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JohnWxy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-14-08 12:31 PM
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McCain taking public campaign financing while raising millions in private donations for his campaign
Edited on Sun Sep-14-08 12:32 PM by JohnWxy
as long as the donations go to the federal and state GOP committees it is legal.

But when McCain claims to be a reformer he's being a typical Republican. Whenever they talk about change or "reform" - they mean they are going to screw the public even more than they have in the past.

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McCain raises cash while limited to public funds - USA Today

McCain is showing himself to be just another Republican predator of the public trust. taking public funds for his campaign while still getting private donations is just a rape of the system. He's a good Republican doing all he can to take all the public help he can so he can help concentrate more money and power in the hands of the wealthy and powerful. Unfortunately, this is bad public policy. Even if you don't care about the perversion of ethical standards implicit in this approach, it weakens our economy and our nation. The Republicans never get this and they never will. __JW

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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-14-08 12:38 PM
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1. Way to trash the spirit of the law, Johnny McLiar! What do you expect from this low-life?
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-14-08 12:51 PM
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2. He's also raising money online for his "Compliance Fund".
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JohnWxy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-14-08 04:39 PM
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4. NOt likely to be covered on M$M
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kayell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-14-08 01:01 PM
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3. Cynical, devious, using all the legal loopholes he can find. McCain is a typical republican.
What a reformer! What a maverick!

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