DNC McCain Watch: McCain Takes $1.75 Million in Tainted Funds

DNC McCain Watch: McCain Takes $1.75 Million in Tainted Funds McCain Refuses Two Chances to Reject Ralph Reed's Tainted Funds, Reaps $1.75 Million WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Democratic National Committee: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) Last night John McCain held a fund-raiser in Atlanta, GA, with help from George W. Bush smear architect and Jack Abramoff crony Ralph Reed, who brags of being a member of McCain's "Victory 2008" team. Although Reed was hastily directed away from attending the McCain fundraiser after a storm of stories exposed Reed's $4.2-million-dollar tie to Abramoff and his lead role in Bush's vicious 2000 smear campaign in South Carolina, McCain's still accepting the $1.75 million Reed helped raise for him. It's more... [read full story]