McCain and the Lobbyist: Missing the Story of the Miss

[babylonsister]

McCain and the Lobbyist: Missing the Story of the Miss

By Dave Lindorff


All the attention in the breaking story about John McCain's 2000 relationship with a blonde young telecom lobbiest has been focussed on the question of whether or not they were "doing it."

As George Stephanopoulas claimed on ABC, the importance of the story depends upon whether McCain is shown to have had a "relationship" with the lobbiest, Vicki Iseman.

But really, who cares whether they were shacking up on the campaign trail? McCain, after all, already double-timed his starter wife and dumped her for a trophy wife, the statuesque and wealthy beer industry heiress Cindy Hensley, so it's not as though he is campaigning on a strong pro-family platform.

No, the reason his aides, back in 1998-2000, started working behind the scenes to keep Iseman away from McCain, and confronted McCain over his dalliances was because McCain, who had a history of corruption, most notably his card-carrying membership in the Keating Five savings and loan scandal, couldn't afford to appear to be backsliding.

It isn't, that is to say, a matter of whether or not McCain was diddling Vicki. It's whether he was delivering for her and her clients, perhaps in return for her delivering for him.

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[gateley]

1. As usual the MSM is focusing on the sensational rather than the important issue. nt

[ourbluenation]

2. EXACTLY! passing this on to everyone. thx! n/t

[williesgirl]

3. Right on! She didn't go from secretary to PARTNER in several years by not

delivering the goods, regardless of how she got them. He came through for her and she bragged about it to her clients. That's why they went to shut her up.

[NNN0LHI]

4. Thats what I have been saying all along. This guy has a rap sheet long as my arm

But all the cable TV idiots and some DUers keep saying we should be giving this serial crook the benefit of the doubt.

Don