Hess Stuffs $300,000 in McCain’s Oil-slick Pockets
After McCain’s switch on offshore drilling, ten Hess executives dump money into McCain campaign
Here is the scoop from Talking Points Memo:
“Ten senior Hess Corporation executives and/or members of the Hess family each gave $28,500 to the joint RNC-McCain fundraising committee, just days after (Republican John) McCain reversed himself to favor offshore drilling, according to Federal Election Commission reports.”
Here is more from USA Today:
McCain and the Republican National Committee received a burst of oil money after that shift. The New York Times said “the largest collective response from a single company” — more than $300,000 — came from Hess. On its Caucus blog, the paper delves into “whopping” contributions from two people with apparently modest incomes.
Tags: Hess, John McCain, Oil