Another Freddie Mac Lobbyist Now McCain Staffer

Washington Post:

When mortgage giant Freddie Mac feared several years ago that Sen. John McCain was too outspoken on the issue of executive pay, it pinpointed a lobbyist known for his closeness to McCain and hired him to work with the senator.

Mark Buse, a longtime McCain adviser who had been staff director of the Senate commerce committee, signed on as a Freddie Mac lobbyist, and his firm, ML Strategies, earned $460,000 in lobbying fees in late 2003 and 2004, according to lobbying disclosures. Buse is now chief of staff at McCain's Senate office.

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Comments

[LeawoodKansas]

Good grief ... the McCain campaign is the full employment act for Freddie & Fannie.

[sueno]

What! another thief on the straight talk express?
He's in good company-

[Time2WakeUpUSA]

Golly gee - boy oh boy John McCain sure is a maverick reformer (said in my best Palin accent)

[lthuedk 1]

Goodnight Bushist Fascism. Sleep tight and don't let the indictments bite.

http://www.light-to-dark.com/obama_confronts_the_corporation.html

[Voting Must Happen]

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[Slackjaw]

I would like to take this oppurtunity to thank McCain/Palin for backing Obama/Biden and insuring that Obama will be our next president. Without McCain's blunders Barack Obama would have to run only on his own merits. But now Barack barely has to try, because Mccain is helping him to become our next leader. Thanks Sheriff Maverick and Pitbull Barracuda you two really rock the vote for Obama/Biden 08

[loax]

John McCain and Sarah Palin - they just keep on giving!

[lucite]

Before he seeks to reform Wahington, he should work on reforming himself and Ms Dimwit

[twostepcub]

BTW Mark Buse, his Chief of staff, is also an out-of-the closet gay man.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2008/09/case-against-mark-buse.html

I guess lobbying trumps betraying any chance for GLBT rights.

[lvdragonlady]

It is all about the money. It is as simple as that.

[ChewyToy22]

And the beat goes on. Just the same old, same old. And the forked tongue of McCain still talks of cleaning up Washington.

[Rumba]

It has always been about McC all thru his spoiled brat life.

[tigerakabj]

A reformer McCain is? Please believe that Obama is going to step up the heat on that image in the next and final debate. Biden already went after that "maverick" image.

[freedomfighter1]

McCain wouldn't know the meaning of the word reformer if he had a 2 year old look it up for him on the internet(s). LOL!

[DevRock]

Here's a typical McCain interview for a position on his team:

John: "So, tell me a little about your background­."

Interviewee: "Well, I was a lobbyist with....."

John: "STOP RIGHT THERE! YOU'RE HIRED, SON!"

[BethStuart]

Has Rick Davis disappeared from view? He has been lying low ever since the news about the $15,000 a month payments from Freddie Mac came out.

[Progress08]

Obama says he's going to kick the lobbyists out of the halls of the white house. Is it any suprise that the rats are running to carry McCain's water since he's their last greed soaked chance for more of the same.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

McCain supports No Banker Left Behind because his campaign can't afford to HIRE them all.

(Rim shot.) Thank-you, thank-you. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.