McCain versus McCain: Favors for lobbyists

02.21.08 - Posted by AsiansVote

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From CNN, here's John McCain on the today's New York Times article about his relationship with a lobbyist Vicki Iseman:

"I'm disappointed in The New York Times piece. It's not true," he told reporters in Ohio on Thursday, his wife, Cindy, standing by his side.

He added that he has never "done anything that would betray the public trust or make a decision" that would favor a particular group.

From the Arizona Central Daily, here's John McCain on his role in the 1987 Keating Five scandal:

In the end, McCain received only a mild rebuke from the Ethics Committee for exercising "poor judgment" for intervening with the federal regulators on behalf of Keating. Still, he felt tarred by the affair.

"The appearance of it was wrong," McCain said. "It's a wrong appearance when a group of senators appear in a meeting with a group of regulators because it conveys the impression of undue and improper influence. And it was the wrong thing to do."
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"I was judged eventually, after three years, of using, quote, poor judgment, and I agree with that assessment."

UPDATE: We've discovered that geogia10 from DailyKos beat us to the punch, making the same point and quoting the same Arizona Central Daily article. Click here for her post.

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02.21.08 | 2008 Presidential Candidates , Candidates & Leaders