[70th Division]

Bunch of frickin’ crooks. I am getting a lot of trash in my emails about going back to college with grants from the government. Hate it.

[cripplecreek]

Gotta figure. Mark Schauer broke the law to get his seat and paid the record breaking fine over it.

Only in politics can you break the law to get a seat, get caught and get to keep the seat.

[cripplecreek]

Schauer admits breaking the law, hit with RECORD penalty!

The campaign fund of former Democratic state Sen. Mark Schauer of Battle Creek is paying the state $208,250 for improperly donating money to help elect Democrats to the Senate in 2006.

Schauer chaired the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee and oversaw the Senate Democratic Fund, for which his bombastic chief of staff, Ken Brock, took over as treasurer.

The fund raked in $440,000 above the legal limit of $20,000 per person - which the Dems don't deny. Twelve senatorial candidate committees did, with Schauer's as the worst offender at $187,000.

The moolah was instantly pumped into the campaigns of four key candidates, three of whom were trounced anyway.

Schauer admits breaking the law, hit with RECORD penalty!