McCain back on Obama's home turf

[Indi Guy]

Source: Chicago Tribune

By Rick Pearson | Chicago Tribune reporter
12:27 AM CDT, September 9, 2008

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona sought Monday to build upon excitement within the GOP ranks over his choice of running mate Sarah Palin, telling donors at a downtown Chicago hotel that their team represents the real change agents in the November election.

Speaking to several hundred people as part of a series of events at the Chicago Hilton & Towers that local supporters said raised at least $4 million, McCain chided his rival, home-state Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, as doing little to seek change within the Democratic Party or in reforming pork-barrel spending.

"The America people want change in Washington and they want the right kind of change. They are glad that someone like Gov. Sarah Palin has taken on her party and the special interests in Alaska. I have stood up against my party when I had to. And Sen. Obama has never once stood up to his party. You know that very well in the state of Illinois," McCain said.

McCain contended that Obama has asked for $932 million in "pork barrel projects" during the Illinois senator's first term in the Senate while the Republican noted he had not sought earmarks for Arizona...

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-mccain-cash-web-tuesep09,0,1420105.story

[Hawkeye-X]

1. So how many showed up to just laugh at both Heckle and Jeckel?

Chicago invented 'change' - they aren't buying what snake oil they're peddling.

Hawkeye-X

[and-justice-for-all]

2. "McCain chided his rival"....blah blah blah

stick in your ass you lying gas bag.

..."as doing little to seek change within the Democratic Party or in reforming pork-barrel spending." Really mcbush, I recall, from the start, that 'someone' stopped taking special interest funds for their campaign and to rely strictly on the peoples contributions. It was not Mcbush either.

carrying on shrubs failed policies is NOT a change either and that is exaclty what mcbush will do.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. The liar sought an earmark for a library to honor Renhquist.

[Indenturedebtor]

4. You know Arizona might not be such a shithole if we had some earmarks

If that gasbag carpetbagger actually cared at all about the State he's supposed to be representing he would have fought to bring OUR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS back to Arizona!

[BayjanDem]

5. Too much Palin

The amount of commentary, stories, attention paid to Palin is getting ridiculous. You would think she was the nominee.

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[madrchsod]

7. "asked for" but not received

what was granted was far less than what was asked for. the majority of the money went to military bio-fuel research and the rest for numerous civilian projects.

johnnie has a 0 chance of carrying illinois