More Lobbyist Trouble for McCain

Lobbyists, members of the Washington power structure who are paid to push through legislation for corporations and other special interest groups, run John McCain's campaign. He has more of them than any other Presidential candidate. And just during this past year there have been numerous instances where serious conflicts of interest have come into play (remember Georgia anyone?). Here's yet one more example:

Here's something that could complicate the McCain-Palin reform message a bit: It turns out that McCain's national finance co-chair, Wayne Berman, is a paid lobbyist, and has been one for years, for two of the oil companies that are at the center of the sex, drugs and oil scandal enveloping the Interior Department.

One of McCain's high-ranking campaign officials also lobbied for the companies for years -- during time periods when the scandal has unfolded -- up until he joined the McCain campaign in the spring. [Read the full article from TPM here.]

That's not change, that's more of the same...