Schwarz: Shutter Club for Growth (asked FEC to shut them down)

[Robbien]

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."

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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.

The complaint alleges Club for Growth illegally raised more than $400,000 by failing to register its activities as a political action organization. Marsden also contends the organization broke the law by sharing information with campaigns by sharing pollsters and media consultants in four 2006 federal primaries.

Walberg's campaign is named in the nine-point document. Other candidates implicated are Bill Sali of Idaho (U.S. House), Sharron Angle of Nevada (U.S. House) and Steve Laffey of Rhode Island (U.S. Senate). Only Sali won his primary.

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[tularetom]

1. Oh no where will I get the stuff to make my hair grow?

Ooops sorry that's not the Club for Growth thats the Hair Club for Men.

[skids]

4. That's "rouge" group, not "rogain" group.

:rofl:

[AnneD]

2. What this about a

'rouge' group...is that the women's auxillary of the Club for Growth....oh never mind. (with apologies to Gilda Radner and Emily LaTell-you are still remembered with fondness)

[skipos]

3. To bad the Republicans purged moderate Schwarz.

There are worse Republicans out there.