Top story in today's Tennessean covers the sloppy practices of our oh-so-special Tennessee Republicans:
WASHINGTON — The Tennessee Republican Party failed to report millions of dollars in campaign donations and spending in 2005 and 2006 and committed other violations of campaign finance laws, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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The decision marks the third time in the past five years that the FEC has found violations in the financial management of the state party's federal election account.
Yep, it ain't the first time. And it's not just the party as a whole that has problems. Marsha Blackburn, everyone's favorite TN Congresswoman, made a few "errors" a while back.
Of course, as Howard Jones taught us once, no one ever is to blame (unless of course they are an expendable aide who's name everyone quickly forgets):
Kim Ketchel, spokeswoman for the Tennessee GOP [...] blamed some problems on a former vendor responsible for collecting party contributions.
Authoritarians never think the rules apply to them.
Now, in sports when you have these kinds of violations, results are vacated and the second place finisher is handed the gold. Of course, this most recent finding of wrongdoing concerns the 2006 election, so that would mean removing Bob Corker and replacing him with Harold Ford -- a marginal improvement at best.
Your Tennessee Republicans - the Law and Order [for other people] Party!