Not. Voted in support of Bush 95% of the time; top presidential-support score in the Senate.

But how many are truly independent?

Well, none, of course. But McCain's main pitch is that he's a straight-talking maverick. People like him because they think he votes across party lines. But he's only done that on a couple of high-profile issues. 9.5 out of every ten votes, he's been in lock-step with GWB.

Truth is that McCain is the closest candidate to Bush there is, and is Israeli owned (e.g. Lieberman and Giuliani endorsement).

As far as I can make out, all US and UK politicians are 'owned' by Israel.