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Republican National Chairman Steele's Spending Spree Angers Donors

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Posted by wr 2010-02-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 07:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Time to drain the WHOLE swamp...

I'm wit ya wr !!

Posted by armyguy 2010-02-25 07:45|| 2010-02-25 07:45|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 12:20|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 12:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 12:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 12:53|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 13:48|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-02-25 14:41|| Front Page Top

#9 heh heh!

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