Outspending Himself

Todd Tiahrt claims that he is a true conservative "committed to fiscal restraint", but how could he possibly be committed to a responsible fiscal policy when his own Senate campaign is not fiscally responsible?


It's no secret that Mr. Tiahrt has a penchant for spending in Washington D.C. (his latest Club for Growth rating is lowest amongst the Kansas Republican delegation). Recently, however, Kansans have learned the true extent of Mr. Tiahrt’s free-spending ways when his campaign reported their finances to the Federal Election Committee.


In the 3rd Quarter of 2009, Mr. Tiahrt took in $341,000 and spent $353,500. Ironically, most of this money was actually used by the campaign to pay the firms that they have hired to raise money for them (talk about wasteful spending).


I would like to lead my fellow Kansans in urging Mr. Tiahrt to run a fiscally responsible campaign, not only to back up his claims of true fiscal conservatism, but also so that his credit score remains reasonable.


Unrestrainedly yours,


Publius