It's very clearly John McCain's party platform, but it's not a perfect fit.
Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting in Minneapolis this week to put finishing touches on the platform that will be adopted at the party's national convention in St. Paul next week.
During initial sessions Tuesday, some committee members had to tiptoe carefully as they reviewed the sections of the 48-page document on abortion and immigration -- two hot-button issues where McCain has at times been at odds with the GOP's base.
It's not as if McCain will have to abide by every position, or plank, in the platform, a largely symbolic document that presidential candidates rarely even mention.
In the bulk of the document, there's no apparent daylight between the platform's positions and the candidate's. On the war in Iraq, foreign policy in general, energy policy, taxes, they're in perfect sync.
In one significant area -- global warming -- the party's longstanding skepticism has been softened somewhat to align with McCain's position.
The platform states: "By increasing our American energy supply and decreasing the long-term demand for oil, we will be well positioned to address the challenge of global warming ..."
Notably, the platform is silent on campaign finance reform, a McCain signature issue that has deeply alienated him from many conservatives.