2008-10-11 A Historic Ticket

2008-10-11 Steve Benen The Washington Monthly \John McCain/objections\2008 US presidential election http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015130.php A Historic Ticket A Historic Ticket  The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.

McCain, of course, was admonished by [the] Senate Ethics Committee "for exercising 'poor judgment' for intervening" with federal regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, as part of the infamous Keating Five scandal.

And now McCain's running mate has also been found to have violated state ethics laws and abused the powers of her office, as part of the "Troopergate" scandal.

&ldquo;The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.&rdquo;   