LaTourette owned by Big Oil? Who would have guessed!

That bearlike Republican congressman from Northeast Ohio, Steve LaTourette, has never shown himself averse to taking a little special-interest money. Big Oil, Big Coal, whatever, he loves them all.

To draw attention to this — as well as to garner a little publicity, of course — LaTourette's opponent Bill O'Neill is holding a rally outside LaTourette's office in downtown Painesville from 4-6 p.m. Thursday. Not that LaTourette will be there — Painesville would be slumming for him. And he's got a million-plus dollar home or two in the D.C. area he needs to look after.

O'Neill's campaign plans to have oil barrels representing the amount LaTourette has taken from corporate energy interests. Should be amusing.

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