PAC's, PUMA's and Swiftboating Republicans... Some Questions DNC Coverage Might Ask

Silent Patriot over at Crooks and Liars has some interesting links.

Following one I come to a site called Puma PAC, which has registered with the FEC as a 527 Political Action Committee. It purports to be working on behalf of the “voices of the 18 million voters who support Hillary Clinton.”

The interesting thing about the woman behind the PAC, Darragh Murphy, is that she contributed $500 to John McCain back in 2000, but no donations are listed in her name for Hillary Clinton in a search at Open Secrets.

Her profession is listed as “homemaker,” but knowing the town of Carlisle, MA, her hometown, a better description of someone living there might be “mansion resident.” Ms. Murphy admits to having voted for John McCain in the Republican primary in 2000, but claims to be a “lifelong Democrat.” Having grown up in Massachusetts, I can tell you that in order to vote in the Republican primary there, a person must be a registered Republican.

It could be time for the mainstream media to begin wondering how much of the PUMA hype is coming from the party of Rove, rather than from Clinton country.