by KenForgive me if you've already gotten this breaking news -- and already booked your place on this not-to-be-missed excursion. I've been away from home and a little out of the loop. A day or two ago the <i>Washington Post</i>'s loopmaster, Al Kamen, reported:
Hunting gators with Sen. David Vitter
by Al KamenMost folks think being "up to your neck in alligators" is not a good thing. But a super PAC supporting Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) thinks it's an excellent fun time, worth $5,000 a person.Yes, it's a "Louisiana Bayou Weekend" alligator hunt and "airboat swamp tour" Sept. 5-7, our invitation says, "with special guest David Vitter.""Save your place for this exciting adventure in the swamps and bayous of south Louisiana," and do it now the invite says, because "space [is] very limited.”"GOP strategist and mega-fundraiser Charlie Spies -- co-founder of the Romney super PAC Restore Our Future -- set up the Fund for Louisiana's Future in January, telling the Associated Press the super PAC's goal was to support Vitter and his views.A similar alligator-hunt fundraiser by former Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) in 2011 sparked a counter, "animal-friendly alternative" on-line fundraising appeal by liberal Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), who told supporters they "can send me $500 and you don't have to kill an alligator."Lest you think this is a weekend just riding around some swamp in a boat, Lisa Spies, who's also a prominent GOP fundraiser, assures us that we "will go on a real alligator hunt where all guests will receive a license . . . to hunt an alligator" and "professional alligator hunters" will be along to guide you.Unclear if gator wrasslin’ is included.
If you're wondering whether a "Hunting Sen. David 'The Diaper Man' Vitter with gators" outing is on offer, not as far as I'm aware.#