Republicans spent almost $2,000 at strip club

The Los Angeles Times has the story:

The Republican National Committee is looking into the expenditure of nearly $2,000 in party funds at a racy nightclub in West Hollywood, an episode that has added to questions about the management practices of Chairman Michael Steele.

A party spokesman said Monday that the RNC reimbursed Erik Brown, president of a southern California firm that has provided direct mail services to political campaigns, for a Jan. 31st outing at Voyeur West Hollywood. A Los Angeles Times review described Voyeur as a "risqué" club where "provocative scenes play out above and beyond patrons' reach," including themes of bondage.

...Since taking over the RNC, Steele has faced criticism from some Republican donors over what they see as excessive spending. In the same monthly report that disclosed the nightclub visit, the RNC is shown to have spent nearly $11,000 on limousine services, and thousands more in lodging at high-end hotels in Las Vegas, Beverly Hills and New York. About $400 spent at a liquor store on Capitol Hill was classified in the report as "office supplies." A person answering the phone at Congressional Liquors said the store sells no office supplies.