McCain is a hypocrite

[themuzicman]

Yeah, McPain-Foolsgold is supposed to get the money out of politics, right?


Well, written into the law is an exemption for Indian tribes. Guess who heads up the Indian Affairs sub-committee? That's right, John McCain. Everyone else needs to have their money choked off except for the guy who can squeeze the Indian tribes whenever he wants.

The man is a hypocrite to end all hypocrites.

(FYI, this is the source of all the flap around Abrahamov, too.)

He should be censured and put out of the Senate.

(That's right, I'm campaigning for a GOP Senator to be removed from the Senate. I don't suppose LW will jump on the bandwagon and demand that Chappaquiddic Teddy Kennedy do the same, huh?)

Michael

[Jimmy Higgins]

Yeah, McPain-Foolsgold is supposed to get the money out of politics, right?


Well, written into the law is an exemption for Indian tribes. Guess who heads up the Indian Affairs sub-committee? That's right, John McCain. Everyone else needs to have their money choked off except for the guy who can squeeze the Indian tribes whenever he wants.

How much did McCain get from Indian Tribes?

[Rusty T]

Obfuscation, misdirection. Bob and weave.

[Meh_Gerbil]

It is that sort of nonsense that will have me casting my vote for Hilary in 2008.

[Rusty T]

I'm not exactly sure that the OP is accurate. Instead of stating it, please provide evidence. I heard this morning on the radio that Indian tribes are exempted from McCain-Feingold by judicial ruling.

rusty

[Rusty T]

From a Michele Malking column, dated 12/10/2001

Responding to a request by lobbyists for the Oneida Indian Nation, a Democrat-leaning tribe which owns and operates the profitable Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y., the FEC ruled unanimously that Indian tribes are not subject to the aggregate limit on annual giving by "individuals."

Blaim the FEC, not McCain/Feingold.

rusty

[themuzicman]

McCain got more money from Indian tribes than all the other candidates combined.

[Rusty T]

So, are you going to correct yourself? It was not written into the bill, now was it?

[themuzicman]

Based upon the previous rulings of the FEC, it certainly was expected.

[GreatWhiteHype2]

Yeah, McPain-Foolsgold is supposed to get the money out of politics, right?


Well, written into the law is an exemption for Indian tribes. Guess who heads up the Indian Affairs sub-committee? That's right, John McCain. Everyone else needs to have their money choked off except for the guy who can squeeze the Indian tribes whenever he wants.

The man is a hypocrite to end all hypocrites.

You're right! I had forgotten the First Nations folks are such an incredible source of power and money!

Everything else equal, McCain is the most balanced leader on the Hill...he's really one of very few politicians whose word I trust. If there is some form of corruption through this, I might alter my opinion, but all in all McCain's a pretty stand-up guy (not to mention the fact that he's got a pair of brass ones and doesn't let himself be manipulated by anyone).

[Rusty T]

Based upon the previous rulings of the FEC, it certainly was expected.

So, are you going to admit you're wrong? Or obfuscate?

[Meh_Gerbil]

You're right! I had forgotten the First Nations folks are such an incredible source of power and money!

Everything else equal, McCain is the most balanced leader on the Hill...he's really one of very few politicians whose word I trust. If there is some form of corruption through this, I might alter my opinion, but all in all McCain's a pretty stand-up guy (not to mention the fact that he's got a pair of brass ones and doesn't let himself be manipulated by anyone).

'Brass ones' isn't the same as 'not a team player'.

[themuzicman]

So, are you going to admit you're wrong? Or obfuscate?

OK, it wasn't directly written into the law. The law was written soas to gain that exemption. Happy?

[Rusty T]

The law was written soas to gain that exemption. Happy?

Your admission is good. The second sentence is merely opinion. Have you read McCain/Feingold? Are you an expert on the law and the reasons the FEC exempted the Indian tribes - and I'm not sure that a provision written in the law would have abrogated the existing ruling by the FEC. Are you? So. Is McCain still a hypocrite?

rusty

[Jimmy Higgins]

OK, it wasn't directly written into the law. The law was written soas to gain that exemption. Happy?

You're expecting us to take alot of this on faith, such as "McCain got more money from Indian tribes than all the other candidates combined" and "The law was written soas to gain that exemption." Care to back any of this up?