Did McCain tamper with the DEA, with criminal investigation,conspire to get illegal drugs for Cindy?

[uppityperson]

http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8147

Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?

There are lots of unanswered questions, but the basic contours of the story are clear. John McCain used his position as a Senator to help his wife abuse illegal drugs and avoid being searched by customs, and somehow his wife managed to avoid any charges by the DEA or the state (which has mandatory minimums in cases like this) on drug charges despite ample evidence. Did the DEA or the state not file charges against her because of political pressure? Did they keep this on the Federal level to avoid mandatory minimums for Cindy McCain because of political pressure from McCain? Did John McCain and/or his Senate staff tamper with a criminal investigation of his wife and her conspiracy to fraudulently obtain illegal drugs?

Whether illegal or not, and an investigation by Congress should happen, this is clearly a massive and overreaching case of both corruption on a personal sordid level and an abuse of power. And you might be seeing Gosinski on mainstream media soon.

We need an investigation into what happened here. What did McCain know about the investigation of his wife and did he use his power as a Senator to help her abuse drugs or avoid prosecution? When he was one of a hundred Senators, it was of minor importance. And now? Well it would be nice to know if the next President is engaged in behavior more characteristic of an influence peddling mob boss than an upright politician.

[Mz Pip]

1. Did he?

Unless he's charged with something, it really doesn't matter.

[uppityperson]

2. Nothing matters unless you are charged? oh. Thanks for the kick.

People don't seem to see that this is not about "cindy does drugs" but about Mccain, hence I posted. Thanks for kicking.

[cdb]

3. Let's hope that he did... and gets nailed for it.

Or at least gets a lot of negative press. Time is of the essence...

[John Q. Citizen]

4. His story that he was totally in the dark about her addiction is obviously false. For a week or two

maybe, but not for a year or two.

[blm]

5. And, if he's so oblivious about serious matters in his own house, why entrust him with OUR HOUSE

and our nation, and the world?

It's like Bush saying he didn't know Cheney was cooking the intel books on Iraq.

[Chloroplast]

6. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

How is Cindy worth paying attention to when she's cutting a check but ignorable when she's popping pills like a bandit? His assertion is one of many lies he's told in his career and it's sad. I hope this story gets traction if only to see how the GOP spins this into a positive.

[understandinglife]

7. The apparent misuse of a 'diplomatic passport' ...

... is way out there bad behavior, and if the DEA has any evidence she was using it to travel with bags of illegally obtained controlled substances, then McCain would have had to pull some heavy, heavy lifting to avoid charges being brought against his wife.

So, where are the DEA files? Whom at the DEA would have been in the chain of command that could suppress findings? Whom were the DEA officers investigating (for what looks like at least a year)???
Lots and lots of legit questions ... for many to be asking NOW ...

Peace,
Bob

[Lugnut]

8. K&R n/t