Compassionate conservatism
From the "I swear I'm not making this up" department:
These supporters - some of whom have raised $200,000 or more for President Bush or the party - are being charged a "convention fee'' this year of up to $4,500 per person for themselves and each guest, according to a Web page run by LogiCom Project Management, the company handling the events and travel arrangements.
And it gets better.
"A lot of us looked at that thing and said, whoa!'' said Bruce Bialosky of California, who raised $100,000 to become a Pioneer fund-raiser. He estimates that the convention will cost him and his family $15,000. "A lot of people just can't afford that.''
But the real tragedy is how this is tearing apart families.
While Democratic fund-raisers got into parties free during their national convention in Boston, some Republicans - even the most well off - are experiencing sticker shock. A few said they called campaign officials to complain. Others are looking into leaving their spouses behind, sharing hotel rooms or taking other measures to cut costs. Almost all said they have heard grumbling from their friends in fund-raising circles.
Still, they're pragmatic enough to realize that "it's a cost of doing business." Even if the Bush campaign is so notoriously stingy that it serves hot dogs and similarly unadorned fare at fund-raising events.
Never mind that Bush has blown away all records for fund-raising in his presidential runs and has amassed war chests in excess of a quarter-billion dollars. Nope, let the corporate elite pay a little more for the privilege.
I really hope that Bush is pulling an Alan Keyes and paying himself a salary out of his campaign coffers. Because it would just go to show that Republicans really are that greedy, even when it comes to dealing with their ostensible friends or "business partners." If there's any hope for the world, it's that the Darwinian struggle for individual survival that they keep waging will end with them all killing themselves in the process.
On the other hand, I have to say this is dissuading me from becoming a Ranger for Bush, given that after raising $200,000 for Dubya, I certainly won't be able to fork over the $4,500 to be properly wined and dined in New York.
These supporters - some of whom have raised $200,000 or more for President Bush or the party - are being charged a "convention fee'' this year of up to $4,500 per person for themselves and each guest, according to a Web page run by LogiCom Project Management, the company handling the events and travel arrangements.
And it gets better.
"A lot of us looked at that thing and said, whoa!'' said Bruce Bialosky of California, who raised $100,000 to become a Pioneer fund-raiser. He estimates that the convention will cost him and his family $15,000. "A lot of people just can't afford that.''
But the real tragedy is how this is tearing apart families.
While Democratic fund-raisers got into parties free during their national convention in Boston, some Republicans - even the most well off - are experiencing sticker shock. A few said they called campaign officials to complain. Others are looking into leaving their spouses behind, sharing hotel rooms or taking other measures to cut costs. Almost all said they have heard grumbling from their friends in fund-raising circles.
Still, they're pragmatic enough to realize that "it's a cost of doing business." Even if the Bush campaign is so notoriously stingy that it serves hot dogs and similarly unadorned fare at fund-raising events.
Never mind that Bush has blown away all records for fund-raising in his presidential runs and has amassed war chests in excess of a quarter-billion dollars. Nope, let the corporate elite pay a little more for the privilege.
I really hope that Bush is pulling an Alan Keyes and paying himself a salary out of his campaign coffers. Because it would just go to show that Republicans really are that greedy, even when it comes to dealing with their ostensible friends or "business partners." If there's any hope for the world, it's that the Darwinian struggle for individual survival that they keep waging will end with them all killing themselves in the process.
On the other hand, I have to say this is dissuading me from becoming a Ranger for Bush, given that after raising $200,000 for Dubya, I certainly won't be able to fork over the $4,500 to be properly wined and dined in New York.
posted by Alexander Dubcek | 14:03
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