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McCain's passion for campaign finance limits cools (McCain Flip Flops for Hisself)
Los Angeles Times ^
| February 12, 2008
| AP Staff
Posted on 02/12/2008 8:22:55 AM PST by TADSLOS
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, a passionate advocate of limits on campaign finances, is turning down government matching funds for the primary season to free him to spend more money as he prepares for a general election contest.
McCain, who appears headed to win the Republican presidential nomination, sent letters to the Federal Election Commission and the Treasury Department notifying them of his decision to withdraw from the presidential election financing system.
McCain had asked to participate in the public system last summer when his campaign, his fundraising and his poll numbers hit a low point that threatened to unravel his candidacy.
Though the FEC declared him eligible to receive $5.8 million in December, the money would not have become available until next month.
By accepting the money, moreover, McCain would have been required to limit his spending for the primary to about $54 million -- an amount the campaign was close to reaching.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionfinance; hypocrite; mccain; mccainfeingold
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To: TADSLOS
McCain-Feingold will be a dinosaur soon enough. It will go the way of the anachronistic wrong-headed solutions.
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posted on
02/12/2008 11:13:05 AM PST
by
GVnana
("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
To: S Benn
Then we will have a Brokered Convention with only real Republicans choose our candidate.Problem is, S Benn, who are these "real Republicans" you're talking about?
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posted on
02/12/2008 11:15:25 AM PST
by
GVnana
("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
To: TADSLOS
23
posted on
02/12/2008 12:42:12 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(I'm a maverick. I'm sticking with conservatism.)
To: Tulane
24
posted on
02/12/2008 1:43:23 PM PST
by
mbraynard
(You are the Republican Party.)
To: S Benn
The public school system demonstrates another failure, this time in maths.
However, I will agree to vote for Huck. Even though he is a disgusting individual, his delegates will be more inclined to keep the pro-life plank in the platform.
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posted on
02/12/2008 1:45:37 PM PST
by
mbraynard
(You are the Republican Party.)
To: potlatch
McCAIN'S
NAVY
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posted on
02/12/2008 3:33:26 PM PST
by
devolve
(------- --------Bob Dole without the honesty? ---------------That*s a tired old idea!)
To: Tulane
And all those votes in the Senate will be 100-0, because the Republicans will all just go along with everything HRH wants to do.
Sheesh, the Chicken Little act is running dry for you moderates and compromisers. It ain’t working this time around.
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posted on
02/12/2008 3:41:06 PM PST
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: devolve
Lol, that’s a new one devolve!! Funny.
I have a pict of an outhouse at the end of a rainbow - if I could only find it...!
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posted on
02/12/2008 3:41:25 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
.
It’s funny
Politicians want these for boaters all over the lakes
Another liberal tax & spend scam!
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posted on
02/12/2008 3:51:25 PM PST
by
devolve
(------- --------Bob Dole without the honesty? ---------------That*s a tired old idea!)
To: devolve
[Politicians want these for boaters all over the lakes]
You gotta be kidding!! Sometimes it’s good NOT to know all the news, lol.
What if you get hungry out there, maybe a floating food kiosk??
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posted on
02/12/2008 4:01:14 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
.
Yup!
I’d suggest they take care of that before they go fishing or sailing!
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posted on
02/12/2008 4:15:10 PM PST
by
devolve
(------- --------Bob Dole without the honesty? ---------------That*s a tired old idea!)
To: devolve
Lol, I could see this being something Teddy would vote for, or sponsor!
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posted on
02/12/2008 4:57:23 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
.
Teddy’s sailboat has an auxiliary engine that runs on scotch
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:20:54 PM PST
by
devolve
(------- --------Bob Dole without the honesty? ---------------That*s a tired old idea!)
To: devolve
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:25:59 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: devolve; potlatch; TADSLOS; LADY J; TigersEye
CLICK THESE TWO NWO MUPPETS
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:30:58 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: PhilDragoo; potlatch
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:54:11 PM PST
by
devolve
(------- --------Bob Dole without the honesty? ---------------That*s a tired old idea!)
To: PhilDragoo; devolve
Good puppetry Phil.
I wonder if you guys would agree with me that McCain’s yellow tie is pug-ugly! Probably cost a fortune and is the rarest of silk, but ugh!
Whoops, now I’m seeing Carl Rove on Fox News in the same solid color yellow tie!!
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posted on
02/12/2008 6:15:03 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: PhilDragoo
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posted on
02/12/2008 6:20:47 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(I'm a maverick. I'm sticking with conservatism.)
To: potlatch
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posted on
02/12/2008 6:21:33 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(I'm a maverick. I'm sticking with conservatism.)
To: TigersEye; devolve
Didn’t Clinton wear a yellow one in that Vanity Fair cover?
Yellow-belly ties, lol.
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posted on
02/12/2008 6:24:25 PM PST
by
potlatch
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