bush breaks own fund raising records

[hippiegranny]

this is on the yahoo front page right now. i want to PUKE. i cannot understand people who fork over money to a murdering ignoramus. it makes no sense!

Bush Breaks Own Fund-Raising Records
(Reuters) - President Bush smashed his own campaign fund-raising record in the last three months, bringing in $49.5 million for his re-election bid and eclipsing the financial efforts of his Democratic rivals. The financial haul for July, August and September broke Bush's own record of $34.4 million raised in the second quarter of the year and gave him a total of nearly $84 million, campaign officials said. More...

Also: Bush Job Approval Rating Rebounds (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=bush_administration

[bif]

1. Move over.

Can I share the toilet bowl with you?

[Skittles]

2. so he has rich f***ing friends

no surprise

[Jack The Tab]

3. This is not money from the "people"...

This is the spin that's going to be used during his campaign.

Joe and Jane Sixpack in Humboldt county, Indiana may send him a check for $100, and it would be a real big deal to them, but chimpy is getting the $250K checks from Bechtel and Halliburton and Diebold and Carlyle, etc...

They will try to spin this as a sign of his popularity, but don't fall for it.

[CatWoman]

4. on the contrary -- it IS money from the people

it's our money that slimey fuck is giving to his rich friends via those reprehensible tax cuts.

[Jack The Tab]

8. Good point CW...but this faux populist spin has to be countered...

with a quickness!!

[Homer12]

5. Good for him! He can now prove that he is a corporate tool.

[BeFree]

6. Damned squatter

He's a record breaker alright. Broke every damned record ever set by a squatter. The $500B deficit, $87B in nation building, Trillions in upper income tax breaks. Yep, he's a record breaking SOB.

[morebunk]

7. Shows you how money controls...

But then, we all knew this