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In the News  Why Did "Straight-Talk" McCain Lie About Jack Abramoff? (HUFFINGTON POST) September 16, 2008 | 11:45 AM (EST) | Link to Article Sen. John McCain, for many, is an appealing presidential candidate, because he seems to have followed his conscience, not Republican Party dogma, on so many issues. These include his support of campaign finance reform, and his opposition to the Bush tax cuts, drilling in the Arctic Wilderness, and a constitutional amendment banning abortion. He touts himself as a "straight talker" whose word can be trusted. Before launching his probe into Jack Abramoff -- one of the most prominent and powerful Republican lobbyists in Washington -- McCain claimed that he had never heard of or met Abramoff. This claim certainly stretches credulity. Just in Time for Yom Kippur, and Sentencing, Abramoff Paints Himself as Repentant (THE JEWISH DAILY: FORWARD) By Nathan Guttman Thu. Sep 11, 2008 Washington - As he serves time in federal prison, a picture is emerging in court documents and in a newly published book of a repentant Jack Abramoff, who is embracing the Jewish notion of "Teshuva" and turning his back on the days of power, money and politics. At least that is what the once-powerful Republican lobbyist, convicted in a massive corruption investigation in the nation’s capital, would have us believe. Read The entire article here Book attacks McCain's Abramoff inquiry (POLITICO.COM) Written by Mike Harwood 9/8/08 4:56 AM EST A new book released the day after Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination attacks one of his trademark political successes: his investigation of now-jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff in 2004 and 2005. "The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff," by former Boston Globe freelancer Gary S. Chafetz and put out by small independent publisher Martin and Lawrence press, aggressively puts forth the case that McCain’s investigation into Abramoff wasn’t the high-minded reform crusade he has made it out to be on the campaign trail, but rather was pure political payback. Abramoff: During lobbying probe, McCain withheld and concealed e-mails implicating his own cronies! (AMERICAN POLITICS JOURNAL) By EAMON JAVERS Monday, 08 September 2008 September 8, 2008 - New York (apj.us) - Newsrooms in Washington and New York are on alert this evening as a smattering of revelations from Gary S. Chafetz's forthcoming book, "The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff". have been leaked to political news and progressive Web sites. According to Politico.com's Eamon Javers: ...The book alleges that McCain withheld the vast majority of emails he confiscated during the [2004] inquiry [into the money trail left by Abramoff's lobbying on behalf of Indian tribes], many of which could be exculpatory to the former lobbyist or damaging to McCain allies. Book rips McCain's probe of Abramoff (UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL) Published: Sept. 8, 2008 at 9:33 AM WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- John McCain's investigation into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff wasn't for political reform but political payback, a book about the probe argues. "The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff," by former Boston Globe freelance writer Gary Chafetz was released Friday, the day after McCain accepted Republican party's presidential nomination, Politico reported Monday. Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison (THE WASHINGTON POST) Judge Cites Assistance Ex-Lobbyist Provided In Corruption Probe By Del Quentin Wilber and Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, September 5, 2008; A03 Jack Abramoff, the powerhouse Washington lobbyist who admitted running a wide-ranging corruption scheme that ensnared lawmakers, Capitol Hill aides and government officials, yesterday received a reduced sentence of four years in prison because of his cooperation with federal investigators. Abramoff, 49, already has served nearly two years for his conviction in a related Florida fraud case. The sentence yesterday by U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle means that the former Republican lobbyist will likely remain in prison until 2012. Abramoff Gets 4 Years in Corruption Scandal (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) By MATT APUZZO - Sep 4, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist at the heart of a far-reaching political corruption scandal, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by a judge who said the case had shattered the public's confidence in government. Abramoff, who fought back tears as he declared himself a broken man, appeared crestfallen as the judge handed down a sentence lengthier than prosecutors had sought. |
 Take a harrowing journey into the life of former super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff--the internationally reviled pariah and symbol of Washington greed and corruption. Experience his utter destruction when he is suddenly swept away by a nightmarish catastrophe, engineered by the not-so pious trio of Sen. John McCain, The Washington Post, and the Department of Justice. It should come as no surprise that in the final analysis, Abramoff was neither a saint nor The Perfect Villain. On Sale in Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com. If you would like an autographed copy of the book please click here for more details. McCain must release his POW records-without delay
The American people need to know what is in those files. There are claims that during his captivity as a POW, John McCain granted between 20 and 32 interviews, many of which were prejudicial to the United States and provided the North Vietnamese with valuable military information.
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