tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post1292252284550524782..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-54846753203612870512008-07-25T14:57:00.000-05:002008-07-25T14:57:00.000-05:00Berkman isn't about to go to the Federal Pen and take several key Illinois government officials with him. Tony Rezko could easily be characterized as this generation's Al Capone, only without the piles of dead bodies.... at least none that have been found.<BR/><BR/>B.H. Obama isn't stupid. He won't take a direct contribution from someone as toxic as Tony Rezko, and have his name on a contribution report. If Rezko gave he'd use a straw donor, or launder it through a labor union or something of that nature.<BR/><BR/>Then again neither did Johnny Shu nor Charlie Trie's names appear on Clinton(s) reports either. But somehow a Bay Area family of four making a combined $50K per year contributed the max each.Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75569812319005116802008-07-25T14:05:00.000-05:002008-07-25T14:05:00.000-05:00Since you keep bringing up Rezko, who has not contributed to Obama's Presidential campaign, I was wondering if you had any comment on this little insight from the DNC on John McCain's CURRENT big donor to his Presidential campaign:<BR/><BR/>"On the day Republican Sen. John McCain surged to victory in Florida's presidential primary, a group of supporters gathered at the elegant Tampa Club for a luncheon held by Gov. Charlie Crist and Sen. Mel Martinez. <BR/>Mingling with some of the state's business and political elite that January day was a Florida newcomer, an Oregon venture capitalist named Craig Berkman. Unbeknown to the guests, Berkman's life was crashing around him.<BR/><BR/>For two years, Berkman had been battling his investment partners after admitting that he had lent himself $5 million of their money without telling them. A civil fraud case against him was about to go to trial.<BR/><BR/>Berkman continued to raise money for McCain. He and his wife have donated $50,000 to Republican candidates and party committees this election cycle, including a $28,500 check to the Republican National Committee's Victory Fund on May 29 to support McCain's bid. Berkman's political generosity has angered his former investors, who prevailed in court but have not seen a penny of the $28 million in civil damages that a jury awarded them."<BR/><BR/>Just curious why you are so focused on non-presidential donor Rezko versus McCain's current presidential donor problem of Berkman, and whether you or the GOP has an explanation on this? I just can't seem to focus on Obama's prior senate campaign and not his presidential campaign. Let me know, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com