McSame: "I never had romance with that woman"

[endarkenment]

Ah the irony.

[sharp_stick]

1. Romance no...

but I did bang the hell out of.... Oh maybe I said too much.

[ananda]

2. Also, consider..

If Bush and the GOP knew about this, then
that would be leverage against McCain to
pressure him to flipflop their way, which
he did.

[CTyankee]

Excellent point!

I don't see why not? The Bushies have no depth to which they can descend when it comes to their own interests.

Fine by me...

[L. Coyote]

27. Did they set it up, "just in case" they needed to "bomb" John in 2000?

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Is she a Bushie?

[chelsea0011]

3. Who needs romance when the sex is sooooooooooooo good?

[originalpckelly]

4. "Yeah, we just fucked! HAHAHAHAHAHA! My diabolical plot to blind half of America WORKED!"

[WinkyDink]

5. "I never betrayed the PUBLIC trust."

[keep_it_real]

6. Clintons to face fraud trial

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56868

[tekisui]

8. Why are you posting this RW shit here?

And what does it have to do with this thread?

[WinkyDink]

9. Lobbyist Iseman. Wait for it.

[Virginia Dare]

18. So this is going to be the RW response?...

but, but, but, CLENIS!!!

How many times can you beat a dead horse?

:boring:

[DainBramaged]

25. Republicans to face complete defeat in '08

suck on that

[Ikonoklast]

31. What does that have to do with McCain banging lobbyists? n/t

[Buzz Clik]

7. This is a very bad strike against McCain. And it isn't the sex aspect.

This woman was representing people who had business in front of McCain's Commerce Committee. Establishing any sort of personal relationship with her was a massive conflict of interest. And, considering it was plain as day to his staff that he was becoming attracted to her, he crossed all sorts of line.

If he'd been romping with some big-haired bimbo he met in a bar, that would be bad and rough on his wife. But this?

Unethical behavior. Period.

[WinkyDink]

12. And THAT is why it's in the NYT.

[tekisui]

13. I hope the sensationalism of potential sex doesn't overshadow the

real scandal.

[L. Coyote]

28. Attracting attention to the real scandal, for sure. Plus, "I didn't get any" McCain

ain't no Clinton :rofl:

[FSogol]

14. Unethical? Not surprising from one of the Keating 5. n/t

[CTyankee]

19. "rough on his wife" Hmpf! Seems she was pretty rough on McCain's first wife,

having an affair with him while he was still living at home with his then wife and their 3 kids.

Karma is a bitch, Cindy...

[whistle]

10. Any video links yet of McCain's news conference this morning

[Tippy]

17. C-Span covered the news conference

McCain looked like kid got caught with his hand in the cookie jar...C-Span may have a transcrpt up but seeing him squrim was worth a 1,000 transcripts.

[Tippy]

20. C-Span.org

McCain Responds to NY Times
Today

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) makes a brief statement and answers reporter's questions regarding a New York Times article

[Javaman]

11. ...

"she was just a fuck buddy!"

:rofl:

[JVS]

30. Friends...

with benefits!

[JVS]

15. This whole porking with no romance is going to play really well with men 18-45

[Buzz Clik]

22. 18-45? Wasn't he in his early 60s at the time? Hell, I'm 54 and this gives me hope.

:evilgrin:

[JVS]

32. I figured that at 45 there are enough fathers of sexually active daughters around to make...

sex without romance less of an ideal and more of and unhappy thought among men.

[boston bean]

16. Did he actually say that? please let me know. nt

[JohnnyLib2]

21. Just heard clips and he said "no" to a simple question about

a "romantic involvement." The questions will probably get more direct. Seems to me that many here are jumping ahead to wonderfully salacious conclusions--so far.

[Buzz Clik]

23. Don't get caught up in the affair aspect. If she denies it and he denies it and there's no evidence,

... then the "affair" part will be gone in a flash.

It is the unethical relationship with a Congressional lobbyist with a huge interest in the proceedings of his committee that is key here. McCain can be had, and that is dangerous for a man with aspirations on the presidency.

[endarkenment]

24. oddly the other side has no problem with pushing unsubstantiated bullshit

We seem to be forever hung up in issues of fairness while they are engaged in a perpetual barrage of bullshit. Politics is dirty business. Let the NYT handle the ethics angle, the internets are not constrained by vetted sources.

McSame: I did not have romance with that woman.

Who cares if he actually said that or boffed his lobbyist? Make him keep on proclaiming his innocence until everyone is sure he is guilty.

[DainBramaged]

26. HEAR HEAR

[L. Coyote]

29. Flying to Scotland for golf VS. Flying to Arizona for golf! = Abramoff VS. Iseman

You do the math, but I think I found the equation we need to focus on!

No wonder John was busily covering up Abramoff in Fall 2004.
His arse was on the line with the rest of the Corrupt Bastards Club!