02/20/08: Is John McCain a philanderer?

Posted by: convenor


Eush, just typing it makes me throw up in my mouth a little. But apparently John McCain, who threw over his first wife for a younger model, is a bit of a hound with the ladies:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html

The Long Run
For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk

By JIM RUTENBERG, MARILYN W. THOMPSON, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and STEPHEN LABATON Published: February 21, 2008 This article is by Jim Rutenberg, Marilyn W. Thompson, David D. Kirkpatrick and Stephen Labaton.

WASHINGTON — Early in Senator John McCain’s first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers.

A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund- raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself — instructing staff members to block the woman’s access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity.

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Now, as we all know, fucking around on your wife is an impeachable offense, according to our sanctimonious friends in the Republican party. Or is this another example of IOKIYAR?


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