John McCain's latest campaign finance scandals grows. We'll ask again: Where's he really getting his money?

Yesterday, I wrote a post about some seemingly shady dealings surrounding one of John McCain's top fundraisers. That article seemed to lead to more questions about the bundler, Greg Sargeant, who was a frat brother of Florida Governor/V.P. contender, Charlie Crist. And, it has.

The New York Times followed up with an article about Mr. Sargeant's partner who was apparently the one who collected the money from a varied group of contacts. Also, another piece from the Washington Post, which nails one of the more interesting angles to this growing scandal:

A new question has surfaced this morning surrounding the bundling activity of Harry Sargeant, the Florida Republican who has raised more than $500,000 for the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain -- was it legal for his foreign co-worker to solicit political contributions? (emphasis mine)

The Post first reported on Sargeant's efforts on behalf of McCain and other political candidates earlier this week. McCain's campaign has credited Sargeant for collecting dozens of $2,300 and $4,600 checks, many of them from ordinary families in California. The manager of several Taco Bell restaurants, an auto mechanic, and the one-time owners of a liquor store all wrote big checks, even though many were not registered to vote.

Sargeant told The New York Times this morning that he at times left the task of collecting the checks to a longtime business partner, Mustafa Abu Naba'a. The problem with that is that Abu Naba'a is not an American citizen. According to court records, Abu Naba'a is a dual citizen of Jordan and the Dominican Republic.

John McCain has established himself as a campaign finance reformer. The traditional media types swallow that hook, line and sinker, even if it isn't based in fact. You all know we think McCain is actually more of a campaign finance criminal. This latest scandal seems to have legs. There are more questions every few hours -- and there are no real answers, yet.

Given McCain's self-image as a reformer, one would think McCain would be hyper-sensitive to campaign finance controversies. But, he's not. McCain is just desperate for dough.