主题：【美国大选手记六十四】向大选日冲刺（上） -- 尼伯龙根·蜗藤

巴马没有任何履历证明他胜任。顺便转些马老英雄的成就，算是他可以胜任的旁证：

For The Record: The Achievements of John McCain

In The Military:

After he came back from his 5 1/2 years as a POW, McCain took command of the Navy's largest squadron, a force of A-7 attack aircraft. Most such squadrons in those days numbered 12 to 25. McCain's numbered 75, putting him in charge of a budget of more than a billion dollars. This was during the post-Vietnam years, morale was low. In what John Lehman, secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, has called "a near miracle of leadership and management," McCain restored morale and got all 75 A-7s up and running. Fellow officers did not think it was possible.

Became Navy liaison to the Senate, where, by working with hawkish Republicans and Democrats, he helped reverse the decline of the military and lay the foundation for the Reagan military buildup that bankrupted the U.S.S.R.

In Congress and Senate:

On the Environment;

Worked with Udall to pass the 1984 Arizona Wilderness Act, which set aside 150,000 acres near Sedona, and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act in 1990, which protected more than 2 million acres of federal land.

Sponsored and ushered through the Senate the 1987 National Parks Overflights Act, which sought to restore natural quiet to the increasingly racket-ridden Grand Canyon.

On The Native American community;

Member of the Indian Affairs Committee. As first a House member and then a senator, McCain was one of the main authors of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

On International Democracy;

Since January 1993, McCain has been Chairman of the International Republican Institute, an organization partly funded by the U.S. Government that supports the emergence of political democracy worldwide.

On Campaign Finance Reform:

Starting in 1994, McCain worked with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform; their McCain-Feingold bill attempted to put limits on "soft money". Initial versions of the McCain-Feingold Act were filibustered and never came to a vote but, in 1999, McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Feingold as recognition of their efforts. The bill ultimately passed in 2001, and placed limits on advertising and 'soft money' contributions to political parties.

On The Tobacco Industry;

In 1997, McCain became chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and took on the tobacco industry in 1998, proposing legislation that would increase cigarette taxes in order to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs. He was supported by the Clinton administration but opposed by the industry and most Republicans.

On Corruption;

Called for a broad review of the Pentagon procurement system and exposed several Air Force contracting scandals.

Led the Senate’s Indian Affairs Committee’s investigation of Jack Abramoff.

On International Relations:

With fellow Vietnam veteran, Senator John Kerry, McCain worked to get Senate approval of an end to the trade embargo against Vietnam. That led to diplomatic relations in 1995.

On Iraq; Author of The Surge.

In The Military:

After he came back from his 5 1/2 years as a POW, McCain took command of the Navy's largest squadron, a force of A-7 attack aircraft. Most such squadrons in those days numbered 12 to 25. McCain's numbered 75, putting him in charge of a budget of more than a billion dollars. This was during the post-Vietnam years, morale was low. In what John Lehman, secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, has called "a near miracle of leadership and management," McCain restored morale and got all 75 A-7s up and running. Fellow officers did not think it was possible.

Became Navy liaison to the Senate, where, by working with hawkish Republicans and Democrats, he helped reverse the decline of the military and lay the foundation for the Reagan military buildup that bankrupted the U.S.S.R.

In Congress and Senate:

On the Environment;

Worked with Udall to pass the 1984 Arizona Wilderness Act, which set aside 150,000 acres near Sedona, and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act in 1990, which protected more than 2 million acres of federal land.

Sponsored and ushered through the Senate the 1987 National Parks Overflights Act, which sought to restore natural quiet to the increasingly racket-ridden Grand Canyon.

On The Native American community;

Member of the Indian Affairs Committee. As first a House member and then a senator, McCain was one of the main authors of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

On International Democracy;

Since January 1993, McCain has been Chairman of the International Republican Institute, an organization partly funded by the U.S. Government that supports the emergence of political democracy worldwide.

On Campaign Finance Reform:

Starting in 1994, McCain worked with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform; their McCain-Feingold bill attempted to put limits on "soft money". Initial versions of the McCain-Feingold Act were filibustered and never came to a vote but, in 1999, McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Feingold as recognition of their efforts. The bill ultimately passed in 2001, and placed limits on advertising and 'soft money' contributions to political parties.

On The Tobacco Industry;

In 1997, McCain became chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and took on the tobacco industry in 1998, proposing legislation that would increase cigarette taxes in order to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs. He was supported by the Clinton administration but opposed by the industry and most Republicans.

On Corruption;

Called for a broad review of the Pentagon procurement system and exposed several Air Force contracting scandals.

Led the Senate’s Indian Affairs Committee’s investigation of Jack Abramoff.

On International Relations:

With fellow Vietnam veteran, Senator John Kerry, McCain worked to get Senate approval of an end to the trade embargo against Vietnam. That led to diplomatic relations in 1995.

On Iraq; Author of The Surge.