Posted on 05/25/2008 8:55:34 AM PDT by TADSLOS
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) built a name for himself fighting to reduce the influence lobbyists have over Washington. Now his 2008 presidential ambitions may rest with a handful of lobbyists.
After a disappointing first-quarter fundraising effort, McCain put two lobbyists -- Tom Loeffler and Wayne Berman -- in charge of raising cash for his campaign. This week, after burning through campaign cash in the second quarter, he moved another lobbyist -- Richard Davis -- into the role of campaign manager.
In effect, that means lobbyists now both raise and spend McCain's campaign cash, fundamentally tying the most recognizable name in campaign finance reform to Washington's money complex.
But the greatest irony of all is that success by his new team in righting the campaign's momentum could mean that, of all the 2008 hopefuls, McCain could be most indebted to the lobbying and special-interest-money community that he has long sought to diminish.
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That's charitable.
In April McCain, the presumptive GOP winner, raised $3 million less than Clinton, the presumptive Democratic loser.
The correct word is “embarrassing” effort, not “disappointing” effort.
Which more than explains his constant attemp at ramming AMNESTY down our throats.Lack of money is very telling.FYJM
OOOOOOooooo...who'd a thunk it -- 1987 redux!!! See also Charles Keating, Lincoln Savings & Loan, Keating Five, etc., ad nauseum. Leopards do not change their spots, people!!!
McCainiacs, indeed...my vote is on obtuse, indebted, and smug, FWIW.
My hope is McCain is sent hope in November a bitter and broken man, defeated at the polls by a total lack of support by my fellow conservatives.
If he wins he will move the Republican Party left maybe even left of center.
screw mccain.
Lobbying is a perfectly respectable profession. Corruption can happen, but it is not built into the practice by definition as Obambi would have us believe.
So is prostitution...to its clients.
If he loses the consequences are worse
What hog wash, the man has been in office how many years, tell me one bill he put a hold on and did not approve wasteful pork spending. He has always played the go along to get along game and gave lip service to reducing lobbyists.
McCain will be unable to do what he wants. It is easier for republicans to fight a dem POTUS then to fight a repbulican
The churches, the scouts, the universities all have lobbyists. Are they whores?
I will bet you that a lobbyist has done good for you on some issue without you even realizing it.
BTW, prostitution is illegal in almost all states. Lobbying is a right protected under the First Amendment.
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