Thread: McCain's costly victory

McCain's costly victory

USA TODAY OPINION

On a day of primary elections in three states that was bad news for long-serving Republicans, John McCain proved an exception.
The Vietnam War hero and 2008 GOP presidential candidate trounced former congressman J.D. Hayworth on Tuesday in his bid for a fifth term representing Arizona in the U.S. Senate.

Not as fortunate were McCain's Senate colleague Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who was trailing "Tea Party" favorite Joe Miller in her bid to hold a seat she thought was safe, and Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, whose bid for governor, and possibly his 30-year career in politics, was ended by wealthy political newcomer Rick Scott.

So this year's trend of Republicans — and, to a lesser degree, Democrats— turning against incumbents and establishment candidates remains intact.

But McCain's win is not necessarily an aberration. To pass muster with this year's angry GOP electorate, McCain — an incumbent with years of service, a record of accomplishment and bipartisan admiration — renounced much of what he has stood for in a valiant and remarkable career.

McCain has always been a conservative on core issues such as limited government, national defense and abortion. But to appease Republican primary voters, he retreated from his willingness to seek bipartisan consensus on issues such as immigration and climate change, while airing the same kind of attack ads that he once decried. The price of victory was more than the $20 million he spent to defeat Hayworth.

Assuming McCain is re-elected in November, it will be telling to see which way he tacks. Perhaps he will return to his maverick ways. We certainly hope so. We also hope that many of the anti-establishment candidates who are winning in Republican primaries this year are sincere about renouncing pork and controlling government spending. Alaskans' apparent discontent with Murkowski, who essentially ran on her ability to bring home the bacon, is encouraging.

The only solution to the nation's grave fiscal problems is for officeholders from both parties to prepare their constituents for shared sacrifice, while shielding each other from the inevitable backlash.

These lawmakers would be deeply patriotic and politically brave. They would be a lot like a senator from Arizona we used to know.

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I want to know who McCain's biggest contributors were.

Originally Posted by Bowman

I want to know who McCain's biggest contributors were.

Ill bet he got a ton of money from "LA RAZA" and maybe even from Mexico "indirectly" itself....

Originally Posted by Bowman

I want to know who McCain's biggest contributors were.

All you have to do is GOOGLE - McCain biggest contributers

Complete info @ http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/ ... =n00006424

Top 5 Contributors, 2005-2010, Campaign Cmte

- Contributor Total - Indivs - PACs

Pinnacle West Capital - $32,900 - $22,900 - $10,000
Mjkl Enterprises - $28,800 - $28,800 - $0
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold - $27,250 - $17,250 - $10,000
Go Daddy Group - $20,550 - $16,800 - $3,750
WPP Group - $19,500 - $17,500 - $2,000


Top 5 Industries, 2005-2010, Campaign Cmte

Industry Total Indivs PACs

Retired $571,128 $571,128 $0
Lawyers/Law Firms $226,356 $160,706 $65,650
Leadership PACs $201,800 $0 $201,800
Real Estate $176,070 $152,570 $23,500
Securities & Investment $157,675 $147,675 $10,000

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http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/ ... =n00006424

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Pinnacle West Capital - $32,900 - $22,900 - $10,000

"For more than 120 years, Pinnacle West and our affiliates have provided energy and energy-related products to people and businesses throughout Arizona. Based in Phoenix, Pinnacle West has consolidated assets of about $11 billion.

Our other affiliates include SunCor Development Company, a developer of residential, commercial and industrial real estate; APS Energy Services, a retail energy service provider; and El Dorado Investment Company, a venture capital and investment firm.

* subsidiary APS is a leader in the development of solar technology"

Hmm, maybe they support Cap and Trade to force us to spend more for solar panels? And maybe they like the bank bailouts?

Mjkl Enterprises - $28,800 - $28,800 - $0

"MJKL Enterprises, LLC franchises and operates restaurants and convenience stores. The company operates 59 Carl's Jr. restaurants; 60 Hardee's(R) restaurants; twelve Pizza Patron(R) restaurants; and three Bill's Ghost and Spirit(R) convenience stores. MJKL Enterprises, LLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Guadalupe, Arizona."

Gee, do you think maybe they hire illegal aliens?

