Loading ...‘Sheriff’ John McCain Serves As ‘Example A‘ Of The Darwinian Principle Of Natural Selection As ‘Maverick Republican’ Presidential Candidate Risks Becoming A Felon Under His Own Law
Yes, yes, I know — it can be a challenge sometimes to discern when I’m kidding around from when I’m being serious, but believe me this time; I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Truly, the “maverick Republican” presidential candidate from the Great State of Arizona might soon become a felon if he continues to ignore the “rule of law”; the infamous (and — unconstitutional, of course) “law” whose “flag” flies under the banner of “McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform”.
BE ADVISED, Mr. McCain — the cops are watching your every move and you probably shouldn’t leave town right now…
From The Washington Post:
FEC Warns McCain on Campaign Spending
By Matthew Mosk and Glenn Kessler
The nation’s top federal election official told Sen. John McCain yesterday that he cannot immediately withdraw from the presidential public financing system as he had requested, a decision that threatens to dramatically restrict his spending until the general election campaign begins in the fall.
The prospect of being financially hamstrung by the very fundraising system he helped create is the latest in a series of bitter challenges for the presumed GOP nominee, who still faces a fractured conservative coalition as he assumes the mantle of party leadership. …”
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“… The implications of that could be dramatic. Last year, when McCain’s campaign was starved for cash, he applied to join the financing system to gain access to millions of dollars in federal matching money. He was also permitted to use his FEC certification to bypass the time-consuming process of gathering signatures to get his name on the ballot in several states, including Ohio.
By signing up for matching money, McCain agreed to adhere to strict state-by-state spending limits and an overall limit on spending of $54 million for the primary season, which lasts until the party’s nominating convention in September. The general election has a separate public financing arrangement.
But after McCain won a series of early contests and the campaign found its financial footing, his lawyer wrote to the FEC requesting to back out of the program — which is permitted for candidates who have not yet received any federal money and who have not used the promise of federal funding as collateral for borrowing money.
Mason’s letter raises two issues as the basis for his position. One is that the six-member commission lacks a quorum, with four vacancies because of a Senate deadlock over President Bush’s nominees for the seats. Mason said the FEC would need to vote on McCain’s request to leave the system, which is not possible without a quorum. Until that can happen, the candidate will have to remain within the system, he said.
The second issue is more complicated. It involves a $1 million loan McCain obtained from a Bethesda bank in January. The bank was worried about his ability to repay the loan if he exited the federal financing program and started to lose in the primary race. McCain promised the bank that, if that happened, he would reapply for matching money and offer those as collateral for the loan. While McCain’s aides have argued that the campaign was careful to make sure that they technically complied with the rules, Mason indicated that the question needs further FEC review.
If the FEC refuses McCain’s request to leave the system, his campaign could be bound by a potentially debilitating spending limit until he formally accepts his party’s nomination. His campaign has already spent $49 million, federal reports show. Knowingly violating the spending limit is a criminal offense that could put McCain at risk of stiff fines and up to five years in prison. …”
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… “This is serious,” agreed Republican election lawyer Jan Baran. Ignoring the matter on the grounds that the FEC lacks a quorum, Baran said, “is like saying you’re going to break into houses because the sheriff is out of town.” — [emphasis, mine]
Ahh… but “The Sheriff” IS in town, folks. Perhaps, even lurking in, or around a town near YOU. Yet, he remains free and on the loose as his lawyers ferociously battle to keep him out of the slammer as a CONVICTED FELON; a “victim” of his own beaurocracy; his own attack upon, and disdain for, the Constitution of The United States; his own assault upon our 1st Amendment civil liberty — Freedom of Speech. “Buh-BYE“, Mr. McCain; you ARE “the weakest link“. It’s called “karma”. “Darwin”. “Poetic justice’…
Obviously, if the original legislation itself is not enough for the AVERAGE Citizen to disqualify “The Sheriff”; his inability to follow and understand his own (so-called) “law” SHOULD be. In fact, this situation readily and quite efficiently exposes this man as the guy who stands in a barrel for hours on end because you ordered him to urinate in the corner. Or, the guy who shoots himself in his own foot. Or, the village idiot who paints himself into the corner. More simply put: Mr. McCain has, forevermore, thoroughly, exposed himself as THE knuckle-dragging mouth breather who should never, EVER have been put into the position of serving on the U.S. Senate, much less in the world’s highest office.
‘Nuff said… for now.
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GTL
Stripped of your usual flowery language, you have nailed this exactly. What’s that damn German word for this? Schaadenfreude?
This does pose an interesting question. If “Maverick” becomes POTUS, and a supreme court opening comes up, would he look for judge to overturn his own dumba$$ law?
Oblogatory Anecdotes // Feb 24, 2008 at 1:25 AM
McCain Falls Victim to McCain-Feingold…
The McCain-Feingold bill was passed because McCain threatened to hold up judge nominations and make President Bush’s life a living Hell. Many Republicans in Congress including President Bush passed the bill thinking the Supreme Court would do the rig….
Actually, McCain is a victim of Democrats holding up the nominations of 4 out of 6 FEC commissioners. Barack Obama himself is “bluecarding” one of them,Hans von Spakovsky, Harry Reid holding up the rest because he doesn’t want them voted on as a group as Senate rules call for(even though the Dem’s nominated 2!).
Whether McCain can or can’t withdraw from federal funding is a decision for the FEC to make. Unfortunately the Democratic Party is keeping that office from doing it’s job. If you want some outrage, toss it to Harry Reid and Barack Obama for holding up the nominations.
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