Speaking of Open Secrets....

This is why you always want to run in every district. Want to know how the NRCC (National Republican Campaign Committee is paying for those slime adds against Dr. Kagen?

Here is one way (from Tom Petri's expenditure report):

Recipient - Amount - Date - Description
NRCC, Washington, DC - $150,000 - 7/13/2006 - TRANSFER OF EXCESS FUNDS
NRCC, Washington, DC - $75,000 - 6/9/2005 - TRANSFER OF EXCESS CAMPAIGN FUNDS
NRCC, Washington, DC - $50,000 - 3/6/2006 - TRANSFER OF EXCESS CAMPAIGN FUNDS
NRCC, Washington, DC - $39,500 - 7/11/2006 - TRANSFER OF EXCESS FUNDS
NRCC, Washington, DC - $15,000 - 7/31/2005 - TRANSFER OF EXCESS CAMPAIGN FUNDS

A total of $329,500 - of which $204,500 came in the month he found out he would not have competition.

He only gave $90,294 to the NRCC in 2004.