Liberal:
Actually, this is also a relevant part:
While it is, as yet, unclear how much money was raised during theThe donation of the venue, .Unless you would like to argue that McCain merely fantasized that he was at Lord Rothschild’s house in London, it is hard to see how the event was not in violation of US Code, Title II, Chapter 14, Subchapter 1, Section 441e, (a)(1)(A)
It shall be unlawful for–directly or indirectly , to make–or other thing of , or to make an express or implied promise to make a
It is exactly as I “claimed”.
No. Without any feedback from McCain, how do they know he didn’t reimburse them for the invent? The Washington Post reports:
McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said the campaign will reimburse Congress for the political portions of the trip, as well as the senator’s flight home, because he is flying separately from the congressional delegation.
“We are also paying for the fundraiser and his hotel that evening in London,” Hazelbaker said. “We will reimburse the Treasury for the cost of a flight to London.”
Now, it’s not entirely clear what is covered by their claim that they are “paying for the fundraiser”, but it certainly is reasonable that a reimbursement for the venue is part of that. As I said above, I will wait to pass judgment on this when all the facts are in.
elucidator:
Not quite kosher, John. The only answer you made in #6 was a verb parsing...yes, it does say "may" but thats a mite short of a solid rebuttal, more like the prelude to the table of contents. Then you promise to return to the issues "later", giving it a lick and a promise.
Now you claim exemption because your opposite number is too partisan and close minded to appreciate a reasoned argument. You didn’t know that then? Just found it out now, just in time to save you wasting your time crushing his argument with the facts? Facts right at your fingertips, apparentlly, but never mind that, he doesn’t deserve it?
Well, howzabout the rest of us? Jst because Lib doesn’t deserve this consideration, no reason we should be deprived of a crisply reasoned rebuttal, is there? Hell, if his cites are as weak as you say, you won’t even break a sweat.
Being that it is the Jewish Sabbath, I guess I discussion of kashrut is in order. So, if you have a contribution to this thread other than an attack on me, I would like to see it. So far, you’ve only contributed the latter.
Whoa, big horse! You’re hardly in a position to carp about personal insinuations, having claimed exemption with:
Hey, guy, fair’s fair. You don’t want to, you don’t have to, but its not nice to take a powder and claim its *his * fault.
Like the shoplifter who was going to pay for it all along.