McCain's Ties to Lobbbyist

This Blog is in reference to an article out of the L.A. Times (reputable newspaper?). This article discusses a possible relationship between Sen. John McCain and a female lobbyist Vicki Isleman that dates back to before 1999. According to the article former aides of McCain urged Isleman to stay away from McCain as so not to ruin his upcoming 2000 presidential-campaign. It also reports that some of McCain’s top advisors had believed that the relationship had become romantic and strongly urged him to discontinue any ties with the lobbyist for it could hinder his chances for president. None of these claims seem to have any legitimate proof, or relevance for that matter. I wonder how much money his former staff members received for selling him out in such a shallow manor. This is another classic example of how ridiculous our media is. Is this really the treatment a Veteran POW with over 24 years of service to our country deserves? The level of integrity that a supposedly reputable newspaper displays is embarrassing. Try as I may I could not find a shred of relevance to the current campaign anywhere in this article. I may as well check the enquirer for my political information. I strongly doubt that the majority of voters care to waste their time with these sort of smear tactics. It’s getting to the point that an upcoming presidential candidate is treated no different than Britney Spears in the media. In this day and age is it too much to expect valid and relevant information from a paper such as the L.A. Times. What is this world coming to?
For More Information See:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mccain21feb21,1,1428245.story?
Jason Lundin

Romney Out

I found this article in Austin American Statesman. It stated that with Romney out it is certain that the next presidency will put focus on climate change. It is believed any one of the remaining candidates will put some sort of cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to Romney bowing out of the race he made accusations toward McCain stating that he plans to tax Americans per gallon for fuel while china and India do nothing. These statements actually carried little merit. McCain has yet to put any concrete figures on a proposed tax, and China and India are ahead of the United States in their efforts to stop global warming. To me this seemed like a last ditch effort to stay in the race in which he has so much of his own money tied up in. It seems a little insulting for him to think by playing to our pocketbooks over our global concerns he would gain some ground. In my opinion no matter what side of the fence your on, the bowing out of Romney was a good thing. Regardless of your stance on global warming I think it can only benefit us as a world to have someone in the oval office that has some concern over the issue. With issues such as these there is no room for guessing. As ridiculous as it may sound I’m of the opinion “better safe than sorry.”

For More Info. See: http://enviromedia.statesmanblogs.com/entry.aspx?q=a0e5012b-2cf4-4206-9a4e-9a3b012ae6a6