From the Oregonian this week we learned that the Republican Party in Oregon is even worse off than nationally. To quote:

The Oregon Republican Party has hit the financial skids, facing more than a quarter-million dollars in debt and an IRS lien for failing to pay payroll taxes.

Yes, things are so bad they can't even make their payroll taxes! While,officially, it is because an "irresponsible" person no longer with them did not send in the forms. The money was instead spent on party activities. That's their story and they are sticking to it!

Gordon Smith, our erstwhile pseudo-moderate Republican senator must have felt a little quiver of trepidation upon seeing this information made public. An already hard re-election campaign has just been made even more difficult! More over the fold...