Biden's 2008 presidential campaign gets hit with $219K fine

[Omaha Steve]

Source: USA Today

Some embarrassment for Vice President Joe Biden, stemming from his 2008 presidential campaign -- a $219,000 penalty from the Federal Election Commission for bad bookkeeping.

The fine includes a deeply discounted flight aboard a private jet owned by a hedge fund.

Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement: "Some repayment is commonplace after presidential campaign audits and the repayment ordered here is relatively small."

Here's an Associated Press summary of the disputed flight:

(Posted by David Jackson)

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/07/bidens-2008-presidential-campaign-gets-hit-with-an-fec-fine/1

[alp227]

1. VERY costly gaffe right there.

Even worse than the plagiarized 1987 speech. Much much worse than him saying "this is a big f-ing deal" on live TV (albeit during applause right after Obama signed the health care reform bill)

[SunnySong]

2. "a deeply discounted flight aboard a private jet owned by a hedge fund."

Why keep this guy in 2012? seriously I think Obama needs to clean house VP included.

[Arkana]

4. ...

Every campaign has screwups--and Joe's ended more than two years ago. This is maybe embarrassing for Joe Biden, but no one else.

[Egnever]

5. Pretty mild if you ask me

Biden for President (BFP) reimbursed GEH Air Transportation, LLC $7,911 for the flight – the estimated cost of first-class airfare for three on a comparable commercial flight. But the FEC determined that the flight should have been reimbursed at a charter rate of $34,800.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39875.html#ixzz0u1tzIBh2

[WonderGrunion]

6. I don't think Biden needs to be "dumped"

But I think Obama should be grooming a VP in 2012 that can run for President in 2016.

[Arkana]

7. Eh. Sitting VPs historically do badly in Presidential elections.

[jillan]

9. I don't think that's gonna happen

I think these two have an amazing relationship based on respect & trust, something that we haven't seen between a Potus & vpotus in a very long time.

[Inuca]

10. Yeah! Biden is horrible and

owned by Wall St. And very careless with money, else why was he the 2nd poorest senator after 30+ years in the Senate? Dump the bum, I say!

PS: :sarcasm:, just in case :-)

[EFerrari]

3. BFD. I like Joe Biden.

He's doing a good job and his wife is a treasure.

[jillan]

8. As someone who loves Biden and backed him for Prez - I will say

that his campaign was poorly managed and it was frustrating to watch...
I'm not surprised. He will pay it back. NBFD.