Our own Senator Blunt, tight with Mitt Romney--and the money, Part I

It seems our own Missouri Senator Roy Blunt has quite a talent and close relationship for himself and his political party for raising big money for both himself and the presumed Republican nominee for presidency this year, Mitt "Mittens" Romney. This from The Sunlight Foundation's blog just after St. Pat's Day: Romney and Blunt: The big Washington invitation this week is the Mitt Romney campaign's Thursday breakfast with the 80 members of Congress that have endorsed him. It could bring in at least $800,000, a welcome infusion of cash for a campaign that is burning it at a fast rate in a primary season that has gone on longer than expected. For the event, Romney's point man on Capitol Hill, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, wrote a letter to the lawmakers asking them to raise $10,000 in exchange for a table of 10. That's an interesting Washington twist—typically it's the lobbyists and insiders bundling money for a campaign-fundraising dinner with a member of Congress but now it's the lawmaker bundling the special interest money. Conveniently for the lawmakers and lobbyists, the event is right by the Capitol, at the Hyatt Regency.

Blunt warms up: On Tuesday, Blunt himself will be holding a $1,000-per-plate breakfast for his own campaign, and if he hasn't secured his ten $1,000 donors for Romney's big event already, it's a good bet that he'll make the pitch over eggs. Blunt is no stranger to these exclusive fundraisers—in fact, Sunlight and National Public Radio tried to enter one last year but were turned away. This one is at a favorite senatorial saloon, The Monocle. Link: http://politicalpartytime.org/blog/2012/03/18/this-weeks-fundraisers-blunt-greases-the-wheels-for-romney-hatch-reloads-and-belated-st-paddys-day-gold/