Larry Dighera wrote:

On Sat, 03 May 2008 17:08:48 -0400, Jennifer Allen
wrote in :

And that makes McCain qualified to lead our nation how?

It certainly provides qualifications that his competitors do not have.

Below are some other "qualification" his competitors lack
(fortunately):

News clip from the January 17, 1995, Arizona Republic:

"About 300 guests turned out Saturday night to celebrate the 90th
birthday of Joseph 'Joe Bananas' Bonanno, retired boss of New
York's Bonanno crime family. He retired to Tucson in 1968. . .
John McCain, R-Ariz., and Gov. Fife Symington (later also
convicted of fraud) sent their regards by telegram."

http://cbs5.com/campaign08/john.mcca....2.683115.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five
http://www.slate.com/id/1004633/
After McCain's election to the House in 1982, he and his family
made at least nine trips at Keating's expense, three of which were
to Keating's Bahamas retreat. McCain did not disclose the trips
(as he was required to under House rules) until the scandal broke
in 1989. At that point, he paid Keating $13,433 for the flights.

And in April 1986, one year before the meeting with the
regulators, McCain's wife, Cindy, and her father invested $359,100
in a Keating strip mall.

Uh huh. From your cite, "The Ethics Committee concluded that Glenn's and
McCain's involvement in the scheme was minimal."

"Bennett, who was the special investigator during the Keating Five scandal
that The Times revisited in the article, said that he fully investigated
McCain back then and suggested to the Senate Ethics Committee to not pursue
charges against McCain because of "no evidence against him." Bennett was
coincidentally on Hannity and Colmes the night the story broke to talk
about his autobiography. On the show, he said that he felt the Committee
pursued charges against McCain because, without him, the case would have
been entirely against Democrats.

But since are known for your balanced views, Larry, you were just about to
post about Hillary Clinton's top campaign contributor, felon Norman Hsu,
right?