McCain of the Keating Five

[63splitwindow]

John seems to have bad luck when it comes to real estate developers...

[tonyt53]

1. I forgot about that guy.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Johnny Boy had his

butt covered and he walked away with millions. If you have followed his career,this Guy never took a hit for anything in his life. Short story,how many homes does he have? 7 or 9,lost count.

[Major Nikon]

3. Never reimbursed all those elderly people or the government for the billion or so that was stolen

He's always been a piece of shit in my book. Just because the Republicans don't even like him doesn't mean Democrats should.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Allways wondered who covered this Turd's butt

for all these years. Appears to be someone in the Military with a P.R. Firm on call.

[SwankyXomb]

5. Would never have made it throught the Naval Academy

if not for his Dadmiral.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Believe he was dead last in his

Academy Class. My Cousin was on the Fire Brigade aboard the Carrier when Johnny Boy panicked and dropped a piece of Ordinance on deck which killed several and injured dozens more. The investigation was a joke,appears Daddy Admiral covered his ass and some Swabbie took the hit.

[GeorgeGist]

10. I was corrected. He was fifth ...

from last.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Stand corrected on my end also.

Kind of reminds one of George Custer and we know how that turned out.

[Zorro]

7. McCain: The Most Reprehensible of the Keating Five

You're John McCain, a fallen hero who wanted to become president so desperately that you sold yourself to Charlie Keating, the wealthy con man who bears such an incredible resemblance to The Joker.

Obviously, Keating thought you could make it to the White House, too. He poured $112,000 into your political campaigns. He became your friend. He threw fund raisers in your honor. He even made a sweet shopping-center investment deal for your wife, Cindy. Your father-in-law, Jim Hensley, was cut in on the deal, too.

Nothing was too good for you. Why not? Keating saw you as a prime investment that would pay off in the future.

So he flew you and your family around the country in his private jets. Time after time, he put you up for serene, private vacations at his vast, palatial spa in the Bahamas. All of this was so grand. You were protected from what Thomas Hardy refers to as "the madding crowd." It was almost as though you were already staying at a presidential retreat.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mccain-the-most-reprehensible-of-the-keating-five-6431838

This article had McCain's number over 20 years ago.

[salin]

8. Thanks for the link.

Good reading/background. This scandal ended the career of at least two of the senators (DeConcini and Riegle).

[Zorro]

9. The final paragraph puts it all in perspective

"You're John McCain, clearly the guiltiest, most culpable and reprehensible of the Keating Five. But you know the power of television and you realize this is the only way you can possibly save your political career."