Money for nothing. That part fits. But playing the guitar on MTV; the chicks are free; not so, these are Republicans after all.

 Strib posts a July 14 AP feed,

House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race

Mid item, these paragraphs -

 

In its next filing, the National Republican Congressional Committee will report that it raised $79.2 million during the first half of the year, besting the $44.5 million raised in 2019 and marking the most ever raised for that period in the committee's history. The committee now has $55 million cash on hand, versus more than $44 million for the DCCC.

But this year's numbers were also bolstered by major contributions from Republican leadership accounts. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has transferred $12.76 million to the NRCC's coffers this year, while House Republican Whip Steve Scalise has sent $8.39 million.

"We will take back the majority next fall and voters are doing everything they can to help us accomplish that goal," NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer said in a statement. "Every vulnerable House Democrat should be eyeing the exits because if they choose to run, they will lose."

While the DCCC has lagged behind, it, too, has broken records, including logging its best second quarter in committee history.

"Our strong fundraising success shows American voters are rejecting Republican extremism and know just how critical a Democratic House Majority is to protecting our democracy and delivering for American families," DCCC Chairman Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney said in a statement announcing the numbers.

The Democratic fundraising totals also benefited from transfers from party leadership, though they were not as hefty as those from top Republicans.

So that is what is meant by "leadership delivering." Zippo to do with beneficial legislation. Incumbancy - the BIG story in DC. Swamping all else. The more you have of it, the better the committee assignments, the gravy and gravitas. All that, never mind pesky citizens. Money is shipped in by corporations. In shipping containers.

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It ain't working, that's the way to do it . . . 

Raising big money for the world to see -

Rep. Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota seen in here in 2017, is the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

(CNN)The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, the most it has ever raised in three months of a non-election year, as Republicans seek to take over the House in 2022