McCain was exhonorated in the Keating Five scandal

[Bucky]

Be prepared to hear this a lot. I've read DUers posting, wandering what they can do to respond to this when Dems bring up the question of McCain's involvement in this scandal. You need to be prepared to respond to this, because on the surface it sure seems final when they say "exhonorated".

Here's my response:
  "McCain is attacking Obama for knowing William Ayers. No one has ever said Obama did anything
  wrong. McCain is attacking Obama's judgment for simply being one of thirty people on two charity
  boards that happened to also include William Ayers.

  McCain is guilty of the same thing. McCain had the judgment to know and hang out with and 9 times
  even go on vacation with Charles Keating, a man convicted of defrauding his bank's customers and
  then using his contacts among US Senators to intimidate federal regulators from pursuing him.

  Sure, McCain was cleared of breaking the law. But Obama was never even accused of being close to
  any wrongdoing. McCain was hanging out with a corrupt banking official while the guy was actively
  courting and seducing lawmakers. Obama, when he learned of Ayers's views, condemned his actions
  and severed any ties to Ayers.

This is a work in progress. Please feel free to add or alter my argument so that we can all have a better smackdown ready to unleash.