My Lobby, Myself: How John McCain's hypocrisy is laundered as reform

In 2001, the year after he lost the G.O.P. presidential nomination to George W. Bush, McCain helped found the Reform Institute... a nonprofit whose stated aim was to advance ideals of influence-free good governance. But as McCain makes a second run at the White House, his supposedly independent project functions rather obviously as a public-relations arm of his political machine. In fact, in its revolving-door policy for loyalists, its dubious ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Beth Wellington - Jun 3, 2008 - 1:58 PM PDT
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Tom Maertens
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by Tom Maertens - Oct. 1, 2008

This is investigative journalism at its best, revealing previously unknown information about McCain's ties to a non-profit he founded and funded. Information such as this could play a role in the campaign, and perhaps, become an issue for the FEC.

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Gary Clark
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by Gary Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

This is information that voters need to be hit with, hard. I have confidence in Harper's, and these charges are very important to the candidate's integrity. In all fairness, a thorough background check of Obama's ties to financial shakers and doers backing him need to be broadcast, as they should concern voters, too.

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Beth Wellington
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by Beth Wellington - Oct. 1, 2008

I realize that the non-subscribers will find the pdf hard to read in this format. The magazine wants you to buy a copy. But go to your library and read this. It digs below the surface of the image of reformer.

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ana adorable
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by ana adorable - Oct. 1, 2008

Very well done. Ethics, transparency? The autthor shows the very blaten way in which McCain uses his non-profit as a front to further his political ambitions. How can you argue with the way the article pointed out paragraphs in the charter that conflicted with McCain's behavior in running his campaign. I like the way Siverstein used the graphic to illustrate this point. It's important for people to know that McCain not a reformer and that he can't shake lobbyist. He's nothing but the typical politician. This is not change I can believe in. After reading this article, now, everything McCain says is suspect.

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