McCain-controlled GOP committees delay finance reports

[WhiteTara]

Source: LA Times

John McCain, author of much of the federal campaign finance law that requires disclosure of donors, apparently is not insisting on timely transparency by some committees he's raising money through.

Like Democratic rival Barack Obama, McCain files monthly campaign finance reports detailing the sums he's raised for his presidential run, as the law requires. His latest report says he collected $27 million in July.

But McCain is legally raising millions more in separate accounts overseen by the Republican National Committee and Republican state parties. In July, he probably raised $5.6 million in those accounts, as the Washington Post noted.

An RNC spokesman said the requirement of monthly reports had become burdensome, given the large sums raised. The Republican National Committee filed a monthly report showing it raised $25.8 million in July.

An RNC spokesman said the requirement of monthly reports had become burdensome, given the large sums raised. The Republican National Committee filed a monthly report showing it raised $25.8 million in July.


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sleazy sleazy! Wonder what would happen if Obama felt it was too burdensome to disclose?

[DCKit]

1. Too bad there's no such thing as computers, spreadsheets and databases.

It would all be so much more convenient if they could apply technology to tracking these things.

[gratuitous]

4. Well, you know Straight-Talkin' Johnny Maverick

If'n he can't add up a column of figures, it's kind of suspect. So instead of your fancy pants Excel spread sheet thingies, he likes his accounts done by hand, the old-fashioned way by kindly old Bob Cratchit of Marley & Scrooge. Have you seen his boy, Tiny Tim? Why do you hate working people so much? And little crippled kids? What kind of monster do you liberals have to be to want Bob tossed out on his ear? Mr. Scrooge gives him half the day on Christmas, and Bob doesn't have to make it back up until the first weekend in the new year!

Where's your compassion? Uh, POW!

[LiberalFighter]

2. They can legally hire someone from that fund to compile the required reports.

[WhiteTara]

3. and? Oh, you mean they could do it?

well, I don't think that is their aim.

[Supersedeas]

5. and yet the Free Media Ride continues