January 20th 2009 - McCain sworn in as the 44th President
McCain Cabinet
Secretary of State - Condoleeza Rice
Secretary of the Treasury - Meg Whitman
Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates
Attorney General - Fred Thompson
Secretary of the Interior - Dirk Kempthorne
Secretary of Agriculture - Ed Schafer
Secretary of Commerce - Fred Smith
Secretary of Labor - Randel Johnson
Secretary of Health and Human Services - Mark McClellan
Secretary of Education - Lisa Graham Keegan
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Steve Preston
Secretary of Transportation - Bill Graves
Secretary of Energy - Heather Wilson
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs - Chuck Hagel
Secretary of Homeland Security - Joseph Lieberman
Other Administration Officials
White House Chief of Staff - Mark Salter
Senior Counselor - Rick Davis
OMB Director - Douglas Holtz-Eakin
National Security Advisor - Randy Scheunemann
March to April 2009 - The financial crisis breaks out, McCain sends a stimulus package to Congress to secure the faltering banks; some like Lehman Brothers fail and require rescue
May 2009 - McCain's stimulus bill passes Congress, confidence is gradually restored in the US economy but it is in recession
July 2009 - David Souter resigns from the Supreme Court, McCain nominates Janice Rogers Brown to succeed him
September 2009 - Rogers Brown is confirmed to the Court
October 2009 - The US economy begins to show signs of growth, but the banks are still fragile
October 2009 - Condoleeza Rice receives the Nobel Peace Prize due to her efforts in the Middle East
December 2009 - President McCain announces a phased withdrawal of American forces in Iraq by 2013.
February 2010 - A debate on abortion is enflamed when Vice President Palin vigorously defends pro life policies on Meet the Press leading to a sharp debate.
March 2010 - The McCain administration says that the states should decide and keeps a "muzzle" on the VP.
April to August 2010 - The BP Oil Crisis, McCain is criticized for his response but eventually the spilt oil is recovered. The administration says this is why off-shore drilling must be safe and free from harming wildlife.
November 2010 - Republicans take the House with Boehner becoming Speaker, however the Democrats keep the Senate by 53-47
December 2010 to April 2011 - An influx of suicide bombings lead to a second surge in Afghanistan with many losses on both sides. McCain calls air strikes on Afghan villages and pledges to hunt down the Taliban.
May 1st 2011 - President McCain suffers a heart attack in the Executive Residence as he is reading his morning paper, he is confined to hospital with Vice President Palin becoming Acting President as McCain undergoes emergency surgery
May 2nd 2011 - Republican Congressional leadership along with Chief of Staff Salter, Counselor Davis, Secretary Rice and Secretary Lieberman meet with the Acting President. Believing that she is not able to serve as President through the Afghan crisis, they ask her to resign in exchange for being able to have a behind the scenes, media free say in policy and to serve as the next RNC Chair allowing her to campaign for her own candidates. The media dub this a "God" like role in the GOP.
May 3rd 2011 - Palin agrees to the plan after discussion with her family, citing a need to have a lower workload and saying she will step up from the role of Vice President to head the Republican party without managing the country. Hours later, McCain dies after the surgery fails. Vice President Palin tenders her resignation; Speaker John Boehner ascends to the Presidency as the 45th President.
End of the McCain Presidency