Billmon: The Very Hungry Congressman

Over the past eight years, [Rep. Curt Weldon, R-PA] has spent about $80,000 of campaign treasury funds — donated money that congressional ethics rules say should be used for “bona fide campaign or political purposes” — on restaurant meals. His dining choices range from high-end establishments like The Monocle, a Capitol Hill restaurant popular with lawmakers and lobbyists, to the humble Cracker Barrel . . .

Weldon shows no sign of slowing his spending pace. His most recent filing shows that he dined four times at The Monocle between October 14, 2005, and November 17, 2005, running up a tab of $495.

Harper's
How Do You Handle a Hungry Man?
May 4, 2006

In the light of the moon, a little campaign lay on a leaf. One November morning the voters came out, and POP, out of the campaign came a tiny, very hungry Congressman. He started looking for some food.