The echoes of the Republican National Committee's unchecked spending habits uncovered in recent weeks reverberates again today as a New Hampshire committeeman resigned his seat in protest. In a letter sent to Chairman Michael Steele today, and reported by the Union Leader, RNC Committeeman Sean Mahoney criticized the party's inability to control spending in government and in its own national headquarters.

"The recent scandal involving RNC funds being used to entertain a small crowd at a Los Angeles strip club is the straw that broke the camel's back," Mahoney wrote. "The scandal represents a pattern of unaccountable and irresponsible mishaps that ought to unnerve every fiscal conservative."

While Steele may not have been directly responsible for the $2,000 strip club expenditure, as chairman he's ultimately held responsible for the actions of the committee -- good and bad -- and has also been criticized for his own lavish spending habits. In a letter sent last night to national committeemen and donors, as reported by Politico, Steele attempted to assure them that money would be spent only toward the committee's goal of electing Republicans to office.

The letter sought to explain the departure of RNC chief of staff Ken McKay, who officially resigned yesterday. In turn, Curt Anderson, a party strategist and Steele adviser, announced he would no longer work with the committee, explaining that "McKay's departure is a huge loss for the Republican Party."

Mahoney's resignation today is somewhat of a culmination of events and the clearest sign yet of the mistrust many Republicans have toward the national party.

"I would prefer to stand with the hundreds of concerned taxpayers in Manchester, New Hampshire who have courageously cut back their family budgets to make ends meet rather than with a crowd of self-important politicians who spend other people's money with reckless disregard," Mahoney wrote. "The Committee has clearly lost its way."