When GOP Rep. Henry Bonilla took over the American Dream PAC in 1999, he pledged to use its resources "to give significant, direct financial assistance to first-rate minority GOP candidates."

Turns out, the bulk of the money he's raised for that lofty purpose in the years since has gone to "first-rate minority" candidates like Tom Delay, Phil Gramm, Heather Wilson and Steve Buyer -- while more, uh, traditional minority GOPers have apparently had to make do with a little less than 9% of the take....

--------