Wednesday, August 13, 2008

McCain

* John McCain certainly loves hanging out with those millionaires like Tilman Fertitta, a man worth over $200 million (see CBS News). Here are some pictures from a recent McCain fundraiser at the Fertitta home: http://www.kemah.net/tilmanmccain.html

* According to the San Francisco Business Times, John McCain receives $1930/month from Social Security. McCain says that "....the system is broken."

* McCain's lack of support of veterans' issues has been noticed by veterans. LA Times:

....McCain has built his political career on his Navy service, including 5 1/2 years as a POW in Vietnam, and he remains immensely popular with many veterans groups. But the Arizona Republican's appearance here suggested limits to that appeal.

The 1.4-million-member group said that in 2006, he voted for only one of the five spending bills the group considered most important -- 20%.

"It's a pretty low score," said David Autry, spokesman for the congressionally chartered nonprofit group. The group rated Obama (D-Ill.) at 80%....

* Questions are being asked about McCain's citizenship. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, not in one of the states. Is he a natural born citizen?

* I went grocery shopping this afternoon. However, before I walked into the store, I saw a large Cadillac with a bumper sticker that read, "Drill here. Drill now. Pay less." Between the bottom of the rear window and the top of the trunk was his gas cap.