AP Exclusive: Kerry Blocked Law, Drew Cash

Associated Press ^ | 2/5/2003 | John Solomon

[MountainPatriot]

WASHINGTON - A Senate colleague was trying to close a loophole that allowed a major insurer to divert millions of federal dollars from the nation's most expensive construction project. John Kerry stepped in and blocked the legislation.

[MountainPatriot]

This is the first shot to bring down Kerry in a big way.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Who shot the "F" sheriff? I don't think the Clinton's fire a shot this early.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Why doesn't this surprise me? CFR is a joke, American taxpayers left with the burden of paying for this huge pet white elephant project is a joke, and Kerry is a unabashed sheister.

[Digger]

How did I know that it would be AIG or Great American Ins that would be the party? Second thought, why do all of these elected officials carry so much baggage?

[dfwgator]

This is why traditionally Senators make poor Presidential candidates, they all have some dirt on them.

[freethinkingman]

I agree with your assessment on Senators as Presidential candidates. I just hope he hangs on to win the nomination. If Dean makes a comeback now he might stay on top and in my opinion he is the only candidate to worry about.

The thing about Senators is they all have a voting record that is open and easy enough to throw darts at. If one has never made a decision then they can't be held accountable for their positions held in the past. Especially nice to be able to have the government seal your records!

[Zack Nguyen]

Generally, Senators make poor Presidential candidates because they have a long voting record that is easy to pick apart. No one knows or cares what a Governor does. In a lot of states it's very little.

[counterpunch]

[backhoe]

Cross-link:

-John Kerry- some selected, informative links...--

[RippleFire]

bump

[Puddleglum]

Man, the press seems to have successfully ignored this story - it was on the front page of Yahoo yesterday afternon then - blip! - it's gone. Wonder if it will get more attention today?

[kcvl]

EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kerry's office confirmed yesterday that as a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, he persuaded committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) to drop a provision that would have stripped $150 million from the project and ended the insurance funding loophole.

That's John McCain, "Mr. Pork Barrel" spending critic.

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John Kerry, was receiving almost a quarter of a million dollars from the (pharmaceutical) industry’s law firm, Mintz et. al. was Kerry’s brother Cam’s law firm. Cam has become a national authority on the representation of property owners and insurers in toxic tort litigation involving liability for injuries from lead-based paint and mold.

Hypocrite!

[Stentor]

Dean's gone. People are taking shots at Kerry. Leave the stiff alone. He's nothing more than a goat sacrifice in the election. We could end up with the Breck girl. The soccer mom's will have to stop wearing T shirts. Rush had a name for women's reaction to Clinton; some kind of gap. That's the danger with Edwards.

[finnman69]

BUMP

[cricket]

"If Dean makes a comeback now he might stay on top and in my opinion he is the only candidate to worry about."

Worry NOT!

[Wright is right!]

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Michael

[MountainPatriot]

Well, excuse me, all knowing one...

[Wright is right!]

"Well, excuse me, all knowing one..."

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Michael

[sonrise57]

Hopefully, this is just one of many stories that will emerge about Kerry's sleaziness. I hope the RNC has a boat load of them.