A woman in the audience asked McCain how he would spend his first 90 days in office.

"I would call Tom Ridge from whatever vacation he is on and bring him down to Washington," McCain joked.

He said his first serious objective would be to find threats to America and address them, saying that a presidents first responsibility is keeping the nation safe. As an example of the "dangerous world" that we live in, McCain sited the current Georgian conflict with Russia.

McCain went on to say that he needed to restore faith in the government, citing the fact that congress only has a 9 percent approval rating.

"You are down to paid employees and blood relatives then," he said.