>Even better ted, of Fannie Mae contributions to politicians over the last TEN years, Obama is second behind Dodd, the chairman of the senate banking committee having oversight of Fannie Mae...
OK, but Obama has also raised FAR more money OVERALL than any politician over the last ten years. So I'm sure there are thousands of companies where that's the case. Simple math.
We've already established that Franklin Raines has little to nothing to do with the Obama campaign. Let's go with some other facts:
washingtonmonthly.com
He is, without a hint of shame, attacking Obama for having connections with two former Fannie Mae executives. At the same time, one of McCain's top policy advisors, Charlie Black, was lobbyist for Freddie Mac for 10 years, while his campaign manager, Rick Davis, lobbied to help Fannie and Freddie steer clear of additional federal regulations (which, obviously, would have been pretty helpful in retrospect).
But wait, there's more. Tom Loeffler, who served as McCain's campaign co-chairman, also lobbied for Fannie Mae. Aquiles Suarez, a McCain economic advisor, was a Fannie Mae executive. Dan Crippen, a McCain advisor who helped craft the campaign's health-care policy, lobbied for Fannie Mae (and Merrill Lynch). Arthur B. Culvahouse, who helped lead McCain's VP search committee, also lobbied for Fannie Mae. In all, McCain has 19 people who are either advisors or fundraisers who lobbied for either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
You guys have nothing more than some very specious claims of guilt by association on Obama. Makes me feel pretty darned good about Obama's chances in November.
-Z |
