Comments on: Retiring pol + unused campaign cash = power, access, influence http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scholars and Rogues » My congressman’s ‘best’ idea? A legislative game show http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-54138 Scholars and Rogues » My congressman’s ‘best’ idea? A legislative game show Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:19:07 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/#comment-54138 [...] And people give them money. In his federal fundraising career, Rep. Kuhl has pocketed $3,082,985 (nearly 60 percent from PACs). If he leaves office with money in the fundraising bank, so to speak, he retains control over the balance, as did retiring Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds. [...] [...] And people give them money. In his federal fundraising career, Rep. Kuhl has pocketed $3,082,985 (nearly 60 percent from PACs). If he leaves office with money in the fundraising bank, so to speak, he retains control over the balance, as did retiring Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds. [...]

]]> By: Brian Angliss http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-35577 Brian Angliss Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:58:02 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/#comment-35577 Damn, that's just wrong. All that money should NOT be in control of the candidate. Talk about a loophole you could fly a comet through.... Damn, that’s just wrong. All that money should NOT be in control of the candidate. Talk about a loophole you could fly a comet through….

]]> By: Euphrosyne http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-35456 Euphrosyne Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:54:06 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/#comment-35456 Aha. I've always wondered what happens to all that "unused" money. Do his PAC and his PCA have to pay taxes on it? Is it just <i>his?</i> Aha. I’ve always wondered what happens to all that “unused” money. Do his PAC and his PCA have to pay taxes on it? Is it just his?

]]> By: www.buzzflash.net http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-35359 www.buzzflash.net Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:00:36 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/20/retiring-pol-unused-campaign-cash-power-access-influence/#comment-35359 <strong>Retiring pol + unused campaign cash = power, access, influence...</strong> Now that Rep. Tom Reynolds is leaving office and won't be a steward of the public's trust, what kind of a steward will he be of the million bucks of other people's money still tucked away in his campaign fund?... Retiring pol + unused campaign cash = power, access, influence…

Now that Rep. Tom Reynolds is leaving office and won’t be a steward of the public’s trust, what kind of a steward will he be of the million bucks of other people’s money still tucked away in his campaign fund?…

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