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Reading this post by Dan Savage [via Booman Tribune] my opinion of Casey has gone down… even more – apparently it's possible.

Dan Savage, the editor of The Stranger out in Seattle and also a nationally syndicated sex columnist, really fucking hates Man on Dog. Who doesn't? He's been hawking for Casey for a little while now too. So, he sent Casey a $2,100 check, the legal limit. Great, right? Savage writes:

The Casey campaign was grateful for my support. The day my check arrived at Casey HQ a staffer called to thank me for the dough and invited me to a Casey event taking place the same night in Seattle. Casey was going to be in town and I was personally invited to come meet Casey and get my picture taken with the candidate.

Now that's what I'd expect from a candidate who is a lame campaigner [has he been to an event ever here in Philly that didn't cost $10K] who doesn't meet with le people. A candidate who is a dipshit conservative. A person whose views are moderate Republican at best in my eyes. Get some of that gay vote with Savage's support eh? Well, maybe not.

Jake Perry, finance director for Bob Casey, just called to tell me that Bob Casey is returning my check.

Here's Jake: "We appreciate your willingness to support Bob, but my higher ups… people above me… they think that we may wind up spending more, you know, money then the contribution is worth. But we appreciate your willingness to support us."

Uh… you're welcome, I guess.

Jake explained that the Casey campaign is worried that Santorum's flying monkeys—not their words—will spot my name on their campaign finance reports and raise holy hell about Casey taking money from me.

Brilliant!

I can't stand it when politicians do things like this because they're scared shitless of what the potential media fallout could be. Stick to your fucking guns and go with it! This guy is a spineless dipshit who will not be getting any of my help at any point in time forseeably ever. He's a coward. He's a fake. He's a phony. He's a fuckwad. Savage still thinks he's a better alternative to Man on Dog though. I don't.

***UPDATE
Some research from the Pennacchio campaign blog of people Casey is just fine taking money from here, here and here.

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