Future's not bright for Nathan Taylor

Young Republican fraudster Nathan Taylor is back in the news. You will recall earlier this spring when he was accused of mishandling $25,000 in funds from the National Young Republican committee meant to used in planning their national convention in Las Vegas. Those charges were quietly dropped, but it appears now that the convention has been held, it is curiously $25,000 in the hole while allegations of mismanagement of the event continue to abound.

Taylor is fittingly responsible for the shortfall himself after the National Committee and the whole board of the Las Vegas chapter cut loose in disgust with his fraudulent use of the initial funding. Taylor is pissed and plans to hold a press conference chastising party leaders for not bailing him out.

"It's a really sad day when my congressmen and my senator, who are sitting on millions, can't cut me a check for $25,000," Taylor said. "I don't think I'm asking for much."

The party powerful have little to say in response, but this remark is telling. Porter campaign consultant Mike Slanker simply said, "I wish him well in his future after politics."

His peers have a bit more to say.

Robyn Pladson, chairwoman of the North Dakota Young Republicans and a member of the national group appointed to oversee convention finances, said Taylor refused to give information that the oversight group requested.

"There's a reason why the convention was in the hole," she said.

Nathan complains that he had to quit his job and leave school in order to plan the event.

"I was put through hell," he said. "It hurt me, it hurt my family. I had broken my back and lost everything to put on this convention."

Well, it looks like now would be a good time for him to consider that career in military service.

[via Buzz Flash]