Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

You're not going to believe this, but the Associated Press actually mentioned John McCain's legal problems with the FEC:

Since the beginning of the year, the commission has only had two members: Republican Chairman David Mason and Democrat Ellen Weintraub.

Earlier this month, President Bush decided to withdraw Mason's nomination, prompting a protest from Reid and from watchdog groups.

Mason has on few occasions voted with Democrats on regulatory matters. Earlier this year, he angered officials in Republican John McCain's presidential campaign by raising questions about a loan McCain obtained and by informing the campaign that it needed a vote of the commission before withdrawing from the primary's public financing system. Earlier this year, the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint with the FEC over McCain's loan and on Tuesday it sued in federal court to compel the FEC to investigate the matter.

Now that wasn't so hard, was it? Seems after a Senate vote yesterday, the FEC is operational again. The McCain crimes should be first on the agenda.

Let's get moving...