Peter Picks Thor, Remains Mum On Who's Picking Up The Tab

Consistent with his commitment to keep his "quixotic lawsuit-to-be" as apolitical as possible, Peter Kinder announced today on both his official website and private corporation's blog that DC-based lawyer Thor Hearne will "advise him on the constitutionality" of the new federal health care reform law.

Kinder did not reveal who was paying Hearne's legal bills -- those are all funneled through the black box that is Health Care Inaction LLC.

As noted in The Beacon, Hearne played a "major role" in GOP efforts to skew voter rolls with government-issued photo ID requirements.  He is also the form director of election operations for the Republican Lawyers Association.

The public looks forward to learning more about the team's "unique" constitutional arguments, who is financing this misadventure, and who is getting paid. 

A few Thor Hearne articles worth re-reading this afternoon:

• Fired Up!: Hearne Created In-State "Voter Fraud" Front Group, Funded It With ACVR Dollars, Ran It with Fee Office Figure
• Fired Up!: Did "Voter Fraud" Charlatan Thor Hearne Urge White House to Can Cummins?
• Fired Up!: Thor Hearne Once Again Behind Restrictive Photo ID to Vote Measure
• McClatchy: Was campaigning against voter fraud a Republican ploy?
• Slate: The Fraudulent Fraud Squad
• National Journal: The Scales Of Justice
• TPM: GOP Voter Fraud Bigwig Complained to White House about Canned U.S. Attorney
• Brad Blog: High-Level White House/DoJ Operative Thor Hearne Hired a High-Level White House/DoJ Operative to Put out Fire in Missouri Investigation Leading to Dismissal of U.S. Attorney