Big Government has a revealing tape of Eleanor Holmes Norton soliciting funds from a lobbyist in which she improperly notes his contributions to other committee members and hints at her power to give or deny favors. On Sunday I  indicated Speaker Pelosi had ordered those Democrats in safe seats -- and Holmes  has one of the safest -- to hand over campaign funds to those who need it. Holmes indicates she never sought money before but needs it to comply with the leadership's demands.As the senior member of the um, committee and a sub-committee chair, we have (chuckles) obligations to raise, uh funds. And, I think it must have been me who hasn't, frankly, uh, done my homework to ask for a contribution earlier. So I'm trying to make up for it by asking for one now, when we particularly, uh, need, uh contributions, particularly those of us who have the seniority and chairmanships and are in a position to raise the funds.Thomas Lifson adds:The article notes two particularly odious...(Read Full Post)