Bill Minor waiting for La. to say if Pickering-Barbour-Vitter allegations true
When the Louisiana Democratic chairman recently asked federal election authorities to rule on how $5000 could be funneled from a dormant campaign PAC of ex-U.S Rep. Chip Pickering to Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter, it immediately opened to question that nearly a half million dollars is still squirreled away in Chip’s campaign coffers.
No way is Pickering, after suddenly dropping from Mississippi’s political stage, going to use it for an attempted political comeback.
An explosive alienation of affections lawsuit filed by his estranged wife, Leisha, has revealed that while the philandering Pickering was getting perfect ratings from Focus on the Family and other Christian groups, he kept his wife and five sons home back in Mississippi during the week.
Meantime, though no longer in the state political lineup, Chip has $412,653 in cash sitting in his campaign committee fund, according to the Federal Election Commission, as well as $11,300 in his CHIP PAC. What can he do with the idle dough? He can’t pocket it, as used to be the case for ex-Congressman. He can return it to the givers, or to charity, or contribute to another bona fide political campaign.
Bill Minor
10/28/9
