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Rick Davis' Fannie-Freddie Connection

Recently the New York Times reported that John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, received hundreds-of-thousands of dollars from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  The report indicated that Fannie and Freddie were paying Davis' consulting firm $15,000 a month for nothing.  Today, the McCain Campaign attacked the Times.  They claimed that the Times' story is "demonstrably false."  The statement, as might be expected, ontained a lot of spin.  But one bit was too much to pass over without comment:Further, and missing from the Times' reporting, Mr. Davis has never -- never -- been a lobbyist for either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Mr. Davis has not served as a registered lobbyist since 2005. The Times' article never said that Davis was a lobby for Fannie and Freddie...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).