Tommy Schumpert and Ben Atchley have formed a PAC to support candidates of integrity who would place “policy before politics” in local government. The News Sentinel quoted Atchley saying: “We’re looking for good, open government candidates.” After a very quick check of Fundrace 2004 Neighbor Search I found the following 2004 campaign contributions of the nonpartisan PAC on Public Trust members:

Tommy Schumpert – no record
Ben Atchley - $1K Bush
Henrietta Grant – no record
Sherri Lee - $1K Bush
David Moon – no record
Sam Furrow - $2K Bush
Suzanne Schriver - $2K RNC, $1K Bush

Integrity? Policy before politics? Open government? If most of the PAC members think Bush is a good example of integrity, policy before politics, or an open government candidate, I can’t wait to see their endorsements for local government candidates. Or maybe I am dreading their endorsements of local candidates.

News Sentinel article [1]