3     May 16, 2008 - 10:44am | staufen

"Taste of Alaska"

was the name of the campaign fundraiser held on Wednesday evening for Don Young in DC, according to the invite reminder sent out by Ted and Lisa.

Rumor was that dozens of DC ambulence drivers were taking bets that their stomach pumps would be called into action once guests got a good taste...

FEC reports for June 30 will recap the $ intake... so, until then... we concur with Chilcoot... Young's playing bait-and-switch - at the least out of desperation.

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  2     May 15, 2008 - 12:55am | chilcoot

What's Going On Here

It appears that Rep. Young created a legal expense fund to trick his contributors.

He set up the legal defense fund to make his contributors more comfortable about giving to his campaign fund, likely knowing all the while that he fully intended to keep paying his lawyers from his campaign fund, since even his dopey contributors probably have enough sense not to give to his legal defense fund.

Were I a lesser person with no knowledge of Rep. Young's true nature, I'd say he cares not if he appears to be a sleazy liar with no sense of decency whatsoever.

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  1     May 14, 2008 - 10:18pm | n0se

National Review Online 5/14

The NRO follows the ADN's lead and piles on poor ol' dOn yOung

Veto Vito
Congressman Fossella should resign, without delay.

By Kathryn Jean Lopez, NRO Editor 5/14/08

I thought David Vitter probably should have resigned when his connection to the D.C. Madam was revealed. But Vitter’s crime was in the past and he and his family worked through it. He can still be an effective senator — and a conservative one at that. Fossella’s got no such luxury. And though his story is of the titillating sort, he is not alone in Congress. So, on that to-do list: Today, Fossella. Tomorrow, Young.

NRO, has, in fact, called for Republicans to urge Don Young to step aside, labeling him a “walking argument for term limits.” Young has a viable primary opponent and, with high unfavorables among likely voters, is probably gone after this term, anyway. But for the sake of putting a line in the sand, of showing a little leadership, Republicans should take the initiative to oppose another Young run. It will send a signal: We know people aren’t happy — congressional approval ratings are at 18 percent — and we’re doing something about it. We may not be the majority — our impact may be limited — but we’re going to give you a reason to work for our return. We’re going to give you a reason to want a Republican Speaker.

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