Republicans are looking for Indian Cash
 April 20, 2007, 2:02 pm (1 year ago)“The Hill” which is a Washington DC publication has reported this week on one of the actual contradictions in the American political values.
In what is known as a country were almost every different type of gambling is actually tolerated all besides the internet gambling, it actually seems that the National Republican Congressional Committee has launched what is known as a fundraising initiative aimed at actually increasing donations from the Indian Tribes with gambling revenues so that they are able to boost their incomes.
This is actually despite the scandal that happened last year involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, where it is claimed that tribal gambling money helped hand Democrats the majority last year, there is still a thirst for political contributions in the GOP, it seems.
The Hill reports, “Tribes have historically donated overwhelmingly to Democrats, a trend that NRCC Chairman Tom Cole wants to change”. “Cole makes no apologizes for leading a fundraising drive aimed at tapping into tribal money. As he puts it, Native Americans should be involved in politics and for him the issue is personal”.
“A Chickasaw, Cole is the only registered member of a tribe in Congress, and he maintains close ties to the tribal community, which has donated heavily to his personal campaigns in the past”.
“Now that Cole is charged with pulling the House GOP reelection committee out of its deep debt, he is tapping into his background and extensive knowledge of Native American Issues to educate fellow GOP lawmakers and reach out to the tribal community in the hope that they will reach back with donations to the NRCC”.
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