Keating 5 ring a bell?
Once upon a time, a politician took campaign contributions and favors from a friendly constituent who happened to run a savings and loan association. The contributions were generous: They came to about $200,000 in today's dollars, and on top of that there were several free vacations for the politician and his family, along with private jet trips and other perks. The politician voted repeatedly against congressional efforts to tighten regulation of S&Ls, and in 1987, when he learned that his constituent's S&L was the target of a federal investigation, he met with regulators in an effort to get them to back off.
That politician was John McCain...
Rosa Brooks
posted by Anonymous | 5:37 PM
3 Comments:
John McCain was cleared of impropriety, but he was criticized for poor judgment by the Senate Ethics committee.
Yeah, that particular club does look after its own, doesn't it?
Actually, out of the five, only McCain and John Glenn were cleared of impropriety.
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