I did see the little piece in the Herald a few days ago about VOTF's permanent plans. If I remember the numbers right, their recent convention brought in $250,000 and cost $100,000-$150,000. With the rest, they want to set up an office and hire a full-time staff. Even if they count one person as constituting a "staff," they've got a ways to go, unless the "staff" is willing to use his living room as the VOTF office.
Interesting that they shut down the bulleting board on their website; remember how, before their convention, they were really, really, really trying to attract more conservatives to the membership, and they even invited conservative speakers (who do not recall receiving invitations)?
Yes! I followed that thread on the "bulleting" board over there - I could never figure out how to post, so, although I'm registered, I did not join in. I think a couple of the blogspots have pretty good takes on those exchanges - David Alexander and Manintheblackhat, are two of them.
Isn't it odd that they didn't receive the invitations? That dang post office!
I'm so glad the truth is coming out about VOTF from an alternative source. I am going to send Howie Carr, Jay Severin, Marjorie Eagan and David Brudnoy a copy of this letter. Give them something to chew on. I have heard Thomas Groome on David Brudnoy, and although he is a professor at BC, surprisingly, I think he hates the Catholic Church.