The Committee's campaign finance reports for the period ended August 25, 2002 show the following contributors:

• Mark Friis, a Montgomery County paid lobbyist for developers. Mr. Friis has also given $600 to Sue Hecht, a Democrat.
• Brian Duncan, former Director of the Frederick County Department of Economic Development and champion of corporate welfare. Mr. Duncan arranged several secret meetings between some (but not all) County Commissioners and officials of Duke Energy to discuss Duke's proposed power plant in southern Frederick County. Mr. Duncan has also given money to Sue Hecht.
• Blaine R. Young, a purported True Republican who has given money to the following Democratic candidates and organizations:
  • Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
  • Dutch Ruppersberger
  • Frederick County Democratic Central Committee

At approximately 8:30 PM on Tuesday evening, September 10, 2002, on radio station WFMD, Gregg Cox, chief of staff to Congressman Roscoe Bartlett and Chairman of the Frederick Countians for TRUE Republicans PAC, endorsed Bruce Reeder, a Democrat, for County Commissioner.

Correspondence I received from the Frederick Countians for TRUE Republicans suggests that the committee's headquarters are located at 9600 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702. A somewhat dilapidated dairy barn at that location bears the street number "9600."

Based on all of the above, reasonable person could conclude as follows:

• It is possible to be a TRUE Republican, even though one is a Democrat;
• The Frederick Countians for TRUE Republicans political action committee talks out of both sides of its mouth;
• The Frederick Countians for TRUE Republicans is a bizarre, full-moon type of organization; or,
• All of the above.