“He (J.D.Hayworth.) is, I would bet, the only Tea Party candidate with a history of hosting fundraisers in lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s sports skyboxes....been enthusiastic legislative earmarkers, or voted for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, or supported the 2005 highway bill, which included the “bridge to nowhere”?
Is all of this true? “
No. Hayworth was cleared of ALL Abramoff charges...McCain is the one who got big bucks from the firm Abramoff headed.
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle.
John McCain
Merrill Lynch $373,595
Citigroup Inc $322,051
Morgan Stanley $273,452
Goldman Sachs $230,095
Greenberg Traurig LLP $146,437 (Abramoff)[snip]
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00006424
Start here. Read all my posts on that thread. McCain is the one with the corrupt past.
Indians, Lobbyists and Arizona Politics...OH MY!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2440173/posts
Imagine that: phony-con Michael Gerson caught lying about a conservative who wants illegal immigration stopped. Surprise, surprise. /sarc
You are an excellent resource!
the only Tea Party candidate with a history of hosting fundraisers in lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s sports skyboxes....been enthusiastic legislative earmarkers, or voted for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, or supported the 2005 highway bill, which included the “bridge to nowhere”?
This is all true. Conservatives Freepers don't care as long as JD hates mexicans.