S.C. Republicans Want Beer Money Back

[Rose Siding]

GREENVILLE, S.C. Aug 5, 2005 - South Carolina Republicans say the Democrats need to stop dragging their feet and return the beer money they are owed. Democrats say the check's in the mail.

The latest dispute between the two political parties began in April when St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Co. wrote a $5,000 check intended for the South Carolina Republican Party.

Instead, the envelope was addressed to the state Democratic Party, which promptly deposited the money.

Katja Zastrow, Anheuser-Busch's regional director of governmental affairs in Washington, said in an e-mail statement that the check went astray "through a series of administrative oversights."
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Democrats say they have sent a refund check back to Anheuser-Busch.

"Nobody should expect us to write a check to the Republican Party," said Lachlan McIntosh, the Democratic Party's executive director.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1013662&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[dweller]

1. whiney, sniveling pugs...

"bbuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrpp"!


:D

dp

[slor]

2. They should keep the damn money!

IMHO.

[napi21]

3. GEE! Hope this his the front page in G'ville! Those "red" folks

consider beer to be the liquid of Satan! How do ya think they're gonna feel about THEIR Party being funded by Anheuser-Busch???

[powergirl]

4. ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DRINK?

Isn't it the party of no drinks and no fun? They are better off not taking the devil's money. :sarcasm:

[Captain Hilts]

5. This is a riot! (nt)

[htuttle]

6. Boys, boys, don't argue over the beer money!

Oh, I've been there, done that -- nothing good ever comes of it. Almost lost a roommate once over an argument about the beer money.

Here's a good rule of thumb I use in times like this: Who actually DRANK the beer? They should have to be responsible for the money, simple as that.