NRSC Gets It
Yesterday, I scolded the National Republican Congressional Committee for not dumping the $15,000 it had received from a man who used a false identity to contribute funds to the GOP. Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari used the name Michael Mixon to become one of the NRCC's high-profile donors until the US government indicted him this week on terror-financing charges and investor fraud. They wanted to wait to see what happened at trial with Alishtari before deciding whether to part with his money.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has more sense, even if they have less cents to show for their wise decision. Rebecca Fisher e-mailed me that the NRSC will donate its share of Alishtari's largesse to charities aimed at supporting our military and their families:
In light of the recent charges filed against a former donor, the National Republican Senatorial Committee will donate the sum total of the former donor’s contributions to a charitable organization. The money will go to an organization that benefits our military men and women and their families.
Alishtari apparently donated around $20,000, according to Fisher. That came in 2003, when the Republicans extended their Senatorial majority to 55-44-1. I asked Fisher if the donations came from the Mixon identity or under Alishtari's real name, and she promised to check that out.
However it happened, the NRSC took funds from a shady character, one who allegedly had links to the very terrorists we fight against to this day. They made the smart decision that the honor of the GOP and the United States is worth more than $20,000, and they sent the funds where they will counteract some of the damage that Alishtari's financing allegedly caused our military. Kudos to Rebecca Fisher, and perhaps someone can show this to the NRCC so that they can buy a clue.
Posted by Ed Morrissey on February 21, 2007 6:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (2)
