McCain accepts money from those in a 527 that he called 'dishonest and dishonorable'

[papau]

"Sen. John McCain, who is pushing a bill for a federal crackdown on independent '527' political groups, has accepted campaign money from the prime financier of an independent group McCain accused of 'dishonest and dishonorable' tactics in the 2004 presidential race,"

Texas-based donors linked to the swift boat veterans: brothers Charles and Sam Wyly and their relatives had their donations to McCain rejected last year, "But the McCain campaign attributed last year's rejection of the Wyly brothers' cash to a pending investigation into their business dealings, not their support of the anti-Kerry group or 527s."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0207/2658.html

Campaign Financier Who Gave to Group McCain Criticized has Donated $4,200 to Arizona Senator

By: Kenneth P. Vogel
February 6, 2007 07:52 PM EST

Sen. John McCain, who is pushing a bill for a federal crackdown on independent "527" political groups, has accepted campaign money from the prime financier of an independent group McCain accused of "dishonest and dishonorable" tactics in the 2004 presidential race.

The $4,200 contribution came from Bob Perry, the Texas homebuilder who was the biggest donor to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which aired television attack ads that wounded Democrat John Kerry's presidential bid.

Perry cut his check to McCain's Senate campaign committee in 2005. But McCain's term runs until 2011. Last week, McCain, an Arizona Republican, reported transferring $1.05 million, including Perry's money, from his Senate campaign to his presidential exploratory committee.

The $4,200 is a nominal amount compared with the $4.45 million Perry donated to the anti-Kerry veterans group, and even the $83,500 Perry gave in November to one of McCain's competitors for the GOP presidential nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

Still, it highlights a fundamental political reality facing McCain, a leading advocate for campaign finance reform. If he stands by his agenda, he could risk continuing alienation of Republican activists who believe restrictions on political funding stifle their freedom of speech, but whose support he needs. And if he distances himself from the agenda, he could lose standing among moderates whose support would be crucial in the general election campaign -- not to mention the risk being accused of hypocrisy.<snip>

[Atman]

1. Why does anyone give this flip-flopping panderer the time of day?

He's more transparent than a jellyfish? And even jellyfish have more spine than this fucking clown.

.

[DRoseDARs]

2. Why? Because we'd love if he was one of the best the pukes have for '08...

He has provided SO much material with which to destroy any chance of him being elected President McCain. Better still, most of the presumptive Republic candidates have more than a few black marks against them that can be used. McCain is just more fun since he's a caricature of the ultimate awful candidate.

[gratuitous]

8. Odd, isn't it?

After criticizing the Wylys, McCain apparently has no compunction about taking campaign contributions from them. After seeing what their money did to a fellow Vietnam veteran, in which one non-witness of dubious veracity was given far more attention and credence by the major media than the three dozen other men who actually served with John Kerry, Mr. McCain is just fine with a contribution from the Wylys, who bankrolled the slander machine.

And even more, the Wylys, after having been publicly criticized by McCain, still wrote his campaign fund a check. Who, indeed, would give money on such a basis? Unless they were pretty sure that they would realize some kind of return on it. Ya think?

[skipos]

3. TheRealMcCain.com See the flip flopper in action.

http://www.TheRealMcCain.com

[papau]

4. nice videos :-)

:-)

[City Lights]

5. He's a weasel and a suck up.

Why the presstitutes still refer to him as a maverick is a mystery to me.

[Dracos]

6. I would say that makes him dishonest and dishonorable

like all repukes.:puke:

[liberal renegade]

7. He can't help it

he lost his mind in S.E. Asia...

[Supersedeas]

9. the Swift-boated will now start Swift-boating