McCain and Palin make political history

[JackBeck]

October 11, 2008

A HISTORIC TICKET.... Now that Sarah Palin has been found to have abused her powers, violated state ethics, and lied about it, I did a little digging and found an interesting historical footnote.

The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.

McCain, of course, was http://www.keatingeconomics.com/#research">admonished by Senate Ethics Committee "for exercising 'poor judgment' for intervening" with federal regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, as part of the infamous Keating Five scandal.

And now McCain's running mate has also been found to have http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015129.php">violated state ethics laws and abused the powers of her office, as part of the "Troopergate" scandal.

The nation has had 102 major-party tickets covering 51 presidential elections over more than two centuries. And we've never had a ticket in which both candidates on the same ticket were responsible for ethics violations before a national election. McCain/Palin is the first.

It makes the whole "reform" pitch a little more difficult, doesn't it?

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015130.php

My...how...mavericky?

[dkf]

1. Good catch!

And these are the jokers who are running on honor?

[JackBeck]

4. If this is how they define honor

I can only imagine how they would define "freedom".

[dkf]

5. Oh I imagine they would define it the same way Bush does.

I don't even know what "freedom" means any more.

[polichick]

2. Apparently "Christian" Republicans think it's swell to be unethical crooks!

[JackBeck]

6. They hide behind Jesus, God and the Bible in order to get away with their scams..

With Pat Robertson being at the top of this particular pyramid scheme.

[polichick]

7. I am constantly amazed that anyone could buy the sorry salemen pitches of these ministers!

[SeattleGirl]

3. They both got a head start on one of the Republican's favorite

activities: ethics violations.

Hmmmm, maybe they ARE qualified! :crazy:

[JackBeck]

8. The only thing they are qualified to be

Is a Republican.

[Dem_4_Life]

9. ROFL!!!

:rofl:

[stillcool]

10. So they want to reform..

all of us into liars, tramps and thieves?

[JackBeck]

16. Isn't that a Cher song?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

11. A twofer!

:woohoo:

[JackBeck]

18. Double the immorality for your campaign donation!

:patriot:

[hootinholler]

12. EPIC!

:kick:

-Hoot

[WhiteTara]

13. kick this far and wide

I am so sick of bastards who promote themselves as heros.

[Lord Helmet]

14. ya that's mavericky alright

[FlyingSquirrel]

15. I like the first comment at the link:

It's an innocent typo. They intend to deform Washington.

:D

[BumRushDaShow]

17. You betcha!