California Conservative

The Washington Times reports: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi helped secure $3 million last year for a nonprofit transportation-research organization whose president gave money to her political action committee as the group was paying for a European trip for one of her policy advisers.

According to campaign records, WestStart-CALSTART Chief Executive Officer John R. Boesel also gave $1,000 to one of Mrs. Pelosi’s political action committees in 2003 and $1,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.”

I’d say that one heck of a return on investment.

Ken Boehm, chairman of the conservative National Legal and Policy Center, which has challenged Mrs. Pelosi’s campaign fundraising in the past, said the trip looks shady.

“I think it looks like she’s doing legislative favors for donors, because she is,” he said.

Mr. Boehm said Mrs. Pelosi’s actions are starting to look like a pattern. He has questioned Mrs. Pelosi’s earmark in early 2003 of $1 million to a University of San Francisco research center named after Leo T. McCarthy, who has been treasurer of her political action committees.

The big wheels turning at Powerline rightfully question, “Where’s the outrage?” It’s right here. And growing.

Powerline concludes: “Republicans are suggesting that nothing distinguishes Pelosi’s actions from those of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and other Republican members Pelosi has criticized.”

As we know, liberals live by different standards.

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