on Sarah Palin… I doubt it. See clip below.