RNC Sex-Club Flap Only Tip Of Fundraising Iceberg

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The Republican National Committee is busy this week doing damage control after its monthly financial report was filed with a nugget about a $1,900 tab run-up by some donors at a topless nightclub. But beneath that furor lies another question: If the RNC is raising record amounts of money, why does it have so little of it left in the bank?

The RNC says one staffer went on the nightclub jaunt, submitted the bill as a committee expense and has now been fired. But that was only the raciest bit of a West Coast trip by RNC Chairman Michael Steele and other party officials. Some other items cost considerably more than an evening watching simulated sex.

"You had more than $9,000 that was spent at a Beverly Hills hotel," said David Levinthal, communications director of the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. "There was more than $6,500 that was spent at a Four Seasons hotel."

These might seem like garden variety gotchas on the expense account — except for this: The RNC is spending more money than it's raising. Since January 2009, the RNC has raised $109 million, but spent $115 million.

[The Genealogist]

1. Deficit spending is their MO

They do it when they are in charge of the government..."just charge these two wars. Put it on my Titanium Card." And, it is clear that they do the same with their party funds. I can hardly wait to hear the outrage from the conservative religious types in the party. Oh, wait, we will hear nothing from them. The radio and M$M will send them on a wild squirrel chase for bad ACORNs or some other mythical thing to mentally nosh on. :eyes:

[tanyev]

3. Yep. Their "tax and spend" hissyfits always manage to cover up their borrow and spend philosophy.

[JohnWxy]

4. Tax the poor & middle incomers and lavish the rich with tax cuts. Republican Perversion of Populism

[Qutzupalotl]

7. Check my sig line.

:)

[DCKit]

2. The RNC is being fleeced from within.

With all this schadenfreude, I'm going to hell for sure.

[Jade Fox]

5. "The RNC is spending more money than it's raising."

Great tactic, Repubs!! :rofl:

[medeak]

6. NV head of GOP suddenly resigned today

hmmmmmm