GOP Complaint Cites Pro-Democratic Groups

The Washington Post ^ | April 1, 2004 | Thomas B. Edsall

[ReleaseTheHounds]

The Bush campaign and the Republican Party filed charges yesterday with the Federal Election Commission (news - web sites) accusing the Kerry campaign and seven "independent" organizations of conducting a criminal conspiracy to inject large amounts of "soft money" into the 2004 election.

The Bush campaign, which this month has spent an unprecedented $41.8 million on television ads, many of them attacking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), has become increasingly frustrated by the ability of Kerry and such "independent" groups as MoveOn.org and the Media Fund to counter with nearly $20 million in ads.

In a separate rule-making process expected to take months, the FEC is addressing many of the issues raised by the Bush-RNC complaint. The complaint filed yesterday is designed to force a much quicker decision on the legality of the activities of the Kerry campaign and allied groups. A ruling against the Democrats would cut off a major source of campaign support for Kerry.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

The 5th story this weekend in the Yahoo News Group: "Political Headlines from the Washington Post"... Just look at the headlines! Bias anyone?

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[bayourod]

"The groups have become known as the "shadow Democratic Party."

That's to avoid having to put up with all them silly minorities and women that the official party has to put up with. They just can't understand the need to cut corporate taxes and increase military spending.

[sgtbono2002]

What the GOP has become increasingly frustrated about is the Dems ability to break the law without being called on it.

[Cicero]

Whatever happened to the Washington ComPost's fondness for campaign reform and playing by the rules?

[KC_Conspirator]

I would go after the liberal talk radio station as well. Al Franken has already stated that the purpose of his show is to defeat Bush, which would seem to indicate to me that the show is a political organization and not entertainment, and should be subject to campaign finance laws.

[Libertina]

LYING headlines! NOt DemoCRATIC groups, but Democrat groups. Two different things.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Exactly!