Hypocritical Ties Between Lobbyist Groups and John McCain Exposed

I made an attempt to contact representatives in the Michigan chapter of the campaign about this issue. To this point, they have not sent back a reply.

The point of my inquiry was to find out what internal policies the McCain campaign has for the placement of lobbyists. There are many Presidential campaigns that have banned the placement of lobbyists or former lobbyists in high-ranking positions.

Another purpose for the inquiry was to find out why someone who was so unspoken against lobbyist groups and special interest groups would surround himself with so many of them. As of the writing of this article, it appeared that there was not any interest in the campaign offices to answer my questions.

There are many political blogs and forums that are buzzing about all of the lobbyist connections that John McCain has. Many of the other names that were listed in the report are also being mentioned and debated over in the forums. This is not news that the McCain campaign needed with the slouching numbers that have been put up for their candidate in recent weeks.

Source:

Huffington Post, Thomas B. Edsall, Huffpost Exlusive: More Lobbyists on McCain Staff Than Any Other 08 Candidate, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/06/23/huffpost-exclusive-more-_n_53456.html