So I just got a mass e-mail from the DCCC imploring me to donate and that my contributions would be matched by the "Democratic House Leadership". I would guess that many of you are in receipt of the same missive.
The e-mail is in Bill Clinton's name, and heaps some praise on Rahm Emmanuel, Paul Begala, and James Carville.
What the fuck does this mean?
Matching contributions is a classic fundraising scheme, but that matching money has got to come from somewhere. Where is this money coming from? Nancy Pelosi's rainy day fund? Rahm Emmanuel's secret swiss bank account? Or maybe the joint account that James Carville shares with his goose stepping wife?
I'd like to know dammit.
I want to see a Democratic congress as much as the rest of us, but I can't help but think that there is a competition going on between the DSCC/DCCC/DLC and the DNC for fundraising numbers and the DLC shills are using their own money to bolster their numbers.
If I had money to spare, I'd be writing another check to the DNC right now.