The National Republican Congressional Committee apparently stopped conducting independent audits of its finances five years ago, according to Republican sources and Federal Election Commission records.Uh, guys: audits are pretty basic financial control mechanisms. If you want to position yourselves as the Party of Fiscal Responsibility, implementing basic financial controls in your own organization wouldn't be a bad start.
The NRCC will not confirm its audit history, citing an ongoing investigation into financial irregularities apparently centering on former Treasurer Christopher Ward. But the indication is that the committee did not conduct an independent audit at all during the 2003-2006 tenure of former Chairman Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) and his audit committee chairman, Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.).
'Course, if W's management of just about everything is any indication of what the rest of you learned in Biz School, this isn't too surprising! (And, for what it's worth: learning the basics of financial accounting & auditing would also help you conceal any ill-gotten, lobbyist-derived $$ you may "earn"... you know, if you were to be tempted to... ah, no - that's not really a plausible suggestion, is it? What Republican would so abuse the public trust?)
Note to Dems: this is a nice little tidbit to use when debating your esteemed Republican opponent, for any office:
"My respected Republican opponent's Party can't even control its own $$.See how easy it is!
Dare you trust him with your tax dollars?"
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