“Trying to save his job as whip, Mr. Blunt is having to explain a golf retreat over Veterans Day weekend with scores of big political donors at a South Carolina resort. “Mr. Blunt is proud of the tremendous financial assistance he has given to hundreds of Republican members and candidates,” his press office said.”

“But after Mr. Blunt promised last week to put an end to “business as usual,” his allies were chagrined at his entertaining 47 people representing political committees, trade groups or wealthy individuals, each of whom had earlier donated $5,000 to his leadership committee.”