Nice Of Them To Finally Admit It
Posted on June 20, 2008 by andrew
Jonathan Martin has an interesting article at the Politico discussing the current non-existence of any “Swift Boat”-style groups preparing to fight for the Republicans in this presidential election. While sources from both parties tell Martin they expect the eventual emergence of the groups, no one has yet come forward with the willingness and the money to attempt a high-profile attack on Barack Obama. It’s worth a read.
However, the part that really caught my eye actually did so because of what it says about 2004:
“Anyone who believes they could assist my campaign by exploiting a loophole in campaign finance laws is doing me and our country a disservice,” McCain said then.
He used even stronger language after that, saying at a Texas town hall meeting in late February that 527s “are distorting the entire political process and they need to be outlawed.”
Aping the voice of an imaginary donor, one Republican strategist posited: “I’m supposed to put millions of dollars up to be called a lawbreaker? That doesn’t make one feel very good.”
While Bush spoke out against third-party activity in 2004, it was widely understood in the Republican political community to have been done with a wink and a nod.
This might have been understood in the Republican political community and amongst the dirty fucking hippies, but I don’t seem to recall the media doing much to make the point to the voters back when it would have mattered. We instead saw yet another instance of the arbiters of our national conversation turning an inexplicable blind eye to the failings of this disastrous president.
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