McCain: Big Oil Redux

More information is now appearing regarding McCain's flip flop on his stance on off-shore oil drilling and sizable campaign contributions from the Hess Oil Company's executives, employees, and the Hess family itself. Yesterday, it was reported that the huge sums of money received by McCain came after his change of mind. Now, TPM is reporting that the transfers took place before the Republican Senator's policy shift.

The Los Angeles Times digs up some more detail on the Hess Corporation-McCain story, reporting that the big fundraiser where all the Hess execs chipped in huge sums took place just before McCain reversed his previous opposition to offshore drilling[.]

This probably does not directly indicate that McCain's change of heart was any more bought-and-paid-for than anyone previously thought. It is after all hard to prove bribery unless caught in the act. Still, it is additional food for thought regarding this so-called maverick, no?

5 August 2008