Big bucks set a foundation for Jeb's vision of future

[DoYouEverWonder]

September 17, 2006

Few people have much of a clue about Jeb Bush's intentions for his recently created "Foundation for Florida's Future." He had been expected to use the nonprofit organization to help persuade voters to enshrine school vouchers in the state Constitution. Then the Legislature voted down his efforts to get vouchers on the ballot.

The Foundation for Jeb's Future -- er, Florida's Future - is sitting on nearly $2-million, and the governor is mum on how it will be used. Now he has kicked into gear a sister political committee: the Foundation for Florida's Future Action Fund, which is structured under IRS rules to do more overtly political activities.

Its first donors? The developer of the Villages, a sprawling Central Florida development, kicked in $100,000, and New Yorker Robert W. Johnson IV of the Johnson & Johnson family gave $5,000. Villages developer Gary Morse has been mighty kind to Republicans and especially Bush. He had already ponied up $550,000 for the foundation. Other major donors include Hillsborough GOP power broker Ralph Hughes, whose Cast-Crete Corp. has given $500,000.

The foundation reported spending $40,000 on polling and more than $240,000 on media production by Adam Goodman's Victory Group firm in Tampa. Still, foundation officials aren't talking about their plans for using all the money they're raising for the foundation or its new political committee.

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/17/State/Big_bucks_set_a_found.shtml

Hurry up and stuff your pockets Jeb, your term is almost over.

[onehandle]

1. You will never be President.

No Bush will ever be President again.

[Sven77]

5. that must be why they all had daughters

to marry away the bush name. who will the next generation be ?

[Bozita]

2. Here's why Repugs are in power today ...

'Muricans vote for dirty-talkers. C'mon, Senator Bob!

from the article:

Graham said he hopes the campaign leaves voters thinking "you know, we really had some good choices here. I'm proud of the person that was elected even if I didn't vote for them."

[seasat]

3. Jebbie's future vision is a paved over Florida.

Charlie Crist is his man to carry through with that vision. US Sugar has already contributed $600,000 to Crist by running ads against Tom Gallagher through their 527 during the primary. I got curious as to why they would support someone who once supported a penny per bag tax on sugar to fund the Everglades cleanup. The answer is that they realize that the future is not in farm land but in development. Both the big sugar companies have already proposed converting some of their land into planned communities.(LINK)

The developers that bought Jebbie and contributed to his PAC are the same ones supporting Crist. In addition to those developers, Crist has also recieved financial support from Donald Trump (LINK) and Mel Sembler (LINK) & (another LINK).

The only difference between Charlie and Jebbie is that Charlie can be bought much cheaper.

[cyberpj]

4. All of these "foundations" are non-profit ways they hide their tax-free $$

AND
Bush just added an item to a Pension Bill that will allow rich people (read Mommy and Daddy) to donate from their IRAs and get tax deductions for it! Of course it expires at the end of 2007 so no one can benefit but them and their cronies.

[Tellurian]

6. The Non-Profit status helps PRIVATIZE Florida..

exacting control over who gets what, at what price.
And of course the "Tax Deduction" sequel!