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McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits Backer

Politics – Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres of valuable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaign fundraisers.

Tags: John McCain, Land Swap, Politics, 2008 election, Conflict Of Interest

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I dont think this example of abusin his govermental position will hurt McCain.

The media typically dont pounce on us Christian Conservatives candidates over their exploitive behavior.

Media only makes issue of stuff liek 'whether a candidate wears a flag pin on every suit coat, every day & night.'

I remember recently comin accrost this members bio and bein quite surprised that Mainstream Media never made anything of the story in the bio.

http://www.propeller.com/member/welfare_made_me...

I mean, the way GW made his fortune speaks volumes.

Well, it WOULDA spoken volumes ... but mainstream media never wrote any pages to compile a volume. Just the lowly Texas papers.

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Just between you and me...

Its gettin harder and harder to have these words trickle out between my clenched teeth ... "LIBURAL MEDIA".

(I got to keep em clenched to keep from laughin out loud.)

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Considering his campaign team is made up of 59 lobbyists, should we be surprised?

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No surprise here. For all of his talk about the "Straight Talk Express McCain continues to lie through his teeth!

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Did anyone expect anything less from the Junior Skunk?

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McCain doesn't do earmarks, he's got other ways of giving away taxpayers' assets.

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As a graduate of ASU, I personally would like to thank McCain in person for the earmarks he did for my school.

The McCain campaign can call them whatever he wants, but if they look like an earmark and walk like an earmark...

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How not surprising this is. Straight talk, accountability and openness for everyone else, but he and his wife are exempt. lol. Just amazing.

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I`m starting to think maybe McCain and his wife are just too darn elite to reside at the White House. It would mean a step down for them.

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Another day another REPUBLICAN scandal.

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FTA- In an interview, Betts said there is "absolutely no" connection between his contributions to McCain's presidential bids and the deal involving rancher Fred Ruskin and the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership.

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R I G H T! And I don't have forested land, but I do have Ocean Front Property (in Yuma) to sell you

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3:10 to Yuma, all Republicans aboard!!

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Maybe I didn't see the whole picture with McCain 7 years ago or things have changed a lot, but the more I learn about him the less I think of him.

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Honest John got his hand caught in the cookie jar again...Why doesn't he just use Cindy's money and be done with it? Wait....Maybe he already does!

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