Sen. McCain huddles with Democrats on new campaign finance reform proposal

The Hill ^ | May 16, 2012 | Alexander Bolton

[C19fan]

Sen. John McCain is talking with Democrats about a joint effort to require outside groups that have spent millions of dollars on this year’s elections to disclose their donors.

McCain (R-Ariz.), once Congress’s leading champion of campaign finance reform, has kept a low profile on the issue in recent years.

He raised the ire of many Republicans a decade ago for pushing comprehensive reform, and many Republicans still held it against him during his 2008 presidential campaign.

[C19fan]

McQuid is back again trying to eviscerate the First Amendment. Thanks a lot AZ. You blew probably our last change to be rid of this "meddlesome senator".

[FlingWingFlyer]

McCain loves being “the pivot man” when it comes to commie ‘RAT “huddles”.

[Red Badger]

A leopard does not change his spots and McQueeg does not change his tactics.........

[Huskrrrr]

McLame has donned the knee-pads once again.

[Farmer Dean]

Dust off the knee pads Johnnie,you’re gonna need ‘em.

[Farmer Dean]

Dust off the knee pads Johnnie,you’re gonna need ‘em.

[Doogle]

Sen. John McCain is talking with Democrats about a joint effort

what's new?

[G Larry]

Can’t we lock him in an outhouse (for the duration) before he undermines our efforts to overturn Obama’s destruction?

[allmost]

He was loved, he turned that love into obama. What manner of debauchery for the feds is he promoting now?

[Buckeye McFrog]

You’d think the recent flap where members of the Gay Mafia launching attacks on those who donated to support Prop. 8 would be registering with him by now.

[cotton1706]

Campaign Finance Reform was nothing more than a way to thwart republicans from winning. Now that they’re original scheme has been repudiated by the Supreme Court and republicans are winning again, McCain and company are back at it again. McCain “limited” the influence of money in politics and was subsequently buried by money in 2008.

McCain’s a democrat handmaiden and wolf in the fold and we all know it.

[AU72]

Does he know how badly he punked by the ‘rats the last time?

[samtheman]

This is on Palin.

[WaterWeWaitinFor]

Simple answer - NO

[joe fonebone]

I guess I don’t get it.... no tax dollars should go to a candidate for public office... If I want to sell my house or business and give the cash to a candidate, I should be free to do so...... what is the problem?

[donhunt]

Birds of a feather flock together.

McCain is still a flocking commie.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The important thing is what Meghan has to say about it.

[SandRat]

McCainis a RINO!

[Osage Orange]

McCain...lover of the reach around.

Just another poster boy for "TERM LIMITS"!

[rawhide]

McCain has it in for republicans. Nothing at all about unions.

[Londo Molari]

McCain is like one of those little annoying green head flies. He just keeps buzzing around acting like a pest. Occasionally, he’ll even bite you. Sigh — just go away, John.

[Trueblackman]

Now why you see we must take back the Senate with more than 60 votes, because if we don’t we will have the McCain Wing of the Republican Party gumming up the works under both Obama and Mittens.

[cuban leaf]

Who keeps electing this turd? Seriously.

[Lazamataz]

McCainis a RINO!

No, not really. McCzin, along with Lindsey Graham, is one of the founding members of the American Fascism Party. Any time McCain can work against the interest of freedom, he does. Check out his record.

[Political Junkie Too]

... a joint effort to require outside groups that have spent millions of dollars on this year’s elections to disclose their donors.

Wouldn't this be an ex post facto law?

-PJ

[WaterWeWaitinFor]

who keeps electing this %&#%^ ??

All the whack jobs that move to AZ from Kaleefornya that’s who.

AZ used to be a red state.

And IMHO, Sarah HAD to campaign for him in 2010, as she is a lady and that’s what a lady would do. Do you think for one minute she really likes what he stands for?

[cuban leaf]

I talked with Sarah about this briefly in early 2011. Without going into details, she has a less than stellar perspective regarding some of the handlers, but seems to support John. At least, on a personal level she does.

[MichaelCorleone]

“This is on Palin.”

Her association with mccain has always bothered me greatly. Whatever the ‘realities’ of national politics are, we are all the worse off for her association with him.

Back in the day if SP announced to the country what a slime he really is, Juan may not be a thorn in our side today.

[samtheman]

That’s what I think.

[Don Corleone]

I guess I don’t get it.... no tax dollars should go to a candidate for public office... If I want to sell my house or business and give the cash to a candidate, I should be free to do so...... what is the problem?

My solution (The SCOTUS would shoot it down of course) is that no one can contribute anything of value to someone for whom he cannot vote.

[freekitty]

Arizona vote McCain out.

[ldish]

if this guy can figure a way to screw the gop he will...he has been a plant since his lying special treatment during the vietnam war...never a conservative frien...never!!!!!

[ldish]

LG...a fag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!