Lobbyists Are Bad, Mmkay

By Kleinheider Posted on September 14, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Congressman Steve Cohen and his “cerebrally abundant” colleague Congressman Jim Cooper held a conference call with some local reporters and journalists to talk about the pernicious influence of lobbyists in Washington, most specifically, John McCain and how Barack Obama will be changing all that when he gets elected President.

While the call was designed to promote this report about McCain’s connections to lobbyists, I thought it interesting that one of the few lobbyists mentioned by name, and certainly the only one mentioned on two separate occasions, was Vicki Iseman.

Calling her as “remarkably attractive,” Congressman Cooper referred to the “intervention” McCain’s staff had to hold to restrict this particular lobbyist’s access to the Senator. Interesting that one of the few lobbyists mentioned by name on the call was a female lobbyist that McCain has denied having an affair with.

Certainly, mentioning her twice and referring to her looks, was purely an accident and not a subtle attempt resurrect such rumors.

Another point of discussion by the Congressmen was, of course, Sarah Palin.

Congressman Cooper on Sarah Palin: “First they make fun of Barack for being a celebrity and then they put their own celebrity on the ticket. We need to talk about the debt and the deficit.”

Congressman Cohen on McCain’s Veep pick: “She wasn’t picked to to put “Country First”, she was picked to put McCain first. She was picked to put the right-wing first.”

Congressman Cooper on Alaska’s relationship with “pork”: “It’s the whole culture up there. They are on the dole from the federal taxpayer.”

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