New McCain TV Ad Hits Obama Back -- on Rezko

Obama had said that wives and family were off limits in the campaign, but now that Obama flip flopped again, and decided it was ok to take a swipe at Cindy McCain in his latest negative television ad, I think McCain should go after Michelle Obama for saying "America is a mean country" ... "It's the first time in my adult life, that I'm proud to be an American" ... taking her kids to Jeremiah Wright's church, and her going there for over 20 years ... etc..

Obama supporters can keep saying Rezko is a "dead issue" and Rezko is no big deal. But, all of Mccain's ads are well-produced and hard hitting. They work. Obama's ads look like bad GE ads.

And, telling people that McCain is rich is like telling Americans that have too many credit cards. Who cares? Everyone in America wants to be rich. No one will see it as a crime on McCain's part. If McCain came off as a rich elitist that would be another story, but he doesn't. He seems more in touch than Obama. Maybe it's because he suffered in a POW camp just like every other solider in the war.

Yes peach he admitted he was wrong but where is the crime here, poor judgement maybe. You have yet to explain that. Of course McCain was accused of poor judgement in the Keating 5 issue right. So please explain the difference.

d - I get a real kick out of the fact that Obama admitted what he did was wrong, but his supporters can't do the same. Carry on -- it's most amusing!

You keep bringing up Rezko but what was Obama convicted of, nothing. Was he even on trial, no. What exactly was his crime. It's a non issue. You can spin it all you want.

Angie - all one needs to do is google Rezko+Obama to see that Obama was in the wrong. He has admitted as much. It's unfortunate his supporters can't do the same. But nice spin and A for effort.

John McCain 'approves this message'? As in this Rove-like spin on the facts? So much for the Straight-Talk Express. Now we're seeing the real McCain: the say-anything-to-win McCain.

Obama is grasping for anything to deflect attention away from the attacks he is getting from the pro-life groups.

He voted 3X against a bill to protect infants that survive abortion. He was the only one to vote against it.

Then he accused the pro-life group of lying about him. Where are the values Obama preaches about?

Obama had nothing to do with rezkos crimes FOX NEWS YES FOX NEWS even said no ties linked to rezkos crimes and rezko DID NOT HELP OBAMA BUY HIS HOUSE!! once again mccain is lying and spinning again man that mccain sure does lie alot!!!! some president he will make we wont know when hes telling the truth or lying!!!!

We now have ads out featuring both William Ayers and Tony Rezko. Not exactly the lift the Democrats were looking for going into their convention.

Americans have to be asking themselves: Who are the idiots running this party who are actually going to nominate this loser? And maybe there's a reason the Democratic-controlled Congress has an approval rating that's HALF of Bush's approval rating.

Trust the Dems to always have the ability to make dust from gold - an election that should have been a slam-dunk is shooting down the tubes!

I don't really get the Rezko thing. Is there any suggestion that Obama did anything improper? Honestly I am not sure if there is? I think actually the charge sheet on some of these things counts more against McCain (7 houses versus 1, Not calling Reed as a witness in the Abramoff hearings, having Reed host a fundraiser vs an uncertain connection with a convicted Felon, going out and seeking the endorsement of certain nasty right wing evangelicals vs happening to go to the church of 1 left wing evangelical, constantly saying 'my friend' then grinning innanely vs not saying my friend)

Obama's initial volley here reminds me a bit of Georgia's venture into South Ossetia. Gave the Republicans the pretense they were waiting for. Now when they unload on him they can say they are simply returning fire. And unload they will---Rezko, Wright, Ayers, Pfleger, Exelon, Killerspin...

Beebee,
Boy are you smart. You put into words exactly how the country feels about Bush and his cronies. You could not have said it better. Guess who follows in his footsteps, John of course.
His first wife could not trust him,his religion he has mocked(a fortune
from sale of alcoholwhich is against the teaching of the SBC), and his experience is lacking,

It sure got awfully quiet in here the minute someone came along with actual facts about Keating and how McCain didn't do anything wrong.

"By November, voters are sick of Republicans yelling ‘Rezko’ and ‘POW’ every time their man is in trouble."

BY November
McCain will be President elect McCain

I am quite certain of one thing -- none of the actual facts about McCain as it relates to Keating will stop the liberal mantra that he did something wrong.

More from Wikipedia:
The Ethics Committee ruled that the involvement of McCain in the scheme was also minimal, and he too was cleared of all charges against him.[18][17] McCain was criticized by the Committee for exercising "poor judgment" when he met with the federal regulators on Keating's behalf.[6] The report also said that McCain's "actions were not improper nor attended with gross negligence and did not reach the level of requiring institutional action against him....Senator McCain has violated no law of the United States or specific Rule of the United States Senate."[14] On his Keating Five experience, McCain has said: "The appearance of it was wrong. It's a wrong appearance when a group of senators appear in a meeting with a group of regulators, because it conveys the impression of undue and improper influence. And it was the wrong thing to do."[6]

Several accounts of the controversy contend that McCain was included in the investigation primarily so that there would be at least one Republican target.[21][22][23][9]

Hmmm -- just five minutes investigation and it looks like, of the 5 involved in the Keating mess, McCain looked like the best of the bunch.

From Wikipedia:

On April 9, 1987, a two-hour meeting[4] with three members of the FHLBB San Francisco branch was held, again in DeConcini's office, to discuss the government's investigation of Lincoln.[8][6] Present were Cranston, DeConcini, Glenn, McCain, and additionally Riegle.[6] The regulators felt that the meeting was very unusual and that they were being pressured by a united front, as the senators presented their reasons for having the meeting.[6] McCain said, "One of our jobs as elected officials is to help constituents in a proper fashion. ACC is a big employer and important to the local economy. I wouldn't want any special favors for them.... I don't want any part of our conversation to be improper." Glenn said, "To be blunt, you should charge them or get off their backs," while DeConcini said, "What's wrong with this if they're willing to clean up their act? ... It's very unusual for us to have a company that could be put out of business by its regulators."[6] The regulators then revealed that Lincoln was under criminal investigation on a variety of serious charges, at which point McCain severed all relations with Keating.[6] Glenn continued to help Keating after that revelation, by setting up a meeting with then-House Majority Leader Jim Wright, which turned out to be the only questionable thing Glenn did throughout the whole affair.[9]

Another little tidbit from Keating 5 history:

Democrats asked McCain to do something unethical and he refused.

Now, I know that you are all entitled to your own opinions, but you aren't entitled to your own facts.

By March 1987, Keating and DeConcini were asking McCain to travel to San Francisco to meet with regulators regarding Lincoln Savings; McCain refused.[8][6] DeConcini told Keating that McCain was nervous about interfering.[6] Keating called McCain a "wimp" behind his back, and on March 24, Keating and McCain had a heated, contentious meeting.[8]

A disturbing number of you are under the illusion that John McCain was convicted of something in the Keating 5 scandal. Wrong. The only people convicted in that mess were Democrats.

After a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, and Donald Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB in its investigation of Lincoln Savings. Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised "poor judgment".