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June 26, 2007

McCain's Own Private Fantasy World

As if we didn't have enough evidence that John McCain creates his own reality, he seems to just keep adding to the pile. Upon learning that his polling has slipped into the single digits, McCain simply responded, "That poll is just not true." Oh. Okay, then.

Last week, the Tampa Tribune reported that in a "desperate fundraising blitz to close out the 2nd quarter" McCain's website listed a schedule of past fundraising events that had not only never actually happened, they had never even been planned.

And now he has asked Paul Galanti, a member of Swift Boat Veterans, to host a fundraising breakfast for him – this after having blasted the group for its "dishonest and dishonorable" lies about John Kerry.

Cashing in his principles for support from a Swift Boater is consistent with McCain's do-anything-to-win campaign tactics, which have included walking away from the campaign finance reform he once championed, trying to distance himself from the immigration bill that carried his name in the last Congress, and even embracing the potential of ethanol now that he has to campaign in Iowa.

On top of that, McCain, who has enjoyed a reputation as populist working to diminish the power of lobbyists in Washington, has more lobbyists on his staff and among his advisors than any other Presidential candidate. As an aside, I am happy to report that my personal favorite, Barack Obama, is also the "least entangled with K Street," with "no lobbyists on the payroll or serving as key advisers," while Hillary Clinton is the Democratic candidate with the most lobbyists on board.

Posted by Becky at June 26, 2007 03:17 PM