[11th Commandment]

During the last weeks of the campaign, I was so excited about Palin, I forgot about all these dumb things in McCains past. Now in the reflections of defeat, is it any wonder why the man lost.

[K-oneTexas]

Someone actually thought they would? Amazing.

[rottndog]

Yep...McCain sold Obama the rope Obama used to hang him with...

[avacado]

"Obama is expected to escape that level of scrutiny mostly because he declined an $84 million public grant for his campaign that automatically triggers an audit and because the sheer volume of cash he raised and spent minimizes the significance of his errors."

What the heck does that mean! The fraud is so great, so why bother?

[bigbob]

I don’t think it was as much a choice as a default. Big Republican donors weren’t going to fork over millions upon millions for a lukewarm candidate, so he had to go the public funding route.

Since it’s Veterans Day, I feel it’s appropriate to thank John McCain and all veterans for their service and sacrifice. But that doesn’t erase McCains record of “reaching across the aisle” that in the end proved to be his undoing, IMHO.

[freebilly]

McCain-Feingold-- Campaign finance reform that screwed McCain. The enginer hoist on his own petard....

Poetic justice....

[TexasGreg]

Bush should issue an Executive Order calling for the Audit.

[Enchante]

Every time I think about the idiotic monstrosity that is “campaign finance reform” I realize again that McCain deserved to LOSE...... not that the country deserves Obama/Biden, but c’mon, McCain’s “reaching across the aisle” has usually been on behalf of some of the worst crapola in our political system.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Another good reason not to take federal financing.

[Navy Patriot]

The FEC is obligated to complete a rigorous audit of McCain’s campaign coffers, which will take months, if not years, and cost McCain millions of dollars to defend.

McCain has my deepest sympathy.

But then, a fool and his money are soon parted.

[denydenydeny]

That’s hilarious.

The only silver lining here is that, effectively, there are no more campaign finance laws anymore, and we can raise as much as we want from any source, foreign or domestic, as long as we’re willing to launder it through small amounts in fraudulent credit card transactions.

The dark cloud is that the campaign finance laws are still on the books and we can count on them being used exclusively against Republicans from now on.

[visualops]

embarrassing? who the hell cares if it’s embarrassing? when did anyone ever care how “embarrassing” the gazillions of investigations launched at Bush were for no good reason?
Don’t they realize what a dangerous precedent this sets, for no one to even look at where all that money came from? WHAT A FRIGGIN’ JOKE

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Just as a handful of wealthy Americans pay half of income taxes, it is likely that a handful of people contributed most of the $350 million in unidentified campaign contributions. Since there is no investigation those who contributed far in excess of allowed limits have the ability to blackmail Obama if he doesn’t do their bidding. Obama had to know who was behind his record fundraising when he decided to forgo public funds. Leaking that information would destroy the Obama Presidency and so Obama will do what ever his financiers want. At least with full disclosure we would know who Obama is beholden to, as things stand we don't know who will be pulling Obama’s chain.

[oneolcop]

What happened to the $millions Obama got that he didn’t have time to spend?

[Pondo]

I for one am glad we can all go back to bashing McCain. It was really hard during the election to be enthusiastic about him. If it weren’t for Palin...

[sam_paine]

Sorry, I missed the irony through my tears as I reflect on what will happen to this country over the next four years.

TAKE HEART! NOT ALL IS LOST! The Scotch whiskey which was distilled the year Bob Dole was whupped is now 12 years old! Should be enough to last us all throughout the storm ahead.

[Phlap]

As I predicted in October:

To: Unam Sanctam

If the American people are dumb enough to elect this loony liberal, then God help us because we will need it. Kiss your civil liberties, such as they are, good bye because the move to consolidate his power will be ruthless and swift and with Nancy and Harry Kow Towing he gets a pass from congress.

His fist step will be to stifle the inevitable justice department investigation of his money machine because big money equals big corruption and his campaign reeks like Enron. Next will be free speech and guns and God knows what else then its full speed to reelection.

Be afraid my friends. Be very afraid and get yourself and as many people as you can to vote for McCain even if you wold rather chew on tin foil. The alternative would be disastrous and irreversible.

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[tutstar]

what’s good for the goose is good for the gander

[ichabod1]

I hope they take every dime he has left. What a complete and total loser. Americans love a winner, and will not tolerate a looser.

[steve0]

So there is no benefit for playing by the rules? Nice, Patriot makes yet another note. Christian says, goodness is its own reward.

[wolfcreek]

“potentially embarrassing”

As in “wouldn’t make a damn bit of difference”?