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The RINO McCain is in New Hampshire now campaigning for Kelly Ayotte, who is running for Senator from that state. According to the Nashua Telegraph, he's also co-hosting a town hall with Ms. Ayotte. The Boston Globe notes that the town hall meeting was "reminiscent of those he held during his two presidential campaigns." Fox News also reports that McCain did over 100 townhall meetings leading up to the crucial "First in the Nation" New Hampshire Presidential Primary and won, once again becoming the GOP frontrunner. So, my question for my fellow FReepers is, McCain's 2010 re-election race with J.D....

J.D. Hayworth continues to snipe at U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., over the senator’s 2008 vote for the Wall Street and big bank bailout. Hayworth’s campaign cited campaign finance numbers from 2003-08 showing executives and employees from investment and commercial banks that benefited from Troubled Asset Relief Program donated $1.7 million to McCain’s runs for Senate and for president. That list includes JP Morgan Chase & Co., Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup Inc. The Hayworth camp also said American International Group executives and employees donated $74,000 to McCain’s 2008 presidential bid. “John McCain likes to talk tough about...

Adding insult to injury, the U.S. government has paid private firms nearly $160 million, to distribute funds from its severely mismanaged and fraud-infested program to bail out the nation’s financial institutions. Rife with waste and abuse the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) has already proven to be a troubling experiment of U.S. tax dollars with virtually no oversight. In fact, dozens of criminal investigations have been launched into the controversial bailout and the risk is only going to grow, according to a Treasury Department Inspector General report issued last spring. So far investigations have centered on securities fraud,...