DKW 86 7,440 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/dnc-to-fi...2008-02-24.html Anyone else connect the dots to the NYT Article now? The Dems will try and paint McCain as a hypocrit with lobbyists. DNC to file FEC complaint against McCain By Sam Youngman Posted: 02/24/08 03:26 PM [ET] The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will file a complaint against Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Monday, charging that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is breaking the law by trying to get out of a public financing agreement. In a Sunday afternoon conference call with reporters, DNC chairman Howard Dean said McCain's attempt to withdraw from a loan agreement that hinged on an acceptance of public financing speaks directly to McCain's "integrity." "This is a classic example of someone who talks one way and does another when it benefits him," Dean said. On the call, Dean repeatedly criticized McCain for allegedly violating a law he helped reform with the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 -- generally referred to as McCain-Feingold. "They might as well just call it the Feingold law," Dean said. The DNC has made clear in recent days it plans to paint the prohibitive Republican nominee as a hypocrite, someone who decries Washington politics while enjoying the support and aid of lobbyists. McCain spokesman Brian Rogers responded that “Howard Dean’s hypocrisy is breathtaking given that in 2003 he withdrew from the matching funds system in exactly the same way that John McCain is doing today.†Dean and the DNC sought to emphasize that when Dean was running for president, he never hinged his loan on a promise of public financing. One McCain aide recently told The Hill that the Democratic Party is afraid of McCain because he is its "worst nightmare." Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant said “Dean’s misguided attacks in no way excuse Obama’s vacillations on his pledge to the American people.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn85 432 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Funny how they would endorce McCain while sitting on the lobbyist love story. Yeah, Dean has enough to worry about... like trying to get those delegates counted in Florida and Michigan because the moving up the date of the primaries were moved up without DNC approval. Having said that, McCain should have to stick with the original plan and not try to get out it. He's got roughly $5 left that he can spend for the primary. To stretch out his funding: One, he could use youtube more. Two, if he wants to get his message across more, he should agree to do another debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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