Reid must pay back interest on improper donation
By: Jim Addison
Wizbang Politics
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has repaid interest on an improper donation from seven years ago - after he was caught.
Erica Werner of the Associated Press reports:
<<< A seven-year-old political donation has proven costly for the Senate's most senior Democrat.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., last year refunded a $3,000 check he got in 1999 from a Texas friend, Ben Barnes, after a public interest group revealed it was improper. Now he's paid Barnes more than $1,600 in interest, according to recent filings with the Secretary of the Senate.
The filings were disclosed Monday by PoliticalMoneyLine, which tracks campaign spending. >>>
Read the details at the link below.
Of course, Reid is hardly "the Senate's most senior Democrat," he's just the elected Leader. Off the top of my head, at least Byrd, Kennedy, Levin, Biden, Dodd, Leahy, and Mikulski have more seniority, and there are probably others as well.
UPDATE 3:18 a.m.: I just KNEW that name was familiar, but I couldn't recall from where. Thanks to reader "ordi" in the comments - it is "that" Ben Barnes, he of the TANG story from 2004. ordi relates more of his background in the comments below.....
Posted by: ordi
Mr Barnes has a storied past....
Speaking of stories, who can forget his attempt to drop a "fake" bomb on President Bush:
Dan Rather interview with former Texas Lt. Governor Ben Barnes in which Barnes will hint, and deceptive CBS editing will strongly imply, that during the Vietnam War the Bush family pressured him to use politics to get a young George W. Bush into the Texas Air National Guard.
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Funny how it was "dirty" Harry who got caught by this bag of wind! LOL
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