McCain tried to distance himself from the Keating Five disgrace by championing ethics reforms. Sadly he has fallen so far, he is unrecognizable from his former self. I personally believe his swiftboating in 2000 by the Bush cabal, rather than inciting a willingness to fight such evil has instead beaten the man into submission. He has turned to the "dark side". It would be hard to find a more influence peddling politician in 2008 than McCain, with an almost endless trail of lobbyists and narrow special interests directly involved in his campaign.