The Mark of McCain
Mar 7th, 2006 at 7:21 am by Susie
Why, hypocrisy, of course:
Sens. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) may seem an odd couple, but they are locking arms on lobbying reform as Santorum casts himself in the election-year role of clean-government champion and McCain seeks to establish his bona fides with conservative voters before the 2008 Republican presidential primary.
McCain, the paramour of the Senate press corps, made a cameo appearance praising Santorum in the Pennsylvanian’s news release on the issue Tuesday, hours after the first of two reform-legislation committee markups this week. [...]
The newfound policy partnership is notable because the Arizona maverick seldom endorses the legislative priorities of Santorum, the Republican Conference chairman and an icon of the conservative movement. [...]
“We wonder if McCain is as excited about the fact that Santorum has gotten more lobbyist money than anyone up in 2006,†Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman Phil Singer said.
They’ll only be allies until November when Santorum gets the boot.