Hunter’s campaign fund a cautionary tale
In a sign of how serious a problem it is and how embarrassed he should be, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, cut short a trip to Israel Thursday to fly home and fix the problem of his campaign credit card being used for video games, his children’s school, travel and even an oral and facial surgeon.
Questionable campaign spending is nothing new in politics, but this seems beyond the pale for a member of Congress trusted with spending trillions of taxpayer dollars wisely — and especially troubling for Hunter, whose congressman father was caught in a controversy over property tax payments. He should know better.
The Union-Tribune was first this week to report that the Federal Election Commission was questioning 68 video game transactions. Hunter, whose vaping at a committee hearing in February became a viral video, was quickly in the national news again. An Esquire headline was typical: “The vaping congressman allegedly spent over $1,000 of his campaign funds to buy video games.” The story added, “but he has a really good excuse!”
That excuse? His son used his father’s credit card for one game and unauthorized charges followed, according to a spokesman.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/08/hunters-campaign-woes-a-cautionary-tale/
This is the same nitwit that created a stir for vaping during a Congressional hearing a month or so ago; it would not surprise me if the Steam purchases were for his game playing. Of course he's endorsed by the San Diego Union-Fishwrap, because he's, ya know, a Republican.
