McCain, Inc. Buzzes Along



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McCain, Inc. gathered steam as the only ticket for the GOP in 2008 by adding the sleazy Henry Kissinger. According to National Journal:

"Ex-Sec/State Henry Kissinger has agreed to become an honorary co-chair for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign in New York, McCain aides said. Along with Kissinger, McCain has won the support of Pete Peterson, a former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam and POW, and John Whitehead, the former Goldman Sachs chair and Reagan admin official.

"Also -- on the eve of ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani's first exploratory committee fundraiser, McCain also unveiled the names of the 57 wealthy and famous donors who've agreed to serve on his NY, CT and NJ finance teams.
They include Henry Kravis, a founding partner of the KKR conglomerate, John Lehman, the 9/11 commissioner and ex-Navy sec. and Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets.

"McCain's campaign will not cop to this, but it's fairly clear they want this muscle-flexing to scare uncommitted donors away from signing up with other campaigns."

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