Cal Cunningham's love/hate relationship with lobbyists

Here's a good one for you still learning about the real Cal Cunningham.

A weeks away ago our dear fighter Cal Cunningham challenged the status quo (sic) and called out Senator Burr for his deep ties to corporate lobbyists.

Noble, really...

And last week Karl Rove swooped in for a closed-door fundraising event that raised Burr a whopping $425,000. At over $1,500 a plate, the Washington insiders and corporate elites on the guest list know they're getting their money's worth with Richard Burr in the Senate.

[Via Campaign Email on January 31st, 2010]

But wait just a minutes sports fans. Turns out the same people Cal Cunningham is attacking are the same corporate lobbyists and Washington insiders who held a fundraiser for him just FOUR DAYS before he sent out this email. Don't believe me, here were the details...

Kelly Bingel & Jonathon Jones

Cordially Invite you to a Meet and Greet with Cal Cunningham Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate - NC

For more information about Cal visit www.calfornc.com
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 3:30 PM
At the Office of Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti
1341 G Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

Some fun facts about that crowd...

-- Mehlman is the brother of former RNC chair Ken Mehlman. Open Secrets reports that 30% of their 2009 lobbying revenue came from healthcare-related corporate lobbyists i.e. anti-HCR, AHIP, PhARMA, etc... One can only assume Cal Cunningham left this fundraiser with a firm belief in passing health care reform. (Not.)

-- Kelly Bingel is Blanche Lincoln's former Chief of State. Do I really have to go on?

-- Jonathon Jones works with the DLC and Third Way, those bastions of conservadem thinking. Essentially the same people who've worked everyday to derail the Obama agenda.

...and Cal Cunningham wants to be my latex salesman Senator!

Seriously, it's time Cal Cunningham stops the typical Washington-style campaign and either drop out, or start telling the truth. North Carolina doesn't need another faux politician like him lining the halls of Congress.

Give up on it already.