Dems attack lobbying record of McCain’s VP vetter

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http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/dems-attack-lobbying-record-of-mccains-vp-vetter-2008-06-12.html

Dems attack lobbying record of McCain’s VP vetter
By J. Taylor Rushing
Posted: 06/12/08 06:31 PM


Democrats on Thursday pounced on the lobbying background of Arthur B. Culvahouse, the former presidential counsel currently leading a quiet search for Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) running mate, and its similarity to that of Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) top VP vetter who resigned Wednesday.

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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairman of Obama’s campaign, said Culvahouse’s background is as relevant as that of Johnson.

“What happened to Jim Johnson is an indication that they have to be prepared to live by the same standards,” Durbin said of the McCain campaign.

“We do not discuss client matters,” said Culvahouse, who responded to The Hill in an e-mail he sent while overseas on business.

A request for comment from the McCain campaign directly was not answered.

But other Republicans rushed to Culvahouse’s defense. Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who has known Culvahouse since the two native Tennesseans worked for Sen. Howard Baker (R-Tenn.), said Culvahouse is “one of America’s best-respected and most able lawyers.”

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But Democrats said Johnson’s resignation from Obama’s search team means that McCain’s own campaign should match those standards.

“If you’re going to push to raise standards on the other side, it seems to me that you’d want to make sure you meet those standards on your own side,” said Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.).

[LiberalAndProud]

1. This demonstrates McCain's lack of judgment.

Throwing rocks while residing in glass houses in not wise.