I keep thinking that the Coleman campaign couldn't get any sleazier, but it always manages to surprise me. Rachel Stassen-Berger reports on a new bit of shadiness:
Republican consultant Jeff Larson, the man who was the Republican National Convention Host Committee Chief Executive Officer and rents Republican Sen. Norm Coleman a bedroom in his Washington town home, is helping Coleman out with the recount.
Remember Jeff Larson? Just in case you don't, here's a primer: |
Larson gave Coleman a shady deal on a basement apartment in his mansion:
Sen. Norm Coleman didn't have a lease for the first year he rented a garden-level bedroom in an upper-bracket Capitol Hill row house owned by a longtime friend and Republican operative.
In addition, Coleman didn't make a payment for utilities for the living space until last month, under a verbal agreement he had with his landlord -- St. Paul businessman Jeff Larson -- to settle up after a year in residence, Coleman campaign manager Cullen Sheehan said.
Because of his deal with Larson, an ethics complaint was filed against Coleman:
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Norm Coleman in connection with his questionable rental arrangement with political professional Jeff Larson
Larson was also a benefactor for Sarah Palin:
Sarah Palin's folksy authenticity must have been touted by Republican operatives at least once for every dollar the RNC has spent on her clothes, hair, and makeup over the past six weeks. (That's 150,000 times/dollars, for those of you who spent today in a cave.)
But it turns out the Republicans didn't trust Palin to dress herself for the big time. No, her Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys, and Neiman Marcus clothes were purchased by one Jeff Larson.
It's time for the Coleman campaign to start having a bit of respect for Minnesotans. Stop treating us like idiots, Norm, and cut shady Jeff Larson loose. It's time for you to show us that you care about ethical behavior. |
