Wonkette

ONCE AGAIN: We need to get us a PAC.

Brand-new disclosure reports filed with the FEC show that the new House majority leader, John Boehner of Ohio, or his representatives, spent $1,465 at Schneider’s [liquor store] on Feb. 3. Just a day earlier, Boehner had been elected to the mighty leadership post, so a celebration was in order. The bill was paid by The Freedom Project, Boehner’s leadership PAC.
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Boehner’s Freedom Project, however, appears to be the store’s best congressional customer in 2006.

Oh, man. We thought we had it pretty good when we got our boss to pick up a bar tab every now and then, but to have a blank check for use at the liquor store? Well, Wonkette would be Caps Locked and punctuation-free by 3 p.m. every day, but now we know that our readers on the Hill are equally soused, so what’s the difference.

Boehner’s — and other’s — Booze Bills [Plain Dealer]