When we first govern to deceive, deception loses importance. Until we vote.
William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided ‘an influence effort‘ on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime. …agents of Saddam Hussein’s government.
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McCain’s own staffers had early concerns that appointing Timmons could prove detrimental.
Timmons declined to comment for this story.
An office manager who works for him said that he has made it his practice during his public career to never speak to the press.