McCain and A Telecom Bill
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Is McCain in bed with a telecom lobbyist? We mean that in a metaphorical sense, obviously - the man would need more Viagra than Bob Dole, even. That being said, the world is a-buzz with rumors that McCain maybe did a couple of favors for a girl lobbyist and his campaign is trying to strong-arm the NY Times into sitting on the story. The McCain camp is denying everything. But, having been a girl-lobbyist, Drudge’s story smelled possibly good enough to be true, so I did some digging and made some phone calls and I didn’t find a smoking gun but I do smell something maybe a little fishy, too.
Is McCain in bed with a telecom lobbyist? We mean that in a metaphorical sense, obviously - the man would need more Viagra than Bob Dole, even. That being said, the world is a-buzz with rumors that McCain maybe did a couple of favors for a girl lobbyist and his campaign is trying to strong-arm the NY Times into sitting on the story. The McCain camp is denying everything. But, having been a girl-lobbyist, Drudge’s story smelled possibly good enough to be true, so I did some digging and made some phone calls and I didn’t find a smoking gun but I do smell something maybe a little fishy, too.
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