You all recall how Sen. McCain pushed for war with Iraq just two months after 9/11. The ashes had not yet settled on the sites of those horrific attacks that good ol’ Johnny was already drumming up the invasion of Baghdad.
So it should come as somewhat of a surprise to learn that the man Sen. McCain tapped to lead his potential transition is a former lobbyist for – you ready for this? His Excellency Saddam Hussein.
Mr. William Timmons aided an influence effort on behalf of the Iraqi dictator to ease international sanctions against his regime. What’s worse is that Timmons’ activities occurred in the years following the first Gulf War, when Washington considered Iraq to be a rogue enemy state and a sponsor of terrorism. And that included his current boss, Sen. McCain, who was a strong supporter of the 1991 war effort.
McCain campaign: are you really sure you want to go down the dirty “guilt by association” road? Needless to say, McCain was not eight years old when Timmons was working for Saddam Hussein…
