Judicial Watch is questioning an event that John McCain had in London with the Rochschilds; the law says foreign nationals are not allowed to contribute to American campaigns. Also questioned: a concert that Elton John gave for Hillary Clinton. I like this law but it’s more honored in the breach these days (look at Haim Saban, who calls Israel home, running a leading Washington thinktank and giving tons to Hillary. Haaretz: "Let’s go back to Israel – do you see yourself returning?" Saban: "Home? No…I could say I am contributing far more to Israel being here.")
The world’s too small for the spirit of this law to be meaningful; other countries feel too great a stake in our election not to say something. Being optimistic, I feel the world’s going to play a big part in the victory of Barack Obama this November. Not sure how yet; giant crowds greeting him in Europe this summer, appeals from African nations for personal interventions, weird interference in October by Osama bin Laden, maybe straw polls in Aussie…
