"Corporations Have Contributed 96 % of Bush’s Inauguration Funds

[GreenPartyVoter]

“This inauguration is bought and paid for by corporate America,” said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen. “These businesses consider such gifts to be investments, with payback expected. Not surprisingly, many of the corporate givers received huge legislative and regulatory favors from the first Bush term and are looking for even more over the next four years. They also get invited to events, where they can schmooze with Cabinet members and administration officials and lobby on their issues.”

http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0113-10.htm

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[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. What's the big deal? They won't want anything in return.

And Bill Clinton says they should have an opportunity to celebrate their guy's win :puke: (how I wish Clinton would fuck off)

[LisaLynne]

2. You know, some Repugs are just going to ...

say that makes it okay, because they aren't using tax payer money for it. Because figuring out what this might impy is too hard on those poor little brains.

[Cats Against Frist]

3. Yeah, and here I thought I was the "elite"

with my librul education and my ratty dress and my circa-1970 institutional apartment building.

Are you trying to tell me that right-wing talk radio has led me astray?

[Nikepallas]

4. So after these corproations give to BUSHCO will they donate to the

Tsunami victims nearly as much or does the Contribution given to BUSHCO count as Charity so they don't have to donate anymore?

[no_to_war_economy]

5. a political system in which legislative power is

... given to corporations that represent economic, industrial, and professional groups. Unlike pluralism, in which many groups must compete for control of the state, in corporatism, certain unelected bodies take a critical role in the decision-making process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatism

[Ratboca]

6. It's always been

privately funded, hasn't it???

[w4rma]

7. It's never been 40 million dollars. (nt)