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To: tejek who wrote (376529)	4/6/2008 9:19:12 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574965

He's one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. The Associated Press reports he and his wife own at least eight homes! Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a "second job" and skip their vacations. With his wife rich on beer he is no more rich than your former hero Kerry and his rich ketchup wife. Taro

To: tejek who wrote (376529)	4/6/2008 10:42:15 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574965

10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don't): 1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has "evolved," yet he's continued to oppose key civil rights laws.1 How could anyone "not know this" about John McCain? It was the lead story on every channel this week. Furthermore, anyone who was paying attention knew it when McCain strongly supported the state holiday in Arizona; the man came out and said he made a mistake on the Federal holiday, and it was big news at the time. Lots of people, including me, opposed it at the time on fiscal responsibility grounds. As it has turned out, everyone but the government pretty much ignores it, so it is harmless, other than giving government employees one more free day off. Nobody doubted King's relevance or importance, but it didn't then rise to the level of taking a day of nationally for it. I have much greater respect and understanding for King today than I did in 1983, and I think a lot of other whites do, as well. But I still doubt whether a national holiday was called for.