Scamming the troops!

Nothing says I support the troops like scamming a veteran out of large sums of money. A few years ago Seargent Don Malarkey and a few others loaned $20,000 to the Oregon Republican Party. Why is the Republican Party borrowing large sums of money from individuals like this? This is what large donor committees are for. Apparrently the Republican Party cannot afford to pay back this loan to Seargent Marlarkey who is also waiting to undergo open heart surgery. To their credit the Oregon Republican Party is accepting donations from supporters to pay off this loan. Can they just cut a check and be done with it? They don't have $20,000 lying around really?