Fannie Mae chairman Johnson still advising Obama

This is one of the guys at the heart of the financial crisis. Not surprising since Obama was the number two recipient of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Mae and Mac.

Judgement?

McCain Plays the Race Card

Oops!

"Let me stipulate: Obama's Fannie Mae connections are completely fair game. But this ad doesn't even mention a far more significant tie--that of Jim Johnson, the former Fannie Mae chairman who had to resign as head of Obama's vice presidential search team after it was revealed he got a sweetheart deal on a mortgage from Countrywide Financial. Instead, it relies on a fleeting and tenuous reference in a Washington Post Style section story to suggest that Obama's principal economic adviser is former Fannie Mae Chairman Frank Raines. Why? One reason might be that Johnson is white; Raines is black."

Or it could be that McCain has two ads out, one for Raines and one for Johnson. Oops!

But hey, nice of her to point out the "...far more significant tie--that of Jim Johnson, the former Fannie Mae chairman who had to resign as head of Obama's vice presidential search team after it was revealed he got a sweetheart deal on a mortgage from Countrywide Financial."

Hmmm. Wonder why she didn't point out that after just 4 short years in the Senate Obama was the second largest recipient of donations from Mae and Mac?



As you can see from both ads Obama is up to his eyeballs in the scandal.

Glenn has more including this.

"Bob Krumm emails: "How do you know that the Obama-Raines ad hits its target? Because Time magazine has declared that it is racist."

Boris Johnson takes back London

First, he disbanded red Ken Livingstone's Venezuelan "office". Next he banned drinking on London's buses. Then, he tossed out red Ken's cronies.

Now Kenstock is gone as well.

At this rate it won't be long before there will be calls for him to stand for Prime Minister.

UK - London mayor tosses out Ken's cronies

Bravo! Bravo!