No Republican Left Behind

State budget, shmate rudget, have you seen the NRCC budget lately? That's what needs fixing if Republicans want to keep their jobs.

It's looking like the main duty of a representative is not service to their constituents, but rather haggling their money away from them. Well, John Boehner (R-Oh), House Minority Leader, is taking this job seriously and has long been fundraising for his 2010 re-election with his own PAC. The only problem? Getting his fellow Republicans to do the same. Nothing a little ultimatum can't fix:

"Boehner is threatening to deny help to GOP members who fail to hit specific benchmarks for raising money, putting together effective campaign operations, hiring the right people and smartly managing their campaign resources."

True, it is getting time to buckle down and raise some money, but uhm, nobody's got any. It seems just about as rational as the No Child Left Behind Act -- if they can't hit a benchmark, cut them off at the knees. That'll show em.

Boehner's got his own reasons, though. First of all, "House Majority Leader" has such a better ring to it. Well, I guess there's only one reason, but it's reason enough.