McCain again in spotlight over Romney tax returns
(CNN) – Sen. John McCain seems to be confirming his "maverick" nickname this week.
The Vietnam war hero, longtime Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee made headlines in recent days both for bucking members of his own party and for staunchly defending the current GOP nominee against attacks. And Thursday, he pushed back against both parties for their reliance on big dollar donors who he says are corrupting the American political system.
"I promise you there will be scandals, and there will be major scandals," McCain told CNN's Piers Morgan in an interview set to air Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. "There's too much money washing around for there not to be scandals. If you think Watergate was big, if you think Abramoff was big, just wait and you'll see what happens in this thing."
McCain has long advocated campaign finance reform, including sponsoring the McCain-Feingold legislation in 2002 that overhauled campaign spending laws. Since then courts have struck down various aspects of that measure.
Earlier this week McCain voted with fellow Senate Republicans to blockthe DISCLOSE Act, a piece of Democratic legislation that would require greater transparency into who is behind much of the secretive, often negative campaign advertising filling the airwaves this election season.
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