In case you missed it,
John Fund excellent today on the
Supreme Court decision upholding photo IDs in Indiana, which should extend now to other states. One paragraph:
But this case, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, also revealed a fundamental philosophical conflict between two perspectives rooted in the machine politics of Chicago. Justice John Paul Stevens, who wrote the decision, grew up in Hyde Park, the city neighborhood where Sen. Barack Obama – the most vociferous Congressional critic of such laws – lives now. Both men have seen how the Daley machine has governed the city for so many years, with a mix of patronage, contract favoritism and, where necessary, voter fraud.
Fund mentions Obama's actions on behalf of ACORN, which has been involved in vote fraud cases-- a large part of Obama's thin resume--his "community organizing" experience. Sen. Obama is also blocking a needed nominee to the FEC for his position on this very issue the Court has just upheld. One final quote:
Jay Stewart, the executive director of the Chicago Better Government Association, notes that, while Mr. Obama supported ethics reforms as a state senator, he has "been noticeably silent on the issue of corruption here in his home state, including at this point, mostly Democratic."
No surprise there, from the Big O.
Considering, and all.
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