Twenty years later and John McCain (R) is still lining his campaign pockets with contributions associated with Charles Keating, who you'll recall was Cindy McCain's business partner prior to the infamous Keating Five scandal which tarnished McCain's own political career.
On July 31, 2008, campaign finance records show that McCain accepted more than $50,000 in contributions from 41 partners of the Cincinnati law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp. As the name suggests, the firm was founded by Charles Keating. Among the partners who contributed was none other than Keating's nephew, William J. Keating, Jr..
There was no McCain fundraiser in the Cincinnati area on or around July 31st, so it appears that someone was bundling these contributions. Yet, no one from the Keating firm is listed among McCain's disclosure of bundlers of $50,000 or more. Was McCain reluctant to list someone from the law firm that Charles Keating founded as one of his bundler?
(Click here for list of attorneys at the Keating firm)
BRUN, JAMES H MR
NORTH BEND,OH 45052 7/31/08 $500
BUCK, MATTHEW K MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500
BURKE, JAMES E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300
CALLOW, JOSEPH M MR JR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
COFFARO, STEVEN C MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $400
COLETTI, ROBERT E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300
COLETTI, ROBERT E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300
CUSTER, DAVID A MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500
DENTON, D BROCK MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500
DORGER, PAUL D MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45208 7/31/08 $500
FERSHTMAN, ALAN S MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500
FRONDUTI, JOHN S MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
GARDNER, DON R MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250
GARDNER, J NEAL MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
GARRY, TIMOTHY A MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45213 7/31/08 $1,000
GOODSON, STEPHEN M MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45233 7/31/08 $2,300
IRWIN, KEVIN E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45208 7/31/08 $2,300
IZENSON, DANIEL E MRS
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
JANSING, JAMES M MR
NORTH BEND,OH 45052 7/31/08 $1,000
KEATING, WILLIAM J MR JR
CINCINNATI,OH 45226 7/31/08 $1,000
KING, GAIL MS
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/1/08 $1,000
KLEKAMP, DONALD P MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300
KLEKAMP, MARIANNE MRS
CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300
KREIDER, GARY P MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300
KREIDER, GARY P MR
NEW RICHMOND,OH 45157 4/1/08 $500
KREIDER, GARY P MR
NEW RICHMOND,OH 45157 5/5/08 $500
KREIDER, GARY P MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $200
MATTHEWS, JAMES R MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
MICHEL, LISA W MRS
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
MINDRUM, MARY ELLEN MALAS MRS
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/1/08 $1,000
MONTGOMERY, DAVID K MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300
MEISENHELDER, JOHN F MR
LOVELAND,OH 45140 7/31/08 $1,000
MUETHING, PAUL V MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300
POSEY, WILLIAM MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45241 7/31/08 $1,000
RAMSEY, JAMIE MICHAEL MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250
ROACH, ADRIENNE MS
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250
ROWE, RACHEL A MS
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/1/08 $1,000
SANKER, ROBERT G MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45244 7/31/08 $1,000
SIMS, MARK E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500
SPOOR, RICHARD D MR
PARK HILLS,KY 41011 7/31/08 $1,000
STEINBERG, KALMAN MR
FORT MITCHELL,KY 41011 7/31/08 $500
STEINER, EDWARD E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45208 6/19/08 $1,300
STEINER, EDWARD E MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45208 5/16/08 $1,000
TEPE, THOMAS M MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250
UTTER, GREGORY M MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
WEISS, HERBERT D MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
WEISS, MARK A MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000
WHITAKER, JAMES R MR
CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500
It's noteworthy that McCain still can't seem to separate himself from the political scandal that will occupy a major portion of his political obituary...
(Source: OpenSecrets.org)
Mark Nickolas is the Managing Editor of Political Base, and this story was from his original post, "McCain Took $51,400 From Partners Of Law Firm Founded By Charles Keating, Including Own Nephew"