Bush Focuses on Raising Campaign Cash

[NNN0LHI]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20040227/ap_on_el_pr/bush_fund_raising

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) plans a week of heavy fund raising starting Monday, collecting campaign cash in the nation's capital, California and Texas for his re-election and for fellow Republicans.


Bush starts with a reception Monday for the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington. Most of Bush's fund-raisers are open to the news media, but reporters are barred from this event.


On Wednesday, Bush flies to Los Angeles for a pair of fund-raisers — a midday event for his re-election campaign, and a dinner for the Republican National Committee (news - web sites). It will be his 11th visit to the state since taking office.


Bush has a third California fund-raiser scheduled for Thursday in Santa Clara. He also planned a public event on the economy in Bakersfield, Calif.

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[slinkerwink]

1. me thinks he's getting VERY, VERY nervous......

why else have all that cash?

[mobuto]

3. Oh easy

Bush is concerned about Comcast's bid for Disney, and is raising the cash to prepare a rival bid.

If he can buy Disney, then he can order Peter Jennings and Mickey Mouse deliver his stump speeches for him.

[Larkspur]

2. Why is this news? Fundraising is Bush's job and past time rolled into one

job -- the Presidency.

I'm sure they're releasing the totals to rub it into the Democrats.

[Ganja Ninja]

4. If I was a big time corporate CEO...

I would be looking at his chances of winning and save my money. He's toast.

[dArKeR]

5. Why no Dems. stand up and say Bush should Focus on keeping our

children alive and not smiling, joking, fund raising while they're being killed? And doesn't Kerry announce he would NEVER fund raise, take a vacation, and would hold a Press Conference every week while President if we were at war. Because the most important task is to care for our children and bring them all home alive! And the parents deserve to see me answer their questions weekly!

Scum sucking Dems. are a bunch of coward whores too! Only Dean and Nader have any moral values!

[NNN0LHI]

9. "Only Dean and Nader have any moral values!"? Say what?

Get a grip man. Even you can't believe that bullshit.

Don

[yellowcanine]

6. But he has only one hour for the 9-11 Commission?

Dems need to pound on this. ????? hours for campaign cash but only one hour for the 9-11 Commission!

[Fovea]

8. Woof!

I agree.

[Frances]

12. Great point

Bush is either fund raising or he is vacationing

That's why he's stonewalling on 9/11

The man is not competent to be president

[pscot]

7. They must be near the point of diminishing returns

I would think there's a limit to how much cash they can successfully deploy unless they plan to buy up all the air time available between now and movember.

[mobuto]

11. Well, actually,

I would think there's a limit to how much cash they can successfully deploy unless they plan to buy up all the air time available between now and movember.


It might make sense for Bush to just up and buy a cable network. Cable isn't subject to any equal time requirement, so he could just change Animal Planet to Bush Planet and run the speech he gave on that aircraft carrier over and over and over again.

Let's Roll.
Bring it on.
Let's Roll.
Bring it on.
Let's Roll.

[TEXASYANKEE]

16. Not Animal Planet!!!

That's the only reason I have cable! Let him take one of the home shopping channels. :-)

[bif]

10. Really? So what has hen doing for the last couple of years?

Certainly not focusing on the economy, or the environment or...

[Frances]

13. Bush is focused on his own economy

He doesn't care about the economy of the country

[MasonJar]

14. We should demand proof that his campaign is paying for these

trips. He raised a million here in Kentucky yesterday, and I know that it cost him a lot more than that to fly Air Force One down here.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

19. So glad that his NC trip got cancelled yesterday. Thank you to the snow!

n/t

[bluedog]

15. I want reciepts for his trips...

has time to campaign but not 9-11....has time to campaign but not to sit his ass down and figure out what they hell he did with all the money we Democrats left him...has time to campaign but not visit the wounded or honor the dead as they arrive on home soil....what a prick

[pacifictiger]

17. So 200 million already is not enough?

I wonder how he intends to spend all that money - 35 weeks till the election. 200 million breaks down to approx $816000 per DAY. How absolutely obscene!! Just think how many people could have health care or education with that!
Anyone know what would most likely happen to any leftover money if he loses the election?

[sendero]

18. I really don't think...

... Bush* can buy this election with any amount of money. Once people are disgusted with a politician, no amount of ads in your face helps. In fact, it might hurt :)

Let him raise his cash. It's too late for that now.

[shanti]

20. bakersfield??

the freepers must be creaming their pants!