Originally Posted by Ironduke

That's quite a stretch -- if he were a socialist he's be advocating nationalized health care, higher taxes, more re-distributive programs, etc. The man's supported every free trade agreement he's had the opportunity to vote on.

Furthermore, and most importantly, socialism advocates state control/ownership of the means of economic production.

I'm not sure what your definition of socialism is, because John McCain, quite clearly, does not support state ownership of the means of production.