Comments on: Critical Moment in the Debate http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/crtitical-moment/ Sometimes the truth hurts Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:04:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/crtitical-moment/#comment-131577 Preston Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:51:34 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/22/crtitical-moment/#comment-131577 I don't think anyone disputes that he endured hell 40 years ago in Vietnam. That hardly guarantees that he is the most qualified man for the job. As Pat alludes to, McCain has suggested that he has had life-changing moments- in Vietnam and after being implicated in the Keating 5 scandal- yet it's not certain that his behavior actually changed in response to the life crises. I don’t think anyone disputes that he endured hell 40 years ago in Vietnam. That hardly guarantees that he is the most qualified man for the job.

As Pat alludes to, McCain has suggested that he has had life-changing moments- in Vietnam and after being implicated in the Keating 5 scandal- yet it’s not certain that his behavior actually changed in response to the life crises.

]]> By: Pat http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/crtitical-moment/#comment-131576 Pat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:29:48 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/22/crtitical-moment/#comment-131576 The Maverick hires a weasel to wiggle out of a signed agreement. My god, he's so...trustworthy, yeah, that's the word: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022103141_pf.html 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. The Maverick hires a weasel to wiggle out of a signed agreement. My god, he’s so…trustworthy, yeah, that’s the word:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022103141_pf.html

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.

]]> By: Pat http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/crtitical-moment/#comment-131572 Pat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:14:09 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/02/22/crtitical-moment/#comment-131572 Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an ice pick That made his ears burn Whatever happened to dear old Lenny? The great Elmyra and Sancho Panza? Whatever happened to the heroes? Whatever happened to the heroes? Whatever happened to all the heroes? All the Shakespearoes? They watched their Rome burn Whatever happened to all the heroes? Whatever happened to all the heroes? No more heroes any more No more heroes any more Whatever happened to all the heroes? All the Shakespearoes? They watched their Rome burn Whatever happened to the heroes? Whatever happened to the heroes? No more heroes any more No more heroes any more (The Stranglers, 1977) Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky?
He got an ice pick
That made his ears burn
Whatever happened to dear old Lenny?
The great Elmyra and Sancho Panza?
Whatever happened to the heroes?
Whatever happened to the heroes?

Whatever happened to all the heroes?
All the Shakespearoes?
They watched their Rome burn
Whatever happened to all the heroes?
Whatever happened to all the heroes?

No more heroes any more
No more heroes any more

Whatever happened to all the heroes?
All the Shakespearoes?
They watched their Rome burn
Whatever happened to the heroes?
Whatever happened to the heroes?

No more heroes any more
No more heroes any more

(The Stranglers, 1977)

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