"The Eddie Haskell of Politicians"

Via Kevin Drum, a link to this article on John McCain, by Amy Silverman, managing editor of the Phoenix New Times.

Those who praise John McCain for being a maverick and a straight-talking politician would do well to read Silverman's article, "Post-modern John McCain: The Presidential Candidate some Arizonans Know and Loathe." The article reminds readers of McCain's activities with the Keating Five, of McCain's meanness, and of Cindy McCain's drug addiction. If she weren't rich and white, Cindy McCain probably would have served jail time. Bob Neuman, who, as Arizona congressman Mo Udall's aide, knows John McCain from the days when McCain hung out with Udall, calls McCain, "the Eddie Haskell of politicians."

More information

• Silverman's 1994 news article on Cindy McCain's addiction and illegal actions: "Opiate for the Mrs.," in the Phoenix New Times.
• Silverman's 1997 article on the media's love for John McCain, "The Pampered Politician," in the Phoenix New Times.