Bush to Discuss Economy in Chicago, Ohio

[Judi Lynn]

Tuesday, September 30

Bush to Discuss Economy in Chicago, Ohio
By Deb Riechmann Associated Press Writer
Published: Sep 30, 2003


WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has more than $65 million in his political war chest and is picking up more campaign cash in Illinois and Ohio as he talks about the fragile economic recovery.
On the president's schedule for Tuesday: a fund-raising luncheon at a hotel in Chicago, a meeting with business leaders at the University of Chicago School of Business and then an evening fund-raiser in Cincinnati.

"The business leaders he's meeting with represent a cross-section of the economy - everything from manufacturing to services to finance," White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said.

Bush's trip follows Monday's Commerce Department report showing that consumer spending increased by a strong 0.8 percent last month on top of an even bigger 0.9 percent advance in July - an increase that many economists attributed to Bush's tax cuts. Last month, however, businesses slashed jobs for the seventh month in a row, and claims for unemployment benefits have remained high.

This is Bush's 10th presidential trip to Illinois, a state he lost to Al Gore by 12 percentage points in 2000. It's his 12th trip to Ohio, which he won with 50 percent of the vote. (snip/...)

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAAVL3K7LD.html

[Ernesto]

1. He ain't going to discuss shit

He's basically preaching to his right wing choir. Playing cheer leader again, telling his rich supporters how they need to give him more $ so he can keep up his "good" work. There will be nobody there but his select group of selfish donators & the usual broke dick wingnuts.

[KharmaTrain]

2. Can You Say "More Fundraisers"...

Yep, it sure is preaching to the choir...you know the audience will be carefully handpicked, and be sure to look for the cute little "slogan" in the background.

More specific, a Repugnican neighbor was attempting to round up locals who wanted to meet "our pResident" at about $250 a pop...and that was for the pleasure of a busride to see the manchild attempt to utter verbage. I don't think he got any takers...I know for sure, he got a lot of snickers.

Don't expect the manchild to do much campaigning in Illinois in 2004...the GOOP still has a terrible mess here and the party's in disaray. Now, with Democratic Gov. Blago, don't expect another Dubya-Cheney train ride through the heartland...way too dangerous for them.

Also wanna bet Mr. Bush will conveniently slip away to attend a "lunch" or two at a couple hundred or thousand dollars a pop. A couple sheckls here and there and soon 30 million dollars show up.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. Bush to voters:

"The economy sucks, in part because I made a lot of dumbass mistakes...like that steel tariff thing, boy, that sure turned out good, huh? Now, I know a lot of you folks got laid off, don't have jobs, can't find work, and wonder how your families are gonna survive...well, I'm wondering how America's gonna survive. See, we're broke. And I need hundreds of millions of dollars to get myself re-elected...and that's why I'm here today. To ask YOU to help out. Just give what you can, and try not to think about the fact that I've got a hundred million dollars in the bank and here I am asking YOU for money."

[leesa]

4. Yup, the economy's fine among the rich

[dArKeR]

5. 'Bush to read teleprompter in Chicago.' Let's be clear on what Shit-for-

Brains is doing in Chicago!

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. Don't you mean MIS-read? (n/t)

[smirkymonkey]

7. How can he discuss something

that he knows jack shit about? I say impeach him and turn his campaign "war chest" over to the people who have suffered from his train wreck of an economy...

[GinaMaria]

8. looking forward to hearing

from the protesters! Wonder how far away the 'free speech' zone is today :eyes: