Rick Davis, McCain's Campaign Manager, Benefited As Unregistered Lobbyist

NY Times:

Sorting out the lobbying entanglements of his campaign advisers is proving to be a messy business for Senator John McCain....

In 2005, Mr. Davis was registered as a lobbyist for corporate clients like the telecommunications company Verizon. Under the campaign's new rules, issued by Mr. Davis on Thursday, lobbyists who are currently registered either for American companies or for foreign governments or businesses cannot be employed by the campaign. They must also disclose their lobbying work even if they are working for Mr. McCain on a part-time, voluntary basis.

But while Mr. Davis took a leave from Davis Manafort in 2006, the company has developed a specialty in recent years in a type of lobbying for which firms do not have to register -- namely, representing the interests abroad of foreign politicians and businessmen.

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Comments

[dadw5boys]

How many types of Lobbyist are there?

Why not just one type and THEY ALL MUST REGISTER AS LOBBYIST!!!

[SouthFloridaDem]

Another one bites the dust.

[Doofus]

Before McCain was elected to congress, his last assignment with the Navy,
over a period of several years, was as a Pentagon 'liaison officer'. Basically,
that's being a lobbyist, for the Navy, persuading Congress to authorize the
programs that benefit the Navy, all for our greater glory/'security' of course.

McCain WAS a lobbyist before he was in Congress. No surprise, he likes to
surround himself with people he trusts & understands, i.e. lobbyists.

[CubanPete]

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[Chillinout]

So?

[Mitchell4A]

Boy, this guy is just knee deep in lobbyists. Americans need to know more about the real McCain.

In my list of a dozen reasons why McCain won't win in November, I have as 9, 10, and 11 the following:

9. The Skeleton Factor: The Keating Five and lobbyists, need I say more.

10. The Anger Problem: It’s real.

11. The Crass and Crude Comment Problem: A corollary to the anger problem. He has made outrageous, crude, sometimes vile remarks, and most Americans don’t know about them, yet. For examples, see http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/8/17456/91972/887/492360

The rest of the list is too long for a comment. "A Dozen Reasons McCain Won't Win: Money-Back Guarantee. http://msa4.wordpress.com/

[ErnestineBass]

UH OH! Methinks gonavy needs to come over here and defend the "Mr. Straight Talk"...LOL

[Davwbaird]

corruption r4ealized on an unnamable scale.

[loax]

Ther goes another one from McCains camp of buddies. Cindy will have to manage the whole thing next!

[filo]

Sniff sniff


I smell telecom imunity cookin'

[zigzag1]

Isn't Davis Manafort the firm Vicki Iseman "worked" for?

[NicoleAnonymous]

Does anyone here besides me think AH is really pathetic with her "I really, really, really admire what Clinton accomplished as a woman" speech here today? Especially when she uses is as another excuse to sell her book.

Besides the sycophants she pays to post here daily about how great she is and her stupid, hypocritical, lame, shallow Hollywood buddies like Ari Emmanuel who "I call absolutely every day! We live near each other - our mansions are so close our illegal immigrant gardners can even see each other!" does anyone take this woman seriously?

[CocteausTwin]

The Bought and Paid for Express just seems keep on truckin'

[BWonka]

Not surprising - except maybe for McLoser who doesn't seem to have the slightest idea who is running his capaign.

Remember - McLoser is the best the GOP has to offer. Or is he just the one easiest for the lobbyists (including Miss Vicki) to seduce?

[abouttime]

Oh well. The baat goes on.

[lynnn]

McSame