Saturday, March 08, 2008
McCain reducing reliance on lobbyists
Whether it is an effort to distance himself from the many lobbists on his staff or just an opportunity to grab some help from the men who made Our Dear Embattled Leader the Glorious Failure he is, old Johnny Two-Face is taking on the burden of supporting Dubya's displaced minions.
It’s no secret that Steve Schmidt, Bush’s attack dog in the 2004 election, and Mark McKinnon, the president’s media strategist, are performing similar functions for McCain now.Old Johnny Two-Face always goes for the best, but for his sake, he better hope that Ken & Karl keep him out of the loop on the voter fraud schemes they are hatching. You know how Johnny can't keep a secret.
But other big-name Bushies are lining up to boost McCain, too.
Ken Mehlman, who ran Bush’s 2004 campaign, is now serving as an unpaid, outside adviser to the Arizona Republican. Karl Rove, the president’s top political hand since his Texas days, recently gave money to McCain and soon after had a private conversation with the senator. A top McCain adviser said both Mehlman and Rove are now informally advising the campaign. Rove refused to detail his conversation with McCain.
The list could grow longer. Dan Bartlett, formerly a top aide in the Bush White House, and Sara Taylor, the erstwhile Bush political adviser, said they are eager to provide any assistance and advice possible to McCain.
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