On the other hand there is no doubt that Sarah Palin is a governor, and this is not to say that merely being a governor is a bad thing, but governors are politicians that are not held to the one standard that a community organizer is held to, whether people on the ground are coming together, building a shared vision and creating a better community than existed before the movement began.

McCain was the only Republican involved in the Keating Five Scandal, he was cleared after a lengthy investigation by the Senate Ethics Panel. Bob Bennett, a democrat who served as special council during the investigation has often publically stated that he argued against the panel’s charge that McCain “exercised poor judgement.” Bennett also said that because McCain was the only Republican named in the Keating Five, the democrats who were then in control of the Senate insisted on issuing the charge because otherwise it would be viewed as a democratic scandal. So you see, there are occasions where dems want to be bi-partisan.

From the NYTimes:

The cloud of scandal did not lift until Nov. 20, 1991, when he was exonerated by the Senate Ethics Committee after an investigation that included weeks of televised hearings. The committee found that Mr. McCain had ”exercised poor judgment” in attending, with four other senators, two meetings with federal banking regulators, but it found no improper action on his part.

”I found nothing in my investigation which caused me to question Senator McCain’s integrity,” said Robert Bennett, the Washington lawyer who was special counsel to the ethics panel during what is called the Keating Five investigation. Mr. Bennett, more recently, has been one of President Clinton’s lawyers.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E7D9123CF932A15752C1A96F958260

Now, on to Rezco, Ayers, CAC.$160 million, etc.

Can you see Russia from your backyard, too? I mean, I live in Washington DC – so that makes me an expert in all things associated with this country.

Keating Five – look it up.

Would it be fair to label you a left-wing-nut baby killer with no real concept of reality, but only what the media feeds you? But then again, I would think anyone heartless enough to kill an innocent person would have no real concept of right or wrong. Thus, why would I want your party to run my country?

Logical deduction doesn’t always lead to the truth, Karen. Especially when you are deducing from a ‘false-truth’. Class dismissed.

Quotes from his article, when speaking of Palin

“We’re going to do a few new things also,” she said at a rally in Cedar Rapids. “For instance, as Alaska’s governor, I put the government’s checkbook online so that people can see where their money’s going. We’ll bring that kind of transparency, that responsibility, and accountability back. We’re going to bring that back to D.C.”

There’s just one problem with proposing to put the federal checkbook online – somebody’s already done it. His name is Barack Obama.

In 2006 and 2007, Obama teamed up with Republican Sen. Tom Coburn to pass the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, also known as “Google for Government.” The act created a free, searchable web site – USASpending.gov… — that discloses to the public all federal grants, contracts, loans and insurance payments.

Obama didn’t do sheeeeet. Coburn, a GOP Senator did. 26 other GOP Senators signed on – including McCain – and 21 other DNC Senators did too… including Obama.

That is NOT “…somebody’s already done it. His name is Barack Obama”

And when you read the comments, the sheeple respond in kind.. never searching out the truth about the bill.

Not to mention, Palin didn’t suggest putting the federal checkbook on line, as she did in her state, and the fed Congress did. She suggested adding more of “that kind of transparency” to government. Duh…

Transparency, my ass…. not in the media, anyway.

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 had 47 Senate sponsors… almost half the dang body… on that bill.

And that includes McCain as a co-sponsor.

An Obama accomplishment??? Just as much as it was a McCain accomplishment. Thank you.

BTW, if I may clarify… the bill was introduced by Sen. Thomas Coburn [R-OK]. Uh… that would be GOP for the English letter challenged….

All Obama did was sign on with the other 21 Dems. On the other hand, in addition to Coburn, there were 26 other GOPers.

Nice leaderships, Obama… NOT! Congrats for bucking so many of your party to add a dang website…

Like what career? Name one thing that Barack has actually done.

Me me! Pick me! I know the answer!!!! LOL

Educational reform… NOT…. with the CAC. But he sure blew a wad of money trying, along with his bud, William Ayers.

Now that is something he’s “actually done” that is relevant to his qualifications as a POTUS.

Conservative Christian Republicans refuse to acknowledge Obama’s accomplishments

Would you kindly make a list of those for me?

I mean the Republicans who belittled Obama’s career and then have the audacity to say Palin is qualified because she is a governor

Like what career? Name one thing that Barack has actually done. As far as belittling Barack’s career, his claim to the Presidency, in his own words, he was a community organizer and he wrote a really great resume. His claim to foreign policy experience is visiting and campaigning outside the US.

Sarah Palin runs a STATE, which the left wing main stream media mistakenly calls one of the US’s smallest states. Obama runs nothing. These aren’t scare tactics, these are truths. You want scare tactics, YOUR side belittles Sarah Palin because she has 5 kids, was a small town mayor, refused to get an abortion, and OH MY GOD, she dares to want to be vice-president while she has family. GOD FORBID!

Obama’s goals are clear now as to what his change really means.

He’s made his way to where he is now with a lot of IL Dem party help and luck. He really shouldn’t be where he is today.