Pointing Fingers

Democrat Chris Van Holland was going after Republican Robin Hayes:

U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen’s Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) recently launched a new offensive: blaming Republicans
for the actions of companies in which they’ve invested their personal savings.

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Van Hollen’s first target was U.S. Representative Robin Hayes. The DCCC
faulted the North Carolina Republican for the closing of a Philip Morris plant
in Concord, NC, since Hayes owns stock in its parent company, Altria.

There is only one problem with that strategy, Altria has contributed $15,000 dollars to DCCC since Van Holland took over:

Despite his committee’s public criticism of Altria, Van Hollen has taken $15,000 in campaign contributions from the company since he became DCCC Chairman. Altria’s $15,000 in contributions make the company the most generous corporate contributor to the DCCC, tying them for first place with a host of pharmaceutical, oil, telecommunications and financial services interests, among others.

Another Democrat was just happened to be involved:

Van Hollen also failed to note that another Altria investor is Hayes’ North Carolina colleague, freshman Democrat Heath Shuler.

Blaming stock holders for business decisions makes no sense. Although, after the last few years of Democratic attacks against Republicans it does not surprise me. I like it when it comes back to bite them in the butt, though.