The senator from Arizona outlined an energy plan that would include lifting the ban on offshore drilling for oil, a reversal of his position during his 2000 campaign.
And it's a plan that rewards responsibility, lifting 2 million Americans from poverty by ensuring that anyone who works hard does not have to raise a child below the poverty line.
McCain proposed lifting the ban on offshore drilling last week as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices.
The Amphibious Combat Vehicles, or ACVs, are the centerpiece of the revised plan, since they would have to do the heavy lifting in terms of getting warfighters from ship to shore in the face of enemy fire.