Obama's spokesman, Hari Sevugen criticized Lieberman and Graham's ties to the Vets for Freedom group today saying:
"It’s not surprising to learn that Senator McCain, who waited nearly 15 months to produce a conflicts policy that his own staff admitted was developed just to deal with a ‘perception problem,’ is now not enforcing that policy," Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan said in a statement. "But it does beg the question of whether he’s ready to change the way Washington works if he’s not even ready to enforce his own rules to change the way his campaign works."
Today Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham took a leave of absence citing McCain's campaign policy on conflicts of interest.
Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman, two advisers to John McCain's presidential campaign, have resigned their positions on a veterans' advocacy group that was posting Internet ads critical of Democrat Barack Obama.
Graham, a South Carolina Republican, and Lieberman, an Independent from Connecticut, stepped down as honorary members of the board of Vets for Freedom, citing a new McCain campaign policy on conflicts of interest.
Here's their letter taking a leave of absence from Vets for Freedom:
May 28, 2008
Vets for Freedom
Attention: Pete Hegseth
1200 Eton Court, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20007
Dear Pete:
We appreciate the great work you and Vets for Freedom do in support of our important mission in Iraq and Afghanistan. You understand the great fight we are engaged in, the ruthlessness of our enemies, and how important it is we emerge victorious in the War on Terror.
We are strong supporters of your work to ensure victory in Iraq and Afghanistan and greatly admire the members of your organization who have served our nation honorably in uniform.
Due to McCain campaign guidelines, we must request a leave from our positions as Honorary Members of the Policy Board of Advisors for Vets for Freedom.
We deeply value the hard work of Vets for Freedom. You are a dedicated organization of patriots who have done so much to defend our security and freedom.
Thank you again for all you and Vets for Freedom do in defense of our nation and rest assured that we will continue to push forward in support of Victory in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sincerely,
Lindsey Graham Joe Lieberman
Five people have quit McCain's campaign due to lobbyist ties, while Charlie Black stays on because he quit his lobbying ties in March. Dengre did an overlooked info packed diary on Charlie Black and why we need to be on our toes with this master of the dark arts.
One thing the McCain campaign has been behind on is the internet and how things you could have gotten away with in the past are no more. George Allen learned that the hard way.