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| Republican National Chairman Steele's Spending Spree Angers Donors |
| 2010-02-25 |
| Republican National Chairman Michael Steele is spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers -- expenses that are infuriating the party's major donors who say Republicans need every penny they can get for the fight to win back Congress. Most recently, donors grumbled when Steele hired renowned chef Wolfgang Puck's local crew to cater the RNC's Christmas party inside the trendy Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, and then moved its annual winter meeting from Washington to Hawaii. Time to drain the WHOLE swamp... I gently disagree on this one. People criticized Howlin' Howie Dean for spending money like mad in his first couple years as Dem Chair, but he was rebuilding the party. That worked for the Dems in 06 and 08. The party and the meeting are peanuts; it's what you do to get the insiders to play your game. What matters if if Steele's spending on candidates and infrastructure allows the Pubs to win in November. If they do all is forgiven, if they don't Steele will be kicked to the curb. |
| Posted by:wr |
| #9 heh heh! |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2010-02-25 15:02 |
| #8 I am starting a new business, manufacturing portable and collapsible guillotines. They will be small and light enough to trailer behind a Ford F150 pickup. Cheap too. Drink up! |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2010-02-25 14:41 |
| #7 --Scott Brown's-"Money Bomb" seems to be the wave of future contributions, at least for small contributions. |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-02-25 13:48 |
| #6 Glenmore, you are absolutely right IMO. Steele is showing that he is tone-deaf to his core constituency. I am not impressed. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2010-02-25 12:53 |
| #5 That'd be my approach, Hellfish. The Republicans are out of power for a reason and I think the reason is that they are out of touch with reality. Until they fix that they can go suck a rock. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-02-25 12:36 |
| #4 I usually agree with you, Doc, but in this case Steele is making a big mistake: Perception is reality, and luxury spending creates the perception that GOP leadership is out of touch with the people suffering in the general economy and does not 'care' for them. No amount of fat-cat-schmoozed contributions can make up for that PR damage. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-02-25 12:36 |
| #3 The RNC?!!! If you're still sending the RNC money you're nuts. So they can pass it on to Olympia Snowe and McCain? I don't think so. Targeted donations to specific candidates is the way to go. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2010-02-25 12:20 |
| #2 Time to drain the WHOLE swamp... I'm wit ya wr !! |
| Posted by: armyguy 2010-02-25 07:45 |
| #1 .....spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers Appears to be WORKING! More roses please! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-25 07:44 |