John McCain's other lobbyist problem, Jack Abramoff

Degre over at Daily Kos has done an impressive job sorting thru McCain's cover-up of corruption by Grover Norquist and others who benefited from Jack Abramoff's activities, while simultaneously paying back the people who opposed him in South Carolina in 2000. Here it is:

John McCain has a Lobbyist Scandal on his hands and despite Right-wing auto-rants, this is not a "made-up" story.

The "sex" hook may be a MacGuffin, but this Lobbyist Scandal has legs.

As Thomas C pointed out Newsweek has poked another hole in McCain’s version of reality. The Washington Post has added details about McCain’s dependence on lobbyists for his survival and the Polk winning Muck Rakers at TPM are connecting the McCain Lobbying Scandal dots as fast as they can rake ‘em up.

McCain is "shocked" and fighting back. Key to his defense is his investigation of Jack Abramoff. This, he argues, is proof of his "reputation" as a "reformer" and his "integrity".

Yeah, right.

Don’t buy that hype.

Jack Abramoff is at the heart of McCain’s campaign—and not in a good way.

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