Government of Georgia paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to McCain lobbyist

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON - John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2-year span while being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

The payments raise ethical questions about the intersection of Randy Scheunemann's personal financial interests and his advice to the Republican presidential candidate who is seizing on Russian aggression in Georgia as a campaign issue.

McCain warned Russian leaders Tuesday that their assault in Georgia risks "the benefits they enjoy from being part of the civilized world."

On April 17, a month and a half after Scheunemann stopped working for Georgia, his partner signed a $200,000 agreement with the Georgian government. The deal added to an arrangement that brought in more than $800,000 to the two-man firm from 2004 to mid-2007. For the duration of the campaign, Scheunemann is taking a leave of absence from the firm.

"Scheunemann's work as a lobbyist poses valid questions about McCain's judgment in choosing someone who — and whose firm — are paid to promote the interests of other nations," said New York University law professor Stephen Gillers. "So one must ask whether McCain is getting disinterested advice, at least when the issues concern those nations."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_lobbyist

[iamthebandfanman]

1. thats not suprising.

but i believe most georgians are in love with the american ideal, not just a certain party or certain person... its just they perceive anybody of any stature from here to be representive of those values they think we stand for. unfortunately the fascist-lite have taken over in America.. they are just to far removed to know it. its unfortunate these bastards have managed to corrupt another country.

this whole mess is rediculous.

watching three fascist governments lie and argue about bullshit.

[barbtries]

2. wow considering this,

one has to wonder why he had to gank his speech about the issue off of wikipedia.

anyhow, this guy's got no business being on mccain's staff.

[EFerrari]

3. We have the best government money can buy!

:sarcasm:

[Trillo]

4. Another head of The Corporatist Hydra.

A Foreign "Government."