McCain’s advisor: Conflict of interest

Turns out that John McCain’s chief foreign policy advisor is partners with someone and they both have been paid thousands of dollars by the government of Georgia to be lobbyists.

How objective is the advice that McCain is getting from Randy Scheunemann (his foreign policy advisor) if Scheunemann is being paid to promote the interests of Georgia? 

Scheunemann’s firm has previously lobbied McCain’s office on four bills and resolutions regarding Georgia, with McCain as a co-sponsor or supporter of all of them.

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