The Politico reports that Republican donors are unhappy with Sarah Palin's outrageous shopping spree at their expense:
The Republican National Committee’s $150,000 investment in Sarah Palin’s wardrobe has prompted some teeth gnashing among the party’s big donors about its political sensibility and a feisty debate among campaign finance specialists about its legality.
"As a Republican Eagle and a maxed-out contributor to McCain’s general campaign, I’d like my money back – he can still have my vote," complained one irate donor on Tuesday.
"I’m not one who says a candidate shouldn’t wear fine clothes," he added. "I’d just like to think they were successful enough in the private sector to have afforded their wardrobe with their own money, not the party’s or the campaign’s, which is really our money as contributors."
Republican strategist and former McCain advisor, Mike Murphy, has some suggestions for possible GOP spin lines. Among them:
What’s the difference between a Pit Bull and a Hockey Mom? You can feed a pit-bull for 483 years with 150 grand.
Clearly, Republicans are upset by her $75,000 trip to Nieman Marcus and $49,000 trip to Saks Fifth Avenue, among other things.
Since $150,000 has become so cheap that only a few trips to the clothing store can rack up such numbers, it is worth considering what else can be done with $150,000: