McCain's Land-Swap Buddies

by Steve Soto

Here's more proof that if you hire the right lobbyists (usually former McCain staffers or Vicki Iseman), and write big checks to his campaigns, you can get anything you want out of Straight Talk.

Sure, many in Congress do things like this all the time. But rarely does the benefactor(s) stand to reap a $250 million benefit, brokered by a man who is running on his integrity while Tim Russert and Chris Matthews help him hide the fact that he is K Street's best friend.