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According to this, this and this, several of John McCain’s campaign aides, have made money as lobbyists representing the governments and businesses in Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Latvia, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Trinidad and Tobago (do they pay well?), Zaire (now Congo), Somalia (all sides there), Angola, Nigeria, and, yes, the Russian […]

According to this, this and this, several of John McCain’s campaign aides, have made money as lobbyists representing the governments and businesses in Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Latvia, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Trinidad and Tobago (do they pay well?), Zaire (now Congo), Somalia (all sides there), Angola, Nigeria, and, yes, the Russian Mafia (the guy who worked with the Russian Mafia also helped raise funds for a “pro-reform” institution in Washington). Did I miss anyone? So many foreign interests, such a short election camapign.  

To paraphrase Steve Sailer, McCain’s slogan should be “Invading the world, inviting the world, and lobbying for the world.”

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