Campaign Finance and So-Called Conservatives

The Boston Globe broke an awesome story on some dubious campaign fundraising. There is also a follow-up article on The Globe's website.

Short version: Some "Republican" operatives started raising money for candidates through direct mail marketing. They raised millions. But little of the money actually went to the candidates' campaigns. Most went to the operatives.

It's hard enough for challengers to raise money. Now these guys are going to ruin it for the genuine candidates.

If the story is true, then Kimberly Mellissimo of BMW Direct, and another group - Response America - are on the same level as criminals, and they are traitors to what's left of the Republican Party and the conservative movement.