John McCain Denies Inappropriate Relationship with Lobbyist Vicki Iseman

Republican presidential frontrunner John McCain has denied a report in The New York Times that he had an inappropriate relationship with female lobbyist Vicki Iseman.

The report did not specify the nature of the relationship, only that McCain aides had urged the senator to distance himself from the lobbyist during his failed 2000 presidential bid.

According to the article in the New York Times members of McCain’s campaign had confronted McCain and expressed concern over his relationship with Iseman. At the time McCain had been serving on the Senate Commerce Committee and had been pushing legislation that would have favored several of Iseman’s clients involved in television station ownership.

McCain has denied any inappropriate behavior and insisted that he did nothing to betray the public trust.

A statement was issued by McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker that read:

“It is a shame that The New York Times has lowered its standards to engage in a hit-and-run smear campaign. John McCain has a 24-year record of serving our country with honor and integrity. He has never violated the public trust, never done favors for special interests or lobbyists, and he will not allow a smear campaign to distract from the issues at stake in this election.

“Americans are sick and tired of this kind of gutter politics, and there is nothing in this story to suggest that John McCain has ever violated the principles that have guided his career.”

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