Saxby Chambliss Another Corrupt Con
Under Chambliss, however, 68 percent of the Majority Fund’s spending – about $1 million – has gone for travel, golf events, meals and administrative costs, reports to the Federal Election Commission show. Political contributions comprised just 32 percent of the committee’s spending, or $472,500.
In 2007 and 2008, the Majority Fund’s political donations accounted for 26 percent of its spending, the second-lowest among the 25 largest leadership groups.
Mitchell, the Majority Fund lawyer, said overhead runs high because the committee meticulously follows bookkeeping rules.
Still, of the top 10 recipients of the Majority Fund’s money since 2007, only one was a political organization.
Five were golf resorts.