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold - $27,250 - $17,250 - $10,000

Massive deficit spending increases the value of gold

Go Daddy Group - $20,550 - $16,800 - $3,750

Run by another addled Vietnam Vet like McCain

WPP Group - $19,500 - $17,500 - $2,000

"WPP plc (LSE: WPP) (NASDAQ: WPPGY), based in London, United Kingdom, is the world's largest communications services group in terms of revenue (and one of the big six advertising holding companies,"

I thought taking campaign money from foreign companies was illegal?


Well there you have it folks, anti-American globalist companies all.

Go Daddy -
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Go Daddy Philanthropy
In the last few years Go Daddy has made many donations to local, regional, national and international charities, including those that focus on domestic violence, child abuse, disabled children, teenage homelessness, Parkinson's research, breast cancer and animal shelters.
Major recipients of Go Daddy contributions over the past several years include the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Phoenix Children's Hospital, the Arizona Humane Society, the Phoenix Zoo, Chrysalis, HomeBase Youth Services, and the Salvation Army. Go Daddy's employees have also participated in a series of events to raise money for charitable causes. I
n 2009 Go Daddy donated $50,000 to the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA in Arizona when the organization requested only $1,000.[67][68] Go Daddy also participated in the 11th Annual Arizona Humane Society Pet Telethon as the title sponsor. The company matched online contributions and donated a check for $100,000.[69]
In December 2009 at Go Daddy's annual Holiday Party, CEO Bob Parsons and Danica Patrick announced that Go Daddy would be donating $500,000 to the Phoenix-based UMOM New Day Center to fund the Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Domestic Violence Center.[70]
In November 2008, more than 700 Go Daddy employees participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes in Tempe, AZ. Other Go Daddy employee efforts have included the annual Toys for Tots drive, as well as donations to St. Mary's Food Bank during the holiday season.[71]
In April 2006, the company donated $10,000 to the OpenSSH development program, which is managed by OpenBSD.[72]
They have also donated $10,000 in March 2006 to Perverted-Justice.com in which volunteers pose online as minors to find child predators and report them to law enforcement.[73]

Top 20 Contributors to Campaign Cmte

Rank Contributor Total Indivs PACs

1 Pinnacle West Capital $32,900 $22,900 $10,000
2 Mjkl Enterprises $28,800 $28,800 $0
3 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold $27,250 $17,250 $10,000
4 Go Daddy Group $20,550 $16,800 $3,750
5 WPP Group $19,500 $17,500 $2,000
6 General Electric $19,400 $10,400 $9,000
7 Triwest Healthcare Alliance $16,250 $13,850 $2,400
8 Liberty Media $15,200 $7,200 $8,000
9 King & Spalding $15,150 $10,150 $5,000
10 Fisher Brothers $15,000 $15,000 $0
11 Tuttle-Click Automotive Group $14,400 $14,400 $0
12 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $13,250 $4,250 $9,000
13 Rubin & Rudman $12,800 $12,800 $0
14 Comcast Corp $12,500 $2,500 $10,000
15 Lockheed Martin $12,250 $2,250 $10,000
16 American Bankers Assn $12,000 $2,000 $10,000
17 General Dynamics $11,550 $1,550 $10,000
18 Qwest Communications $11,500 $4,000 $7,500
18 Salt River Project $11,500 $1,500 $10,000
18 Snell & Wilmer $11,500 $11,500 $0

Top 20 Industries contributing to Campaign Cmte

Industry - Total - Indivs - PACs

Retired $571,128 $571,128 $0
Lawyers/Law Firms $226,356 $160,706 $65,650
Leadership PACs $201,800 $0 $201,800
Real Estate $176,070 $152,570 $23,500
Securities & Investment $157,675 $147,675 $10,000
Republican/Conservative $145,975 $132,475 $13,500
Electric Utilities $121,750 $25,250 $96,500
Health Professionals $120,779 $70,279 $50,500
Insurance $93,575 $44,925 $48,650
Misc Finance $93,225 $80,725 $12,500
Misc Business $92,875 $92,875 $0
Business Services $90,355 $75,355 $15,000
Lobbyists $84,000 $80,500 $3,500
TV/Movies/Music $76,520 $45,020 $31,500
Pro-Israel $64,400 $45,900 $18,500
Computers/Internet $60,276 $33,950 $26,326
Defense Aerospace $51,250 $7,250 $44,000
Food & Beverage $51,150 $49,150 $2,000
Commercial Banks $45,300 $23,500 $21,800
Railroads $44,000 $1,000 $43,000