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McCain and Lobbyists

The K Street litmus test.

Calvin Trillin

May 28, 2008

No lobbyists will serve in his campaign, Says now-and-then reformer John McCain. That surely could reduce the payroll’s heft: It’s possible he’ll have no staffers left. Deciding just to whom this rule applies Is someone who’s a lobbyist. Surprise! Completing what the candidate’s desiring Necessitates an act of auto-firing.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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