Schwarz: Shutter Club for Growth (R- Mich 7)

[brooklynite]

U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz's campaign is calling on the Federal Elections Commission to shut down the conservative lobby Club for Growth after filing a sweeping campaign finance complaint this week.

"They should be barred from politics," said Chief of Staff Matt Marsden, who wrote the grievance. "There is such a scope to their violations. They have to understand the rules; they have to play by them."

Schwarz was defeated in the 7th District Republican primary in August by Tim Walberg. Club for Growth helped raise more than $1 million for Walberg, who dismissed the club or any outside organization as having an impact on his victory.

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Marsden called the Washington-based Club for Growth a "rogue" group and compared its fundraising tactics to former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political organization. The FEC in July shuttered DeLay's Americans for a Republican Majority for repeated campaign finance violations.

http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/news-18/115937130386350.xml&coll=3

How responsible of him! But, just one question: where were his concerns in 2000-2002-2004 when the CFG was out attacking candidates OTHER than him?

[trogdor]

1. Like a Homer Simpson "epiphany"

Case #1 - Homer buys himself a pair of very expensive sneakers. Santa's Little Helper chews them up.
Homer buys himself a big cookie with macamadamia nuts. Santa's Little Helper eats it the second Homer's back it turned.

THEREFORE, Homer realizes in a flash of insight that Santa's Little Helper needs the obedience training his family and neighbors have been screaming about for weeks.