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Fact Check: Did McCain intervene on behalf of Charles Keatin

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — The Verdict: True. McCain did push to delay regulations that would have cracked down on savings-and-loans practices and intervened on Keating's behalf

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  • julesbond007, on 10/06/2008, -0/+10And they want to talk about Ayers?? While Obama was 8 years old.
  • LeftieLucy, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8FTA

    The Verdict: True. McCain did push to delay regulations that would have cracked down on savings-and-loans practices and intervened on Keating's behalf, although he was cleared of wrongdoing in the "Keating Five" case.

  • bbjohnnyt, on 10/07/2008, -1/+7McCain's record on the Keating scandal needs to be exposed. This "straight from the source" interview says it all...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDXc7vwLSJY
  • artguyko, on 10/07/2008, -0/+5Don't forget Iran Contra
    BCCI
    Singltraub
  • pennsykid2000, on 10/07/2008, -0/+5From electoral-vote.com: Palins May Owe Thousands of Dollars in Back Taxes

    When Sarah Palin accepted John McCain's offer to be his running mate, she probably didn't fully realize what being in the national spotlight meant. For example, your tax returns get to be analyzed in public (for free) by miscellaneous tax experts. Gov. Palin actually lives in Wasilla, a suburb of Anchorage, but the state capital is in Juneau, 500 miles away as the crow flies (assuming they have crows in Alaska). On the many nights she stayed at home, she claimed to have been away from the capital on business and was reimbursed $17,000 by the state for this "travel." Being paid a per diem for staying in your own home is ethically dicey but probably legal since "away on business" is probably defined as "not near your office." However, Palin was also paid $25,000 to reimburse her husband and children for being away from "home" (Juneau) which she did not list as income. A D.C. tax lawyer and two law school professors specializing in tax law have concluded that if the State of Alaska wants to pay the governor to take her family on "business trips" that is its good right, but the money received is taxable income under the internal revenue code and the Palins should have declared it and paid tax on it, which they did not.
  • prosediva, on 10/07/2008, -0/+4I think this says it all: http://www.keatingeconomics.com
  • LoriAngel, on 10/09/2008, -0/+1Persecution of medical marijuana patients isn't cool.
  • Deoliver47, on 10/07/2008, -0/+1Also read the Rolling Stone cover article on McCain - a real eyeopener
    Make Believe Maverick
    http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_b ...

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