McCain's Lobbyist Bagmen

John McCain released a new list of his top money bundlers on Tuesday, revealing that nearly a fifth of those who have brought in the largest amounts for him are lobbyists. Barack Obama has an official policy banning lobbyists from raising money for his presidential bid. Here is a list of some of McCain's Lobbyist Fundraisers. A classy group of people.

James Courter, chief executive of the telecommunications company I.D.T., who resigned Monday as national finance committee co-chairmen for the campaign, after I.D.T. was fined $1.3 million by the FCC for failing to disclose contracts it had in Haiti. Courter was listed in April as raising $100,000 or more for McCain.

Tom Loeffler, who had been a campaign general co-chairman. Mr. Loeffler, whose lobbying firm, the Loeffler Group, represented Saudi Arabia and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, part of a group that beat out Boeing for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force. He stepped down from his official McCain position earlier this year after campaign officials issued a new conflict-of-interest policy. Loeffler has raised over $500,000 for the McCain campaign.

Wayne L. Berman, of Ogilvy Government Relations, whose clients include Fannie Mae, the National Rifle Association, Verizon, Icahn Associates Corporation, Sithe Global Power, which hired the firm to promote "a controversial $3B coal-fired power plant proposed for Desert Rock on Navaho land in New Mexico," along with a proposed "$1.3B coal-fired plant in Toquop," Nevada. Major oil industry players represented by his firm include Chevron, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers. Ogilvy Government Relations changed its name from the Federalist Group in early 2007 after the Democratic take over of Congress. A little "re branding". Berman has raised over $500,000 for the McCain campaign.

Jack Oliver, of Bryan Cave Strategies, who lobbies for Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports, Fannie Mae, Financial Services Forum, Hartford Financial Services Group, Medialink Worldwide, National Horse Protection Society, Northwest Airlines, Shell Oil Company, TALX Corporation, Union Pacific, and Verizon Wireless. Time article on Oliver, Bush's Brigadier of Bucks. Jack Oliver has raised over $500,000 for the McCain campaign.

Peter Terpeluk, Jr. is a partner in American Continental Group since 1994. After serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg from 2002-2005, he returned to work with the firm. Terpeluk lobbies on behalf of Siemens and Ernst & Young, among others. Terpeluk has raised over $500,000 for the McCain campaign.

David G. Walden, who once tried to kill a man in a Houston cigar bar, is a self employed lobbyist. The September 20, 2001, issue of the HoustonPress featured Dave and Sue Walden as "Best Lobbyists" Walden has raised between 100,000 to $250,000 for the McCain campaign.