Mike Lee, the Utah Republican who beat Sen. Bob Bennett and Tim Bridgewater to win the party nod for U.S. Senate, is having quite the week. Earlier today, Lee was endorsed by the Club for Growth PAC and yesterday, thanks to Sen. Orrin Hatch, he hauled in a bunch of cash for his campaign:

Sen. Orrin Hatch backed his colleague Bob Bennett in the Utah GOP convention but now that Bennett is out and Mike Lee is likely to ascend to Bennett’s seat, Hatch is showing some love to his potential new Senate buddy.
Hatch hosted a fund-raiser for Lee this morning at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, where some 50 people, including many health care industry folks, paid $500 a person or $1,000 a PAC to attend.
And Hatch said he was tossing Lee $10,000 from the Utah senior senator’s leadership PAC, a move that might help Lee who reportedly emerged from his divisive primary battle in debt.
Hatch praised Lee, and Lee returned the favor, noting for the audience that in high school he had pictures of Hatch and Karl Malone in his bedroom. Impressive idols, indeed.
Hatch’s fund-raiser for Lee drew a good crowd, including Gov. Gary Herbert and Sen. Jim DeMint.