Posted on 01/30/2006 8:01:04 AM PST by slowhand520
DEAN UNDER FIRE FROM PARTY DEMS; NEARLY ALL CASH SPENT Mon Jan 30 2006 10:52:31 ET
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill are privately bristling over Howard Deans management of the Democratic National Committee and have made those sentiments clear after new fundraising numbers showed he has spent nearly all the committees cash and has little left to support their efforts to gain seats this cycle, ROLL CALL reports.
Congressional leaders were furious last week when they learned the DNC has just $5.5 million in the bank, compared to the Republican National Committees $34 million.
Senate and House Minority Leaders Harry Reid (Nev.) and Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), along with the Senate and House campaign committee chairmen Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), have made their concerns -- directly or indirectly -- known to Dean, claims the paper.
Emanuel was particularly upset last week upon seeing the latest DNC numbers.
A lot of people are scratching their heads as to whats going on, said one senior Democratic aide.
Another Democratic source familiar with the party fundraising apparatus said there is obvious displeasure among the leaders.
Developing...
Even George Soros has to be pretty fed
up with handing over money to the DNC
at this point!
Careful what you wish for: we LIKE having Howard "The Scream" Dean as the face of the Dimocratic Party!
In other words, the fundraisers aren't bringing in the big bucks anymore, and somehow Dynamic Dean's to blame for spending what little they do bring in?
If I were them I would demand an independent counsel and congressional hearings! Isn't that what Demorats always do?
Ah, the DNC is too right-wing for Soros to give any money to, anyway. I'm hoping Soros' money will go to rabid left-wingers for the primaries.
Karl Rove is absolutely brilliant! First, he gets Clinton to damage the Party greviously, and then he finds Howard Dean to finish it off.
This says to me that the Democrat base is NOT supporting the far left leadership, they have lost the majority of the centrist Democrats. Tell me that this was not predictable!
I love ya Howie! Love ya!
"Dems were making the point today that
most of the money that once went to
the DNC now goes to the 527's."
Yep...Soros, Hanoi Jane, Babs and Peter Lewis can fund the Dems $30 Million with four checks. I don't think McCain ever closed this loophole.
GO DR. DEMENTO GO!! SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!!
True story: The Vermont Expos minor league baseball team changed their name to the Lake Monsters after a Name The Team contest. Among the rejected entries, according to the team's website:
"...the Howlin Howards for former Vermont Governor and National Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean and his (in)famous Iowa speech"
Trying very hard not to be kickin'-it-up happy. It is SOOOOOO wrong to glory in the misery of others...
Hehehehehe. I'll apologize another day.
Drug addiction is a bitch.
He's a Dr., so he can prescribe himself. My guess is Oxy.
maybe they could outsource....
Bwaaaahhhhaaaaaahaaahhhhhaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hilarious!!!!!
I think Air America and the DNC will go bankrupt at the same time.
Don't you dare belittle Al Gore's invention!
Didn't this exact same thing happen during Dean's POTUS run?
Wait, what the hell did I just say? "67 would be better" than 60?
Congratulations Howard Dean! Keep screaming!
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