"This kind of thing has got to stop or they won't get any contributions," said Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate.
Kyl and Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, who is leading the GOP effort to recruit candidates and elect House members, distanced themselves from RNC Chairman Michael Steele when discussing the committee's controversial spending.
Steele has come under fire for committee spending on flights, limousines and high-end hotels, but he was not present at the Voyeur Hollywood West on Jan. 31 when a group of young Republicans ran a tab picked up by the RNC. After reporters noted the bill in a funding report, the RNC fired a staffer it blamed for the outing and said it would be reimbursed by a donor who had attended.
Asked on "Fox News Sunday" if Steele should step down, Kyl demurred but said, "The people that contribute to the committees, both Democrat and Republican, want to know that their money is well spent for the cause, and it needs to be that way."
McCarthy, appearing on the same show, sidestepped the question of whether Steele has his full confidence.
What's the big deal about this $2,000 dollar issue? The democrates including the first lady spend millions on crap and they don't make it an issue.
ReplyDeleteI think the issue is in the fact that the RNC and GOP are trying to convince the Tea Party that they have changed and are not wastefull spenders anymore. So when you have stuff like their meetings being held in expensive Hawaiian hotels and stip club parties it leaves a bad taste in peoples mouths. Also you have the RNC GOP always playing the family values card, I dont think people people who dontate to the RNC approve of bondage strip clubs. It just all goes back to the heart of the Tea Party movement and that is that government on both sides really has become out of touch with reality and the will of the people.
ReplyDeleteAnon 0944 is right on target. Steele's tenure at the RNC is exactly what the Republican Party DOESN'T need. Values voters are offended by the soirée at the bondage club. Fiscal conservatives are pissed off at that PLUS the private jets, limos, fancy hotels, etc.
ReplyDeleteImagine that you're someone who sent the RNC some of your hard earned money, money that could have been used on something for the family. And then you find out how Steele is spending those funds.
Anon 0929 asks what the big deal is. The people who give to the RNC are the same folks that want to get Barack and Michelle Obama out of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. BECAUSE of their free spending ways.
Is Steel a stupid man or a double agent?
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