Have you received your invitation to the DSCC's Annual Nantucket Retreat?

[flpoljunkie]

(For a mere $26,700--that's right, $26,700 you, too, can rub elbows with the likes of Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden, Tom Carper, Tim Johnson, Blanche Lincoln, Ken Salazar and Ted Kennedy--how'd he get invited?)

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Invites you to join

Senator Charles E. Schumer, DSCC Chair
Senator Joseph Biden
Senator Tom Carper
Senator Tim Johnson
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Senator Blanche Lincoln
Senator Ken Salazar
and other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus

For the Annual

Nantucket Retreat

July 14-17, 2006
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts

$26,700 required for attendance
All contributions must be received by June 30, 2006


To RSVP or for further information, please contact
Jill McCarthy ([e-mail]) or Mackey Dykes ([e-mail])
phone: [phone]

Printed in House.
Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employer for individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year.

Contributions or gifts to the DSCC are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, www.dscc.org
and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
2006 Majority Trust Retreat
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Registration Form – Must be received by May 15, 2006
July 14-17, 2006


Name Guest Name
Occupation Employer
Mailing Address
City State Zip
Phone Fax E-Mail
___ Yes, I will attend the 2006 DSCC Nantucket Island Retreat.
I understand that my registration form will not be processed until the DSCC receives my 2006 contribution to the DSCC of $26,700 or confirmation of receipt by June 30, 2006.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
The DSCC has a limited block of rooms on a first-come, first-serve basis and must be reserved through the DSCC. A minimum stay of three nights is required unless otherwise noted and the DSCC room block begins on Friday, July 14, 2006, with check out on Monday, July 17, 2006 – no exceptions will be made. Those who wish to extend their stay will do so based on room availability at the discretion of the hotels.

___ I am reserving my hotel room through the DSCC, and I understand the DSCC will forward this form to the hotel and is not responsible for charges to my account including cancellation charges. Deposits are required at the time of booking to guarantee all reservations.
___ I will attend the weekend, but have my own accommodations. Please provide your island address and telephone number:

***Important: Please indicate your preference of the following hotel choices***

White Elephant ($535.00 per night): ___
Harbor House ($365.00 per night): ___

Single Occupancy Double Occupancy ___
Arrival Date Departure/Check Out (If different than room block)
Special Hotel Requests
Type of Credit Card Card Number Exp. Date
Card Bearer's Name (please print)
Authorized Signature

Please return immediately to the attention of Jill McCarthy at:
Fax: [phone]; Address: 120 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002

Please call to confirm that we received your form at 202.314.3231.

If you have any questions or need additional information contact
Jill McCarthy or Mackey Dykes at 202.224-2447 or
at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Printed in House.
Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employer for individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year.

Contributions or gifts to the DSCC are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
Paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, www.dscc.org
and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

[BOSSHOG]

1. My invite must be lost in the mail

I give them 10 bucks a month. I hope they use it wisely to get rid of Santorum. I've checked my social calendar and will have to pass on the Nantucket Gala.

[flpoljunkie]

2. Well, Bosshog, I have not given them a dime in several years.

My donations go directly to individual Senators--like Bernie Sanders in Vermont.

[BOSSHOG]

4. I've sent a few bucks to Casey in PA

I live in MS and will support the dem candidate running against Lott but that may be a poor investment. I'll turn off the spigot in November. If santorum loses, I'll be happy with my little investment.

[Poll_Blind]

3. I lived on Nantucket for 5 months- an expensive way to get tick bites!

Truly! I attended school there for a while and the place was crawling with ticks- you'd notice at least one a day, either lumbering away, engorged with blood or hooked on a friend. I atteneded 7th grade there.

They have state of the art schools- I learned more in 5 months there than I did in most of my biology classes (including the Advanced Placement ones) than I did in all of High School.

And yet we still found it necessary to groom each other like monkeys, looking for those ticks- and finding them!

PB

[Dr.Phool]

5. That must have been the one I received the other day

From the DSCC. Tossed it, unopened, in the trash.

[cynatnite]

6. I'd only pay if Russ Feingold was there

I'm not sure if the rest are worth $26,700.

But Ted Kennedy being there makes it tempting.

[bdamomma]

7. I would love

to be a fly on the wall for that.

a retreat while this maniac is running the US in a hole. Geez.

[msatty99]

8. I VOLUNTEER FOR DU ...I NEED DONATIONS

I volunteer to attend and report, in detail, the events, discussions etc., to the DU board.
If you are willing to sponsor me and the money is raised I will go as the DU rep.

I will pledge $1,000 so, I need 26 more at that level.

[flpoljunkie]

9. Your money would be better spent sending to individual Dem candidates.

This is the kind of excessive "pay to play" politics we need less of--especially since we call ourselves the party of the "little guy." I find this kind of party retreat for the "well-heeled" disquieting at best--obscene, at worst.

[Tracer]

10. "...a retreat for the well-heeled".....

.... that's exactly what Nantucket has turned into.

When my kids were young, we used to spend two weeks in Nantucket. Rented a small cottage near Cisco beach for $100 per week.

I doubt if I could even afford the ferry passage these days.

[msatty99]

11. Oh come on!!!! that's just pocket change....

and Nantucket...How could that be elitist? It's an old whaling island. Hard work.
New England ethics. Perfect!!!!

Just promise to send me some cash and I will bring an element of "the common touch" to
the affair.