Your are right. A candidate cannot know all his supporters. But if a finincial supporter is found out to be totally in opposition of one the candidate’s most passionate issues, he should return the money. There are too many examples to list illustrating this point, you listed one fine example. A church accepting money from casinos is another. Rudy G returning the 10 million to the Saudi prince after unforgivable remarks. Many candidates have returned moneys found to be from supporters with questionable backgrounds.
The bigger the candidate the more dirt they’re likely to have attracted. It’s interesting that Brownback goes after a little fish who won’t politically exterminate him when there are bigger fish to be caught.
If he wanted to play it safe he should dig around in McQueeg’s fundraising records. That way he could have helped everybody out.
Geez. Anybody who knows anything about the immigration issue {as opposed to having strong emotions about it) knows who John Tanton is. He is the grandfather of the immigration enforcement movement. For years he was a voice in the wilderness on the need to enforce our borders. He was working full time on immigration back in the early 80s. He has done his country a great number of services in helping to bring this issue to the forefront. And to call him a liberal in the classic sense of the word is ludicrous. He is more of a law and order guy than many on this forum. Tanton has put a great deal of his personal fortune up in the cause of orderly immigration and national sovereignty. It would be nice if people actually knew what they are talking about.