eBay's Meg Whitman, McCain Treasury Secretary pick, gave $92,400, exceeding fed contribution limits

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/us/politics/21donate.html

Arguably the biggest whales of all are the several dozen who contributed $70,000 or more to Mr. McCain. They included Marvin Gilliam, an executive at Cumberland Resources, a Virginia coal-mining company where several top officials made sizable contributions to Mr. McCain, as well as Mr. Gilliam’s wife, Marcia; Joe Ricketts, founder of the securities firm TD Ameritrade; and Meg Whitman, former chief executive of eBay and a prominent McCain surrogate, who contributed a total of $92,400, according to F.E.C. records, although some will apparently need to be refunded because of federal contribution limits.

McCain: I Would Make eBay's Meg Whitman Treasury Secretary
Henry Blodget | October 7, 2008 9:09 PM

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/mccain-i-would-make-ebay-s-meg-whitman-treasury-secretary

Seriously. He said it.

Brokaw: Senator, we have one minute for a discussion here. Obviously the powers of the treasury secretary have been greatly expanded. The most powerful officer in the cabinet now. Hank Paulson says he won't stay on. Who do you have in mind to appoint to that very important post?

Sen. McCain?

McCain: Not you, Tom.

Brokaw: No, with good reason.

McCain: You know, that's a tough question and there's a lot of qualified Americans. But I think the first criteria, Tom, would have to be somebody who immediately Americans identify with, immediately say, we can trust that individual.

A supporter of Sen. Obama's is Warren Buffett . He has already weighed in and helped stabilize some of the difficulties in the markets and with companies and corporations, institutions today.

I like Meg Whitman , she knows what it's like to be out there in the marketplace. She knows how to create jobs. Meg Whitman was CEO of a company that started with 12 people and is now 1.3 million people in America make their living off eBay. Maybe somebody here has done a little business with them.

[vanderBeth]

1. And here I thought the McCain camp was accusing Obama of shady fundraising.

[Kdillard]

2. God talk about projection and McCain is going around talking about Obama

legally receiving donations on average about 86 dollars.

[redstate_democrat]

3. Unbelieveable ain't it?

next McCain will accuse Obama of making propaganda tapes for the Viet Cong.

[texas1928]

4. WAIT!!! McCain is picking cabinet appointments???

Hell I bet he is measuring for drapes too. And already looking at desks for the Oval Office. Shouldn't he be waiting til he is elected?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. Brokaw asked him during the debate (see excerpt)...

...so yes, he should wait, but I doubt that he would have ducked that question, especially if it meant giving a shout-out to one of his supporters with the deepest pockets.

[yourguide]

6. K & R!

[mcg]

7. She she trying to buy a job? A finance expert would be a better pick,

someone like Warren Buffett.

[Supersedeas]

8. the circle of cronies never veers far from the Repig troughs