For Paulsen, It's All About The Dough

On January 10th, 2008, it was noted that Candidate Erik Paulsen had his new website up and running, but: while there was a distinct lack of information, they made it plenty easy to send dough. They didn't tell you, back then, why you should send dough; they just told you to send it.

And it has been noted on several occasions on several blogs over these last several months that apparently, to Erik Paulsen, Iraq does not exist - that when "Iraq" is entered into the search field of Paulsen's website, "No items contained the text "iraq" is the result.

Looking at Paulsen's website, this is still true, - as of this very moment.

On the other hand, at this very moment, on Erik Paulsen's home page, Team Paulsen touts this item:

Newsroom
Paulsen Over $1.3 Million For Campaign

Funny, isn't it? That sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same? The change is the time since January; what is the same is Paulsen still doesn't have anything to say about Iraq, but still is talking about the dough.

Of course, Paulsen really doesn't have to say a lot about anything on is website, on virtually any issue - excepting, of course, dough. And he really doesn' have (nor, want) to say anything where some those $1.3 million chunks of dough came from - such as the fundraiser with Cheney, or the dough raised at the strip-club in Vegas.

The most ironic statement on Paulsen's website, is this:

“Minnesotans want leaders to understand that America is at a crossroads. Our economy, our domestic security, and our standing as a world leader all deserve something more substantial than governing by sound bites,” said Paulsen.(emphasis added)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Paulsen's website, since January, has been nothing but soundbites; and it still is.

This, of course, only goes to show that when Paulsen declared last January that in this race he wouldn't be out-hustled, he really meant he'd hustle everyone to win this race.

Look on Paulsen's webpage - rather than talking about Iraq (or, for that matter, Afghanistan), Paulsen talks about money. This money includes cash raised at a strip-club in Vegas; money raised at a strip-club in Vegas that, by comparison, makes the money Paulsen took from a Cheney fundraiser look relatively clean.

Make no mistake, Ladies and Gentlemen – when it comes to money, Paulsen's been taking a blind eye – just as he takes a blind eye with regards to Iraq. If you like George W. Bush and D*ck Cheney, you'll love Erik "The Hustler" Paulsen.

(cross-posted from The Eden Prairie News)