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July 4, 2008 - 4:44 am - by Richard Fernandez
Alexis
2008-07-04 13:16:36

I don’t like what the Bush administration did with Halliburton and I regard the proposed contract with Dubai Ports World to take over a series of American ports as an impeachable offense. The Bush administration made some good decisions, but I am quite unhappy with its pattern of corruption. Considering how government corruption is a legitimate issue in this election and given Senator Obama’s record in Chicago, is Senator Obama really running for George W. Bush’s third term? And considering the corruption of the Clinton administration (remember the Loral missile contract with China?), is Senator Obama seeking a continuation of the worst practices of the Bush-Clinton era?

Let’s make no mistake – both John McCain and Barack Obama are tainted by corruption scandals from the past. The question is which man is less corrupted by our political system and by the power of money. The question is not whether America needs change, but whether the man we elect will bring the right kind of change or whether he will be seduced by the spare change of his wealthy contributors.