In response to Jim Geraghty's question about Obama trying to lie about having proposed talks with Iran, Sen. McCain noted that Sen. Obama has told different audiences different things about NAFTA (being against it in Ohio and pro-free-trade in NC), and also noted that the Canadians responded to Sen. Obama's threat to unilaterally renegotiate NAFTA by saying they'd have to sell oil to China instead.
He also promised to try to do regular blogger calls even in the White House.
In response to a question about the influence of Newt Gingrich on his thinking, Sen. McCain said of Newt: "he has some of the best ideas in this country" and he has read some of Newt's books.
Sen. McCain reiterated his strong support for nuclear power and blamed President Carter for ceasing the reprocessing of spent fuel.
Answering a question about veterans' healthcare, Sen. McCain noted his support from veterans groups and promised to match his record of the same against anyone. He noted that he wants to work with Sen. Webb and that he supports letting veterans go to local non-VA health providers for routine care. He stressed that a key goal is "encouraging people to stay in the military" but that it's also important to support the mission, not just care for the wounded.
Finally, in response to questions about appointing Democrats to his Administration, Sen. McCain stated that he would intend to do so but won't specify to what jobs and that he has to "get a running mate first" before he thinks of that.