A Daily Caller report Monday pointed out the expenditure, which was for almost $2,000 at Voyeur West Hollywood.
An RNC spokesperson said the committee is looking into the matter, but said the expenditure was made by a non-committee staffer and added that the report erroneously hinted that RNC Chairman Michael Steele attended the club.
“The chairman was never at the location in question, he had no knowledge of the expenditure, nor does he find the use of committee funds at such a location at all acceptable,” the spokesperson said. “Good reporting would make that distinction crystal clear. The committee has requested that the monies be returned to the committee and that the story be corrected so that it is accurate.”
Thank you.
What this says is that Steele is not running a tight ship, which isn’t much better. I would like to know what staffer can bill $2000 worth of expenses and who approved it.
Aside from this particular report, there has been discontent with Steele for almost a year now.
The procedure for removing a National Chairman should be modified. The grass roots is not being represented and that hurts the conservative cause. It takes, I believe, 2/3rds of RNC members to remove Steele. As each state has 3 members, states with few Republicans in them, states which are known for havens for liberal Republicans have too much influence.