Well, it's conservative .... maybe ...

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LEATHER & STEELE
Republican Party Spent Thousands On 'Bondage-Themed' Club, Lavish Hotels
GOP Brass Demand Michael Steele's Resignation

www.huffingtonpost.com

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Steele was there?

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RNC (Credit: AP)

The Republican National Committee has fired the staffer who charged the party committee for the nearly $2,000 bill from an outing at a topless nightclub, Politico reports.

The unnamed staffer [he's named in other press reports] was aware the outing was not eligible for reimbursement but nevertheless convinced GOP donor Erik Brown, a California businessman, to pick up the tab and seek out reimbursement, according to Politico.

The trip to Voyeur in West Hollywood, a bondage-themed club featuring topless dancers, reportedly followed a RNC event for its "Young Eagles" donors.

Brown has reportedly agreed to pay back the funds.

The RNC said in a statements its "accounting and reimbursement processes are being revised" to prevent such occurrences in the future, Politico reports.

"The incident adds to Republican distractions in what would otherwise be a promising election cycle for the party," writes Aaron Blake of the Hill, noting a number of missteps from the RNC, such as a recent fundraising presentation that featured crude caricatures of Democrats.

The RNC spent about $15 million more than it raised last year, the Hill reports.

[randallscott35]

Who cares?.....Edwards would've been front row had he been invited.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Who cares?.....Edwards would've been front row had he been invited.

Republican donors probably care:

The RNC spent about $15 million more than it raised last year, the Hill reports.

A few thousand here and there on sex club outings adds up

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Riot

Republican donors probably care:



A few thousand here and there on sex club outings adds up

Of all the things going on, this ain't news.

[johnny pinwheel]

they are only "conservative" when the other guy gets elected. all of the sudden spending matters. where were these tea party morons about 8 or 9 years ago? oh, thats right its ok if your own guy breaks the bank. the good news is the last poll showed that 42% of the voting public is registered independant. now is the time to pump new blood in there and hopefully a third and fourth party.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Who cares?.....Edwards would've been front row had he been invited.

Now that's funny...

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Who cares?.....Edwards would've been front row had he been invited.

Wonder if Edwards would have $20 bills flashing around.

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Pelosi had a $100,000.00 ++ FOOD tab last year on us. I wish she would have just took in a Chippendales show! That doesn't mention her Air Force travel costs.

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

they are only "conservative" when the other guy gets elected. all of the sudden spending matters. where were these tea party morons about 8 or 9 years ago? oh, thats right its ok if your own guy breaks the bank. the good news is the last poll showed that 42% of the voting public is registered independant. now is the time to pump new blood in there and hopefully a third and fourth party.

yeah, so.....

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

they are only "conservative" when the other guy gets elected. all of the sudden spending matters. where were these tea party morons about 8 or 9 years ago? oh, thats right its ok if your own guy breaks the bank. the good news is the last poll showed that 42% of the voting public is registered independant. now is the time to pump new blood in there and hopefully a third and fourth party.

All those morons weren't being pushed off the financial cliff 8-9 yrs ago!
3 or 4 parties??.....completely illogical! Why don't we break up into 4 countries?

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

All those morons weren't being pushed off the financial cliff 8-9 yrs ago!
3 or 4 parties??.....completely illogical! Why don't we break up into 4 countries?

4 Parties might not be a bad thing. Any change would be an improvement.

[sham]

As far as political scandal goes--this is little more than a nasty fart in a crowded room!

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Originally Posted by sham

As far as political scandal goes--this is little more than a nasty fart in a crowded room!

I say 3-1 they will use it to get rid of Steele.

Here's a pretty funny accounting of the political scandal scorecard at The Daily Beast:

After studying the 58 scandals over the past 20 years involving all politicians or major candidates for city mayor and above—many involved crimes, others just allegations, but all wound up as tabloid fodder—some conclusions can be reached.

• The number sex scandals has increased dramatically over the past few decades, thanks to technology, new press standards and a post-Clinton belief that everything is fair game.

• Republicans have more scandals (32 to 26), but Democrats have bigger ones, based on our methodology (13 out of the top 20).

• Democrats tend to have more problems with harassment, staffers and underage girls; Republicans tend to have more problems with prostitutes, hypocrisy and underage boys.