What's he been up to?

After a seemingly huge break, we're all back online to see what McCain has been up to.
It seems that McCain is still trailing Obama and Clinton in fund raising rather massively, as he's been attempting to kick up his income for the upcoming election race. Though his methods have brought McCain an improved income, it seems nearly impossible for him to catch up to the money making machine that is Barack Obama.
On the topic of money, McCain has stated publicly that balancing the budget is less important in his eyes than dropping taxes. It seems that McCain hopes to correct the economy of the United States by ensuring that people have more money to spend on what they want, rather than to first fix the budget crisis of the federal government. With the impending recession, this may be a plan favored by some citizens of the country, while many others will still be focused more on the need to balance the budget.
Interestingly, Obama has come out stating that he believes that McCain would be a better president than Bush. While it may be surprising to hear this coming from a potential opponent in the upcoming election, it's really not as big of a deal as it seems, when you take into account that certain democrats believe Bush to be a rather large failure as a president.