The Obama campaign and their supporters can't tell the truth, much less the whole truth.

The International Republican Institute isn't a "McCain organization". Under Reagan, Congress authorized the National Endowment for Democracy , which essentially dispurses funds, more accurately our tax dollars, through four sub groups, one Republican, one Dem, one Labor, and one private enterprise. And yes, as a Republican legislator McCain has been involved with the IRI, and whether McCain made it or not, I might support the decision to "fund" Khalid's group. They were hired to do polling in the West Bank. The fact that the Obama campaign doesn't understand that, when polling in a nest of terrorists, you either deal with terrorist supporters or don't do the polling. Same goes for distributing aid. Lots of bad guys cash our checks. That's the real world, if you want Goldilocks ( you need Obamaland. In his double super secret plan to take out bin Ladin, who does the Senator think he'll be dealing with, Nancy Pelosi?

Toasting the spokesman for a terrorist and wishing him well, perhaps validating his opinion that Israel shouldn't exist, is quite another thing.

@ Roni, much obliged for stopping by. Please don't be a stranger. The doors are always open here at SjP's.

It appears the President Reagan authorized at least two Endowments that in which our presidential candidates have been involved. The WALTER AND LEONORE ANNENBERG PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER and the INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE.

Your commentary here is that you mimimize Senator McCain's chairmanship of the IRI to involvement. This is much more than involvement - he was the spokesperson for the organization while in the chair's position.

Personnally, however, I don't really care about the money the IRI gave to Khalidi. I can only assume that this money was given in good faith that it would be used for the purposes described in the request. But, certainly since Khalidi is a "bad guy" now he was a "bad guy" in 1993 when McCain felt it appropriate to give $500K for the purposes of Polling in the West Bank.

The fact that the IRI would give monies to someone who was suppose to be "palling around with" the PLO - real enemies to the U.S. - is certainly telling.

"When polling in the nest of terrorist, you either deal with terrorist supporters or don't do the polling." The story you are now painting would require one to believe that the US knowingly funds individuals, organizations, and even countries to do research and provide us with a full and uncensored report of their findings. Now who's not in the real world?

But, this is certainly in keeping with John McCain's history as he has selected William Timmons to head his presidential transition team - a man who "palled around" with Saddam Hussein. Wonder what Timmons' opinion of Israel is?

Go 'head on Girl! Yessuh! Amen!

I am sick of Lt. Dan and even sicker of Sarah Palin. I hope after Nov 4th...I never have to listen to either of them again