Favors For Friends

By Kleinheider Posted on July 24, 2008 at 8:34 am

Jama Oliver isn’t buying Rep. Kent Williams defense of his acceptance of campaign donation from a member across the aisle:

Would I donate money to a friend of mine from the other side of the aisle? Absolutely not - not unless they weren’t really on the other side of the aisle. I have some good friends - people that I love talking with and with whom I have lots in common other than political views - that I would never, ever, want elected to public office. Why? Because I am so vehemently opposed to their political world views. Friendship has nothing to do with it. I’m “friends” with David Davis, and I’m sure we agree on some issues, but I’m not going to vote for him much less give money to his campaign…so what gives?

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Naifeh Republican Comes Back On Conservative Critics

By Kleinheider Posted on July 22, 2008 at 8:52 am

Adam Groves reports that Naifeh Republican Kent Williams has struck back against his conservative colleagues who came out with a press release castigating him for accepting a donation from Assistant Democratic House Caucus Leader John Litz.:

Williams turned to criticizing the lawmakers who criticized the donation, saying about Reps Chris Crider, Eric Swafford and Mike Bell that, “they haven’t accomplished very much in their home districts. It’s people like this who are killing our Republican Party … I dare say that if a Democrat introduced legislation to give every one in the state a goose that laid the golden egg, these three would vote against it.”

Groves reports additionally that Williams has also run “afowl” of a former conservative legislator for his unauthorized use of letter thanking him for an anti-abortion vote. Go get your daily dose here.

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Tags: Chris Crider, David Fowler, Eric Swafford, John Litz, Kent Williams, Mike Bell, Naifeh Republicans