RNC member, NH GOP chairman surprised by legal spending

[MaineDem]

Mods, I'm not sure if this is actually a new story or if it should be added to the thread about the GOP payments. Sorry if this is the wrong decision.

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire member of the Republican National Committee said she has misgivings about the committee´s role in defending a GOP operative accused of conspiring to suppress Democratic votes in the 2002 election.

Nancy Merrill of Lebanon noted that national party Chairman Ken Mehlman recently pledged zero-tolerance for tampering with voting.

"If this kind of expenditure deflects from that policy, then I´m uncomfortable with it," she said.

The Associated Press reported Thursday the RNC has paid $722,000 to defend James Tobin pf Bangor, Maine, who was a regional official in the national party when state Republicans paid to jam get-out-the-vote telephone lines on Election Day 2002. Republican John E. Sununu beat Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in one of the closest U.S. Senate races in the country that day.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8BUCJV80-223.shtml

[EST]

1. Duh!

[AnnInLa]

2. She has nothing to worry about because

Merry Mehlman won't be uncomfortable with it...they are all hypocrites.

[Zorra]

3. Republicans are always uncomfortable when caught in their corrupt

activities.

To a republican, the stealing and cheating is not a crime.

The crime, to a republican, is getting caught in their dirty deeds.