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The logic of interest groups sometimes escapes reason. They often issue endorsements based on scored votes. They have to do that. But they shoot themselves in the foot. Jon has written about this with Don Young and Americans for Tax Reform. Certainly ATR has redeemed itself with the "rats head in a Coke bottle". But still, in a 150 vote House race, which AK-AL turned in to, that ATR award might have made the difference, giving us a venal Democrat over a good reformist Republican.

Well, the Chamber of Commerce is doing it too. In Louisana, they endorsed Mary Landreiu over proven vote-winner State Treasurer John Kennedy. She empowers union thugs. She voted for card-check, the "Employee Free Choice Act." But get this. According to the Chamber's CEO, defeating card-check is their highest priority:

"The main thing is that we want to keep enough people in the Senate to maintain the filibuster," he said.

They want 40 people. But they endorse someone for it who is running against someone against it. John Kennedy can actually win this race, if he gets some support.

But righty groups play defense for his corrupt opponent.  Corrupt? Where did that come from. Today, CREW, an unimpeachably lefty organization, declared Mary Landreiu one of the "most corrupt members of Congress". Why?

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is a second-term senator from Louisiana.  Her ethics issues stem from inserting an earmark into an appropriations bill to benefit a large campaign donor.

Just like ATR, acting totally rationally, may have delivered us a venal Alaskan Democrat, the Chamber may have delivered us an economy-crippling card-check bill by backing a corrupt politician who votes against them when it counts.

Thanks guys.

This is just dumbfounding...

REP. YOUNG NAMED HERO OF THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER
Recognized for Hard Work in Congress Alaskan Congressman

Don Young attended a reception last night where he received an award from each of the following groups: Americans for Tax Reform, American Shareholders Association, Alliance for Worker Freedom, and the 60 Plus Association.

What the hell is wrong with the Right?  Don Young.....

• ...is responsible for the Bridge To Nowhere earmark
• ...shouted "my money, my money!" when he was criticized for the Bridge to Nowhere.  
• ...is under FBI investigation for potentially taking bribes.  
• ...is also under investigation for altering an earmark (after the bill had passed the House and Senate) to benefit a campaign contributor. 
• ...is the politician who said "I’d like to be a little oinker, myself".
• ...is the politician who said of the highway bill, "It’s not a good way to legislate, although I got a lot of stuff in it ... I mean I stuffed it like a turkey.”
• ...is the politician who said he is "not [frustrated in] the minority because I took care of the minority when I was in the majority; they are taking care of me now."

Oh, and Don Young has said he would support a tax hike "to pay for even more projects".  Rob Bluey has more at Red State.  

This is the guy we're giving awards to? Is there anybody the Right will not decorate and applaud so long as they vote for tax cuts? 

Eric Hoffer once said that “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”    The Right is reaching the latter stages of that cycle.  It needs a purge.  We should start with people like Don Young, and those who enable them.