Dear Sen. McCain:
                 I have long admired you as a Senator who does the right thing when it matters. I am politically a centrist. sort of social and fiscal moderate.  I believe that this election will be decided by centrist independents which you are basically on most issues. Here is what I would like to suggest to you to win the election:

1. Be yourself. Be Independent. Don't veer right.

2. Stay away from Race card. That is not what you are. Sen. Obama knows how to play the race card. He played it pretty well against Sen. Clinton. If GOP is seen playing it, you will lose moderates and lose election.

3. Emphasize Country first. Party next.  You may win
and even if you lose that would be a good fight.

4. Pro Life/Pro Choice issue: Most Americans are in the center on this issue. Emphasize how life is important AND
how Choice is important. How it is deeply personal thing.
Separate your religious belief from policy stance. If you donot play this issue well, you will lose. You must take a
practical stance on this issue. Pres. Clinton did a good
job on this. Neither enrage nor pander your base. Nobody
wants to kill babies and noone should tell woman what to
do on such a personal thing. Dogmatic stance wouldn't work on this issue.

5. Economy:  You must emphasize Economy. Select a solid
VP to make a case. Meg Whitman, Romney, Pawlenty would be great. You need an Exec who created jobs.  Empasize Government has a role but it is
not the answer. The best welfare is  that Government could 
create situations that will grow the economy to let you find a JOB. Goverment can do a lot but not everything. Adopt Clintonism. You will win the election.

5. Immigration: Emphasize rule of Law but also fair Immigration stance that allows Immigrants a chance to legalize. Country is very centrist on this issue. Celebrate the contributions of the
immigrants. Get Arnold and show him as an example. Donot let GOP indulge in fear mongering.

6. You CAN win this election if you come across as who you are. If you try to pretend as someone who you are not, you will lose the election.

7. Playbook to win the election:  Follow Bill Clinton: Centrist Moderate policies that emphasize Economy.
Sensible Taxcuts are fine. Senisble social net is fine.

8. Your Biography : Emphasize your biography: Your Service to your Political life in Senate. Let the GOP
spend the effort that makes the point: Your experience Vs. Sen Obama's 18 months in Senate. Your life experience Vs. Sen. Obama.

9. Social Security: Be honest about this: Democrats are wrong on this. Republicans are wrong on this. Privatization is not the answer. Tell the truth. Government cannot just pretend that there is a BIG Pot of money for everyone.
Tell the truth that you will work with all parties help stablize it. You believe that the best scenario is everyone works and contributes to the system.

10. Energy policy:  Make a case that we need everything.
Renewebles, Drilling, to Nuclear. Emphasize that your tax policies
will help Business investment in Renewebles.

11. Iraq: Admit the Bush failure in Rushing to War and Executing it. Point to how you worked to make it a success by arguing for policies. Emphasize how an abrupt withdrawl will signal to every nutcase in the world the weak America.
Emphasize how it is important that we get out with some
success.

12. On Pres. Bush: Emphasize how you opposed him when he is wrong and how you are different from him.

Whoever goes to Center without losing the party will
win the Election. You are in the Center whereas Sen. Obama is with the left wing of the Democratic Party. He is
making the move to the center oflate. He will not lose
his party.  Your job is to show him to be who he is without race/religious baiting  and emphasizing Economy and Country.  You are on the right message on Sen. Obama: Media enabled celebrity and Not Ready. Stick to that message