James Johnson said he is leaving Senator Barack Obama's vice presidential search committee after a newspaper reported he may have received preferential mortgage terms from Countrywide Financial Corp.
Johnson, the former chairman of Fannie Mae, said he was quitting to avoid being a hindrance to Obama's presidential campaign.
Too late for that, my friend. Barack already stooped to offering a pathetic, "I am a victim," style defense of you yesterday, reminiscent of his excuse for quitting the Trinity Racist Church, even while hanging you out to dry!
Obama said he shouldn't be expected to "vet the vetters" and that Johnson, who received $7 million in loans from Countrywide Financial, was doing a discrete task, not setting policy or getting a job in his administration.
"I am not vetting my vice presidential search committee for their mortgages. This is a game that can be played. Everybody who is tangentially related to our campaign is going to have a whole host of relationships," Obama said, adding that Johnson, a former head of Fannie Mae, is a voluntary adviser.
Having learned well from the boss, Johnson also sees himself as a victim.
Johnson, 64, said that he had done nothing wrong, saying ``blatantly false statements and misrepresentations'' had been written about him.
Perhaps he should start by explaining that to Barack!
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