Report: Bush illegally helped reelect Geoff Davis

The Enquirer has the story:

Several area lawmakers, including Reps. Steve Chabot and Geoff Davis, benefited from 28 politically motivated trips made illegally by the George W. Bush White House in 2005 and 2006, according to a new government report.

The independent Office of Special Counsel said that the trips made by Bush administration Cabinet officials were purported to be official, which meant taxpayer dollars paid for them. But they were actually part of a targeted campaign orchestrated by the White House to help vulnerable Republicans in tight races, the report said.

According to the report, Chabot, Davis and former Rep. Mike Sodrel, R-Ind., were considered "Tier 1" targets, meaning that they were "considered to be more important" than other lawmakers asking for visits by Cabinet officials.