August 21, 2007 05:39 PM UTC

Schaffer Needs to Work on His 'Splaining

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• by: Colorado Pols

The media is hot on the trail of the story of Republican Bob Schaffer and a potential conflict of interest regarding a vote on the Board of Education and his campaign for U.S. Senate.

A half-dozen stories were written about the School Board and Schaffer’s questionable contributions, and the man himself offered this gem from the Rocky Mountain News by way of explanation:

Schaffer also pointed out that Brennan contributed to his U.S. Senate campaign, not his state Board of Education campaign, and the contribution came after his vote.

Um, yeah. That’s…the problem. It’s harder for the public to see the conflict of interest if the donations are going into a different campaign, and it’s more than a little fishy when you get the big check after the favorable vote. Who taught Schaffer how to talk to the press? James Dobson?