The online New York Times is publishing this bombshell about Walnuts McCain's dealings around the time of the 2000 campaign with Washington lobbyist Vicki Iseman (pictured here). The article details Walnuts' interaction with Ms. Iseman, who is 30 years Walnuts' junior, the extent of which caused his aides to keep the two separate in order to "save him from himself."
Beyond the marital infidelity issue (which both Walnuts and Ms. Iseman deny happened), a larger question the article raises is whether Ms. Iseman improperly influenced Walnuts in business before his committee. We'll have to see if the Times is holding more cards than it's showing, or whether this is a one-or-two news cycle story.
