Breaking: Bush Paid Miers' Firm $163,00 in Legal fees (TX)

[stopbush]

Reuters
Miers Firm Received Bush Campaign Payments
AP - Fri Oct 21, 3:41 AM ET

WASHINGTON - George W. Bush's rising political fortunes provided a windfall for Harriet Miers' law firm. Campaign records show Bush's Texas gubernatorial campaigns paid Miers a total of $163,000 in legal fees, most of it for work done during the future president's 1998 re-election bid. Some senators are planning to explore Miers' legal work for Bush during her confirmation process to be the newest Supreme Court justice, but the White House says it won't release any memos detailing that work.

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/supreme_court

[porphyrian]

1. (Gomer voice): Surprise, surprise, surprise! - n/t

[rodeodance]

2. heard it was work to purge guard files. maybe just a rumor?

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. But a Dem judge isn't allowed to donate

to anyone.

Nice double standard, repugs.

[Scout1071]

12. We need to be screaming from the rooftops that DeLay is seeking

a partisan judge. Somebody on the Thug payroll.

[napi21]

4. That's not a lot of $$ when you employ attorneys.

I don't mean it shouldn't be publicized, but the amount is not significant.

[Bob3]

5. 163 grand is a lot of money where I come from -

N/T

[BlacknBlue in Red NC]

7. Me too, Bob...isn't that about what it 'd cost to gas up Cheney's Jag?

But, oh, right he wouldn't know that.

[napi21]

8. Neither of you apparently have ever hired a corporate lawyer!

20 years ago, we were paying $350/hr.

That's per attorney!

In a different Company, 5 years ago, we were paying $600/hr, and everything done by the firm is added to that. You pay for every copy, every phone call, every letter, postage, fedex charges, mileage charges when someone has to go somewhere on your behalf.

It's a lot of money to me too! But in the world of Corp law, it's rather insignificant.

[Dhalgren]

9. But the article says that it was the "campaign" that paid the

money, not Bush. Does that make a difference?

(edit to add) aren't all campaign payments supposed to be public? How can Bush say that this info will not be released?

[napi21]

11. Yes they must be reported. I don't know to what level.

I don't know if it's sufficient to simply report $XXXX in legal expenses. I don't think you HAVE to detail who your expenses were paid to.

[stopbush]

6. FYI - that's $188879 in 2005 dollars (adjusted for inflation)

[babylonsister]

10. To hide/alter his TANG records, perhaps? nt