I've written a number of times about John McBush McHypocrite not applying the same standards he demands of others to himself and his campaign, such as not releasing his medical records or his multimillionaire heiress wife's tax records, etc.

The inimitable DownWithTyranny's post visits these issues with creativity, factuality, and an excellent quote from Howard Dean.

So, thank you, Howie Klein.

"JOHN AND CINDY McCAIN ARE HIDING SOMETHING FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"

" 'What is John McCain trying to hide? Throughout this campaign, he has acted like his own calls for openness and accountability apply to everyone but himself. Now he thinks he can bring that same double standard to the White House. Whether he is skirting the FEC, withholding his tax returns, or stocking his campaign with the same Washington lobbyists he attacks on the campaign trail, John McCain is showing that he doesn't respect the voters enough to be honest with them. John McCain may not like it, but the American people have a right to know about the well documented links between his political career and the McCains' business ventures. John McCain's refusal to meet the standard of every other candidate seeking the office is one more reason he's the wrong choice for America's future.' "

-Howard Dean

"Two weeks ago McCain made some kind of bogus claim that his wife's tax returns are private and separate. Theresa Heinz Kerry's-- as the media (and the wingnuts) never stopped telling us-- weren't and yet Cindy McCain has financed John McCain's political career even before he was getting massive bribes from her daddy's rich corporate pals (like Charles Keating-- who bragged he expected to get his money's worth from McCain... and who, in fact, did). Once McCain was a committee chairman who could pressure corporations with business before his committee to pay to play, he wasn't as desperate for Cindy's millions, but to this day, he still gets to use her jet for campaigning, even when breaking Senate ethics rules.

"Today Cindy was on Today and she doesn't care that everyone else's spouse released their returns; she's never releasing hers. What is McCain hiding?"

But the media continues playing no see, no hear, no speak monkeys and allowing their darling Republican, John McDoubleSpeak, McDoubleStandard to slide.