New York Times Takes Aim At McCain With Allegations Of Affair With Lobbyist
A lot of people have hit on Barack Obama this campaign season for being a politician without a lot of experience. While that’s an apt criticism, it’s also a plus for Obama in that he doesn’t have much of a record to criticize. He hasn’t done much, so he hasn’t had a chance to do much wrong.
Unfortunately for the 71-year-old McCain, who has been in Congress since 1983, he does have a record as well as a lot of mistakes that can be criticized. The New York Times dredges up some of McCain’s past in this article, including an alleged affair between himself and a pretty lobbyist named Vicki Iseman. And with McCain now the Republican front runner, I think we’re going to be seeing some more articles like this one.
One thing you can say for McCain is that at least when it comes to flings (as tenuous as the “evidence” for this one is, which is very tenuous indeed), he’s got better taste than Bill Clinton.
On a serious note, the questions about McCain’s past political dealings are fair, but this allegation about an affair which has no foundation in anything but testimony from anonymous McCain insiders is just plain yellow journalism. Such accusations, especially when made by biased media types, are usually a lot worse than the reality of the situation. Tags: Domestic Issues, Media, Politics
