Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films reports that the Center for Responsive Politics has learned that John McCain "has accepted over $1 million from the oil and gas industry." Furthermore, a number of his "top advisers have lobbied for big oil, which is why he now acts in their best interests, opposing environmental legislation and alternative energy plans.Greenwald also says that the Center for American Progress Action Fund accuses McCain of receiving "millions in donations from the same oil, coal, nuclear, chemical, utility, and auto companies that helped the Bush administration create its energy plan--a plan that has raised gasoline to $4 a gallon."
The above may also explain that one of McCain's newest proposal is to build enough nuclear plants to put one in every state!
The MSM has also pretty much ignored the fact that McCain is probably breaking the law relative to campaign financing. While we have the laughable and incongruous situation in which McCain accuses Senator Obama of changing his mind and not taking millions of taxpayer dollars to fund his campaign for the presidency, McCain himself may be violating the law.
The chairman of the Federal Election Commission "has taken the position that McCain cannot legally opt out of public financing during the primary season without FEC approval, meaning that every day that McCain spends beyond the limits of the public financing system -- which he has already exceeded -- he could be breaking federal law."
The FEC wants McCain to explain how he obtained a $4 million line of credit back in November. If he secured that line of credit based on the promise of public money, that would make him guilty of a criminal offense which includes penalties of stiff fines and up to five years in prison. Actually, "Under the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act, violators could face fines up to $25,000 and up to five years of jail time."
Evidently, McCain has not been forthcoming about these concerns, but David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist said that McCain did obtain that line of credit "secured in part by the promise of federal matching money for the primaries."
The "straight-talker," ain't talking about this at all!
Mrs. McCain, Cindy, the beer baron's daughter, has seen fit on several occasions to make snide references to a comment Michelle Obama made about being proud of her country for the first time in her adult life.
Cindy likes to say that unlike Mrs. Obama, she's ALWAYS been proud of her country.
Cindy ought to keep her big mouth shut, because her husband has a tendency to say lots of stupid things which will eventually come back to bite him. Here's one instance of that very thing. Last March, on FOX, McCain said he didn't love our country until he was captured as a POW in Vietnam:
"I didn't really love America until I was deprived of her company."
Back in 1999, he said pretty much the same thing (which means it is probably part of his well-rehearsed war hero saga):
"It wasn't until I was deprived of her company that I fell in love with America."
Let's see, McCain went down in the jungle to be captured by the North Vietnamese when he was 31 years old. As AMERICAblog says: "So McCain was fighting for our country, a country he didn't love. And we're supposed to respect the military service of a man who didn't love his country. Then why was he fighting?
"How is that different from what Michelle Obama said? Mrs. Obama said the for the first time in her adult life she was really proud of our country. McCain said that he never loved our country before the age of 31. ... And another thing. Michelle Obama is the candidate's WIFE. John McCain wants to be commander in chief of a country he didn't love."
May the McCain campaign crash and burn!
1 comment:
I wonder how many people can demonstrate their love for their country. The vast majority have never served in our armed forces during times of war when more volunteers were needed. Many have worked hard to avoid being drafted or performing their obligations if in service. Many flout our laws or do all in their power to not obey many laws because they do not like them.
How does one prove love of country other than buying bumper stickers or flag pins? How has our current President and most of their staff demonstrated their love? I suggest such words are merely words. Actions always tell us more about a person and what they stand for. If an elected official allows bribes to change a vote, He does not care about his country. If decisions that are made affect the entire nation, those decisions should be made based on the greater good for all, not one’s pocketbook.
I wish we could get to where public service was an honorable profession not a business opportunity. If one violates the trust the people give a member of the government, the punishment should be very severe. Those that work for the public must be held to the highest standards. They are paid well for their services and have no excuse for abusing the public trust.
I wonder if all candidates could or would pledge to make the changes necessary to enforce such standards.
Bob Poris
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