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• Suburban Guerrilla: ... UPDATE: Josh says he thinks there’s more that was left out of the story . Posted in Politics As Usual, ...
• All Spin Zone (#): ... Wait. Didn’t the NYT endorse John McCain in late January, knowing full well that this story had been in the works for months? Why yes, yes they did. And TPM is also reporting that the McCain camp has been furiously trying to bury this story since December. ...
• Salon - The Blog Report - Home: ... That's lazy, unprofessional, and a disservice to your audience. 2/21/2008 TPM The McCain Story I find it very difficult to believe that the Times would have put their chin so far out on this story if they didn't know a lot more than they felt they could put in the article, at ...
• The Washington Monthly (#): ... John Weaver, a former top strategist and now an informal campaign adviser, said in an e-mail message that he arranged the meeting after "a discussion among the campaign leadership" about her. Josh Marshall thinks there's more here than meets the eye: At the moment it seems to me that we have a story from the Times that reads like it's had most of the meat lawyered out of it. ...
• Angry Bear: ... You may have heard stories of an alleged affair between John McCain and Vicki Iseman – who happens to be a lobbyist. Is this gutter politics or is there something here? Josh Marshall has an interesting discussion of the possibilities. ...
• Shadow of the Hegemon (#): ... Edit: Josh Micah Marshall thinks that the Times story got eviscerated by lawyers , which would explain why it doesn't go into any deeper detail than what I quoted. Possible, but I get the impression this won't remain under the radar for long. ...
• Blah3 - I Am The Adversary, And Must Remain The Adversary: ... First off, this story has been ready to go since December, and according to Josh Marshall the McCain camp has been wrangling with the NYT over what could be published. This is an odd story for a couple reasons. We know that the McCain Camp went to the mattresses to get this story spiked back in December. ...
• AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth (#): ... And, therein lies an issue. Getting the sense that the DC media types have been well aware of the elements of this scandal. It's seems like one of those "everybody" knew but no one reported kind of stories. Josh Marshall had a similar take: Reading all of this stuff I have the distinct feeling that only a few pieces of the puzzle are now on the table. ...
• Eschaton (#): Outsourcing to the Polk award winning JMM. ...adding the point that how this unfolds will largely depend on how the Obama campaign and its surrogates choose to handle it. ...
• Marginal Utility (#): ... And please, oh please, let some DC pap have snapped a picture of Iseman and McCain together. I'd be dying to see the expression of regret on his face. Added: See analysis from Josh Marshall . Labels: Politics ...
• The Hotline's Blogometer (#): ... That's well known, I should say, except to the electorate, who would probably find that this sort of behavior detracts from McCain's 'character' appeal." TPM 's Josh Marshall: "At the moment it seems to me that we have a story from the Times that reads like it's had most of the meat lawyered out of it. And a lot of miscellany and fluff has been packed in where the meat was. ...
• Bark Bark Woof Woof (#): ... It is more about the perception of Mr. McCain's relationships within his own campaign and how they could be used against him in the campaign. As Josh Marshall notes at TPM , it seems that the story has been lawyered down to the point that whatever raw meat there was that could have created an implication of a romantic relationship between the senator and the lobbyist has been taken out. ...
• Left in the West | Montana Politics (#): ... Finch: "Speculation about an affair is one thing, but an intimate relationship with a telecommunications lobbyist? Not smart. Not smart at all." The best analysis of the night, however, belongs to Josh Marshall : There's More... :: (0 Comments, 353 words in ...
• Obsidian Wings (#): ... Them goods, though, ain’t yet been brought. If there’s nothing more (a key assumption), McCain is right to be pissed. Second, I’ve got to think there’s more to come. Josh Marshall’s analysis seems spot on – the NYT must have more than they’re publishing at this point. This article wasn’t some rush job – they’ve been mulling it for months. ...
• PBD - Progressive Blog Digest: ... http://firedoglake.com/... More to come? Probably so http://talkingpointsmemo.com/... [Josh Marshall] This is an odd story for a couple reasons. We know that the McCain Camp went to the mattresses to get this story spiked back in December. And some heavy legal muscle was apparently brought to bear. ...
• The Reality-Based Community: ... In light of what McCain has himself admitted about the Keating Five case, the claim that he has "never done favors for special interests or lobbyists" doesn't pass the giggle test. Update Josh Marshall thinks the Times knows more than it has printe d, and notes that the statement from the McCain camp, while blustery, doesn't actually deny any of the factual allegations in the story. ...
• ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: ... The story is odd because it skirts around the question whether McCain had an affair or not and whether any such affair would have made him less ethical in his treatment of Ms. Iseman's clients. Why so fluffy a piece? Josh Marshall has some ideas about that: At the moment it seems to me that we have a story from the Times that reads like it's had most of the meat lawyered out of it. And a lot of miscellany and fluff has been packed in where the meat was. ...
• apostropher: doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit (#): Posted by apostropher ...you know it's election year. I expected there would be a sex scandal at some point in this campaign because, well, it's such a time-honored tradition. I did not, however, expect that the first one tagged would be John McCain . I'll take mental images I really didn't want for a thousand, Alex. ...