Senator John McCain likes to boast about leading the charge against Jack Abramoff. And there are a lot of differences between the McCain gang and the Abramhoff crew.
For one thing, McCain's influence peddlars charge less. For another, when they take money from an Ammerican Indian tribes to help them open a casion (or to prevent another tribe from opening a competing casino) they deliver.
Just ask the Pequot tribe of Conneticutt. Legislation he co-authored helped them establish their Foxwoods Casino & Resort. Legislation he supported won them a tax break. And his staff provided "strategic advice" to the tribe when it set out, successfully, to prevent another Northeastern tribe from opening a competing casino.
Sunday's New York Times (28 SEP 08) reports that McCain's ties to casino gambling run wide and deep -- and that his friends and cohorts have earned millions of dollars with the "access" their friendship affords.
Read the full story: For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling