The GOP candidate

'To the Point' looks at whether a friendly news media is allowing John McCain to obscure his views on big issues.

George Bush has a disapproval rating of 69%, the worst presidential rating in the history of the Gallup Poll. "The Wall Street Journal"/NBC survey shows that just 27% of voters like the Republican Party. But it also indicates that the Republicans' presumptive presidential nominee, John McCain, who promises more of the same, runs nearly even against Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Has a friendly news media allowed McCain to obscure his views on big issues? Is McCain really the "maverick" he's made out to be? "To the Point" looks at the tax cuts, the economy and what McCain means by "victory" in Iraq. Once the Democrats resolve their nomination fight, will the campaign focus on issues, or will it all be about personality and image?

Guests:
- Jackie Calmes: Chief Political Reporter, Wall Street Journal
- Dana Milbank: National Political Reporter, Washington Post
- Cliff Schecter: author, 'The Real McCain'
- Harlan Ullman: Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- David Winston: Republican pollster and strategist

Hosted by award-winning journalist Warren Olney, "To the Point" presents informative and thought-provoking discussion of major news stories — front-page issues that attract a savvy and serious news audience.

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