Republican leader, John "I'd rather be golfing" Boehner, is coming to the rescue of Tea Party favorites, according to the Washington Post:
House Minority Leader John Boehner has long had a knack for raising campaign funds from Wall Street firms and blue-chip corporations, which he typically spreads among rank and file House Republicans to bolster loyalty.
But this year, Boehner is using a different strategy as he tries to position himself as the next House speaker. He's diverted more than a quarter-million dollars of his business-funded war chest to 29 avowedly anti-establishment candidates who have been endorsed by elements of the tea party.....
....Boehner has given another $14,000 to another candidate, Steve Stivers, a former state lawmaker and lobbyist for Ohio's Bank One who has accused his Democratic opponent of wrongly supporting "taxpayer-funded bonuses given to failed Wall Street executives." Stivers's spokesman John Damschroder said that he thinks the funds were given because "speaker-to-be Boehner knows how critical Ohio is to control of the House."
Boehner personally hand-picked Stivers as the candidate for Ohio's 15th. Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, is being supported by bank lobbyists, the Chambers, and major polluters (oil, utilities, mining).
Boehner is soooooooooo greedy for power he'll support anyone.
