I checked, didn’t see this posted. If it’s a duplicate, apologies.
I wonder what this is all about......
McPain love child?
...has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!
Drudge loves to tease with headlines. It’ll be up in a half hour.
Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!
Does anyone actually care?
McCain’s not going to win the nomination no matter what is said, or not said.
McLame was also involved with the Keating 5, he has a long history of shady political deals, just like Rudy - both are toast.
Is this another media “gotcha” in a campaign season of gotcha’s?
this is nothing....besides (most all of our reps) do it....is called under-the-table. but I am guessing, on this one.
Rudy/Romney needs McCain’s supporters.
MEDIA FIREWORKS: MCCAIN PLEADS WITH NY TIMES TO SPIKE STORY
Thu Dec 20 2007 10:56:57 ET
Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!
McCain has personally pleaded with NY TIMES editor Bill Keller not to publish the high-impact report involving key telecom legislation before the Senate Commerce Committee, newsroom insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
The paper’s Jim Rutenberg has been leading the investigation and is described as beyond frustrated with McCain’s aggressive and angry efforts to stop any and all publication.
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The drama involves a woman lobbyist who may have helped to write key telecom legislation.
The woman in question has retained counsel and strongly denies receiving any special treatment from McCain.
Rutenberg, along with reporter David Kirkpatrick, has been developing the story for the last 6 weeks.
Rutenberg had hoped to break the story before the Christmas holiday, sources reveal, but editor Keller expressed serious reservations about jounalism eithics and issuing a damaging story so close to an election.
McCain campaign officials Rick Davis, Charlie Black and Mark Salter are also said to have met with the NEW YORK TIMES in an effort to halt publication.
Developing...
By the way: having a lobbyist write legislation is nothing new — it’s standard procedure on the Hill. And there’s not anything necessarily wrong with it. Lobbyists usually have superior information on their subject. Of course, it’s Members who introduce legislation, so the responsibility is theirs.
Every time I see one of these I’m afraid it’s gonna be someone I know!
Which GOP presidential candidate would bear the greatest advantage of having McCain gone?
All right I’ll play along. Though it will probably be something like he and Edwards had a lovefest at Hilton Head or something. Or maybe the NYTimes gave him the MoveOn.organ rate for an ad. Now THAT would be newsworthy!
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