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Fightin’ Joe Fights On (And On and On and On)

January 23, 2009 - 12:02 pm - by Stephen Green

Your tax dollars hard at work, keeping Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign awash in… tax dollars:

Joe Biden ended his own presidential bid after coming in fifth in the Iowa caucuses more than a year ago. But his presidential campaign lived on – and continued receiving taxpayer money – well after he was elected vice president.

The vice president is not gearing up to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 Democratic primaries, though. Rather, he’s keeping his committee, Biden for President Inc., open to tidy up loose ends in preparation for a mandatory federal audit, which could become expensive to defend.

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So, Biden continued requesting federal funds for his campaign – through the so-called primary matching funds program – for months after he was tapped to be Obama’s running mate.

I’m no expert in FEC regulations, but if that’s legal it certainly shouldn’t be. When you suspend your campaign, shouldn’t the government, you know, suspend your matching funds?

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  1. 1. Anton

    How dare you question the actions of the annointed!

    The entire election process in this country has become a fraud. $100 million dollars in “small donantions” in the month before an election. Matching funds that amount to little more than slush funds and vast foreign donations(bribes?) have made a joke of our political system.

    As Mr. Fernandez pointed out a little while back, how do we regain trust in the system? At what point can we feel secure in placing our trust in these people or institutions?

    Just another little dip into the tax-payer’s pocket.

    January 23, 2009 - 12:55 pm   Link to this Comment

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