October 20, 2008Barack Obama apparently has some explaining to do. On his 2000 and 2002 tax returns, he listed $16,500 and $34,491 in speaking fees. Yet, under Illinois State Ethics law, as a State Senator from 1997 to 2004, he was prohibited from receiving any speaking fees.
The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act provides:
(5 ILCS 420/2-110)
Sec. 2-110. Honoraria.
(a) No member [...]
October 6, 2008bJohn McCain is currently behind in Presidential election by three to eight points, depending on the poll. With only a month less to go, McCain’s current strategy is obviously not working. During the last two weeks, the Obama campaign has succeeded in defining the narrative of the day. McCain needs aggressively to go on the offensive [...]
