So, John McCain is an old lecher.
The wife of a former-Congressman turn lobbyist told REFORM that McCain "followed me around two GOP conventions like a puppy dog. All I had to do was wiggle my finger and he would have been there."
The woman spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear that public disclosure would further jeopardize her husband’s lobbying firm. The former-Congressman makes his living lobbying Republicans. His clients include, according to Opensecrets.org, Dow Chemical in addition to other corporate clients and local governments in six states.
The former-Congressman’s lobbying firm has provided representation for several clients whose congressional business included matters before the senate Commerce Committees which John McCain chairs. Vickie Iseman. McCain’s paramour represented Dow Chemical and others at her shop, Alcalde & Faye. The firm grossed $10.2 million in 2006.
Again, according to the Times, Ms. Iseman, also represented telecommunications clients that contributed thousands of dollars to McCain. This practice while it does not legally goes against the spirit of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance lawis dubious.
As in the Keating case, which cost the taxpayers $3.4 billion, McCain wrote two letters to the FCC to expedite its decision in favor of Iseman’s position with regard to a telecommunications client. He received a strong rebuke from the committee chair for his actions. McCain’s office should release the letters.
The scandal may overflow to ethical violations as well; the Times reports that McCain’s campaign manager lobbyist Rick Davis has served in his position at no cost to the campaign. Is Davis still receiving fees from his lobbying firm or the Reform Institute, a McCain 527 which he chaired? Davis should make his 2007 income tax return public. Davis represents mega-corps BellSouth, SPC Communication and Verizon Communications. Mark Buse, McCain’s new senate staff director’s former lobbying clients reads like a list of the Fortune 500.
Again, according to opensecrets.og total campaign contributions from the telecommunications sector to all presidential candidates equals nearly $12 million.
Speculation is that before the Times broke the Iseman story they had other information not yet released. Could that information surround allegations that have been swirling around Arizona for years that McCain is guilty of domestic abuse? Investigators have been looking for evidence but run into blind alleys.
Apparently, calls to the McCain household have appeared in law enforcement logs but actual reports are missing and intake reports at local emergency rooms list her as a patient but detailed medical records for the visits can not to be found.
Several references in the Times story may provide some clues into McCain’s personality.
The Times quotes a friend of McCain’s who characterized the Arizona senator of imprudent and reckless behavior and he was enamored by the shady Mr. Keating for his great confidence and daring. In the extreme these personality traits may be representative of psychopathology, including addictive personality disorder or a variant of bi-polar disease.
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