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tannybogus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 11:55 PM
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McCain Taps Lobbyist for Transition
Edited on Thu Sep-11-08 11:55 PM by tannybogus
A prominent Washington lobbyist who has worked for every Republican president since Richard Nixon has been tapped by the McCain campaign to conduct a study in preparation for the presidential transition, should John McCain win the election, according to sources familiar with the process.

William E. Timmons, Sr. is a Washington institution, having worked in the Nixon and Ford administrations as an aide for congressional relations, and assisted the transition teams of both Ronald Reagan in 1980 and George W. Bush in 2000. He was also a senior adviser to both Vice President George Bush in 1988 and Senator Bob Dole in 1996.

Timmons is the chairman-emeritus of Timmons and Company, a small but influential lobbying firm he founded in 1975, shortly after leaving the White House. According to Senate records, he registered to lobby in 2008 for a wide range of companies and trade groups, including the American Petroleum Institute, the American Medical Association, Chrysler, Freddie Mac, Visa USA, and Anheuser-Busch.

His registrations include work on a number of issues that have become flashpoints in the presidential campaign. He has registered to work on bills that deal with the regulations of troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; a bill to provide farm subsidies; and bills that regulate domestic oil drilling.

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1840722,00.html

Since Nixon??? Change my ass! Will Kissinger be Secretary of State again if McCain is elected??
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 11:59 PM
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1. Transition? Well there's a waste of money... nt
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curious one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 01:00 AM
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2. I wonder if he knows anyone outside of lobbyist crowd.
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Monk06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 01:06 AM
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3. How difficult is it the transition back to the Senate. All it takes is cab fare and a boxed lunch.
Edited on Fri Sep-12-08 01:07 AM by gbrooks
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