Some of Bush Fund-Raisers Got Appointments

[Roland99]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&u=/ap/20041118/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fund_raiser_perks_1&printer=1

WASHINGTON - One-third of President Bush (news - web sites)'s top 2000 fund-raisers or their spouses were appointed to positions in his first administration, from ambassadorships in Europe to seats on policy-setting boards, an Associated Press review found.

At least 57 contributors or their spouses were named to agency positions, advisory or decision-making committees and boards or to U.S. delegations.

James Langdon, a Washington lawyer, was named to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, which advises Bush on intelligence-gathering and counterintelligence. Langdon also was among guests at a state dinner honoring the president of Poland, has stayed overnight at Camp David and served on Bush's energy transition team.

Hersh Kozlov, a New Jersey lawyer, was appointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation, which advises Bush on trade agreements. Texas lobbyist Roger Wallace joined the Inter-American Foundation board, which provides development grants to Central America and the Caribbean.

Three top Bush fund-raisers became Cabinet secretaries: Bush 2000 finance chairman Don Evans at Commerce, Elaine Chao at Labor and Tom Ridge at Homeland Security. At least eight took other high-profile administration jobs, such as State Department chief financial officer Christopher Burnham and Jose Fourquet, U.S. executive director of the Inter-American Development Bank.


Wow.

Just bring in the moolahs and it won't matter if you're an incompetent fool.

[willysnout]

1. Those Jobs Are Always For Sale

... in every administration, Repub or Demo

[Roland99]

3. From the article...

"Just because it is done often does not make it right," said Larry Noble, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group.



And, now we have the new Commerce Secretary nominee being someone who raised $260 million for Bush's campaign.

[Trajan]

4. Those damned Democrats !

JUST like the Republicans ! ....

ER ... wait ..... no ...

No .... NOT like the Republicans: ...

Tell you what: Give us a list of DEMOCRATIC Nominess which were appointed because of their fundraising prowess and whom only possess the faintest of merit, as is in this case ...

Please: show us the 'awful truth' of how the Democratic Party is 'just as bad' as the GOP in this regard ...

[Roland99]

5. **crickets**

[willysnout]

7. We Can Start ...

... with the gay guy, Hormel I think his name was, who bought an ambassadorship to Luxembourg but couldn't get through Jesse Helm's committee.

[Trajan]

8. One 'gay guy' ? ...

THAT is your 'list' ? ...

[LisaM]

2. At least they didn't sleep in the Lincoln bedroom n/t

[davidinalameda]

6. this is nothing new

[Roland99]

9. Bush rewarded 246 top fund-raisers with posts

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1100843697213000.xml

A third of President Bush's top 2000 fund-raisers or their spouses were appointed to positions in his first administration, from ambassadorships in Europe to seats on policy-setting boards, an Associated Press review found.

The perks for 246 "pioneers" who raised at least $100,000 also included overnight stays at the White House and Camp David and overseas travel with U.S. delegations to the Olympics and other events, the review found.

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"All of us in politics, we've done so many parties and receptions it's old hat to us. But knowing that here's the commander in chief, the most powerful man on the face of the earth, and you have this first- name-basis with him, that's very special," said David Miner, a North Carolina textile executive and state lawmaker who helped raise more than $100,000 for Bush in 2000. He was rewarded with invitations to the White House, the vice presidential mansion and Bush's ranch.

At least two dozen of the 2000 pioneers or their spouses became ambassadors, mostly to Europe. At least 57 contributors or their spouses were named to agency positions, advisory or decision-making committees and boards, or U.S. delegations.