Reason #532 Why We Need Campaign Finance Reform

August 05, 2012 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

If you are a congressvarmint and you get arrested trying to set up a sparkin’ tryst in a bathroom in the Minneapolis airport, you can use your campaign funds to hire a lawyer because you were on “official business.”

Seriously.

Former Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) “has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Federal Election Commission for using campaign funds to pay for his legal defense, arguing that he was on official travel when he was arrested in a sex-sting operation,” the Idaho Statesman reports.

Dude, I know it is the official business of Republicans in Congress to screw us, but generally not one at a time.

Thanks to David for the heads up.

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