Rove-Linked Group Attacking Republicans

[rpannier]

Americans for Job Security is blasting Republican lawmakers for opposing swipe-fee reform, putting the Rove-linked group in the mercenary position of attacking the GOP in defense of a Democratic initiative. Americans for Job Security is a (supposedly) GOP firm founded by Mike Dubke and Dave Carney, which operates out of the same office as Crossroads Media, which is now run by Mike Dubke and Dave Carney, who no longer officially run AJS. A major "client" of Crossroads Media is Karl Rove's American Crossroads, along with the national GOP and the Republican Governors Association. We haven't forensically examined the paperwork, so we're not sure if Rove's fingerprints are literally on it, but AJS is a decidedly Republican outfit and its work on behalf of Dick Durbin's swipe-fee reform -- which pits retailers against big banks in a competition for debit card fees -- is ticking off folks in the Republican community who want their battle-lines to be drawn a bit cleaner. The Rove ads -- and that's what they are -- are running against Republicans Roger Wicker, David Vitter and Shelley Moore Capito, who's leading the charge in the House. Their crime? Defending Wall Street.

link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/25/huffpost-hill-rovelinked-_n_840884.html

[midnight]

1. And around and around we go....

[loudsue]

2. Rival mafia groups....that's rich.

It's time for the Valentine's day massacre all over again. I hope. At least we'd be rid of SOME of those bastids.

[SoCalDem]

3. "...swipe-fee reform..." such a republican sounding phrase

:rofl: