What's your price? How much to vote for *?

[ThoughtCriminal]

Would any amount tempt you? No cheating allowed - you can't take the $ and vote for anyone but *bush for POTUS in '04.

We'll start at $250000 since you would actually have to have some benefit from bush being president.

[Goldmund]

1. I'm unclear

if you take the money, will Bush inevitably be elected -- or will he simply have one single vote more in your state?

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. Let's say one vote in your state, but...

You have to admit in public that you voted for him. :evilfrown:

[Goldmund]

8. As long as I can explain _why_ I voted for him...

The good ole American greed will exonerate me.

[elfwitch]

2. I voted $100 billion

and here is why...

If I had that much money I could afford to take my family and friends someplace else. I could afford to live anywhere I wanted. I could afford to be someplace where he isn't. I'd also have enough money that he'd be forced to kiss my ass if need be.

Just being honest.

[gpandas]

4. where is someplae else?

[elfwitch]

14. not sure...

That much money could buy me my own little private island.

[JPJones]

6. You could do that with $10,000,000

Interest income on that would be about $400,000 a year. You'd be able to move to any country and not have to work.

[elfwitch]

13. hedging my bets

With that much money nobody can really mess with you.

[ThoughtCriminal]

17. Make sure there's no oil there.

And the problem with taking too much money is, they will want to steal it. You might end up having to make regular GOP contributions just so they will leave you alone.

[elfwitch]

19. oh if I had enough to leave...

I wouldn't stay a citizen of this country.
I'm not to attached to the place anyway.
I'd be happy to be a citizen of someplace else.
I just don't know where that is yet.
Still looking.

[libhill]

25. I`d like to say I can`t be bought -

but I did sell my vote. But I`m with you- I`d use the money to get the hell out of the U.S., cuz if Shrub wins again, we`re all screwed anyway. Canada appeals to me. Or maybe Ireland or England, the homes of my ancestors. Which begs the question, why the hell did they ever leave?

[JPJones]

3. More like $2,000,000, but

$1,000,000 is closer than $10,000,000.

I'd like to say that I'm better than an Enron exec, but what are you going to do.

[KamaAina]

5. Trillion

Then I could buy a small country with it and convince all the remaining Americans with functioning brain cells to emigrate there.

As for Bush*, his theme song would change from "Don't Know Much..." to "King of Nothing" :evilgrin:

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. Every man has his price

I just didn't know yours was so cheap.

[Wilber_Stool]

10. A gallon

of good moon-shine should do it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

11. I'd do it for $250,000 so long as I got it in advance.

Then I'd donate every penny to Dems, so in effect I would be taking $250k directly from Bush and giving it to Kerry. That's worth a lot more than one vote to the cause.

[Rainbowreflect]

12. I'd do for any of those amounts.

I'd take the money, give it to Kerry's campaign and vote for bush in Nebraska where it would not matter any way.

[Don_G]

15. He Can Have My Vote If He Survives A Game Of Tag

[blindpig]

22. good choice

there's no escaping God's Dogs.

[Endangered Specie]

16. GDP of the Universe? Shit, at least a dozen Multiverses for me

[MallRat]

18. Q: When do we get the money?

I mean, if I promise to vote for Bush now, and I get $1 billion right now, can I turn right around and give it to the DNC for their House and Senate victory committees?

$1 billion + a Democratic Congress is not a bad consolation prize.

-MR

[TheRedMan]

20. I live in Georgia, whatever you want to pay is fine.

Not like my vote will swing THAT balance...

[MrSlayer]

21. A million would be sufficient.

I want it up front, in cash. Are you listening Chimpo? If you can waste billions on this war, surely one measly million will never be missed.

[terrya]

23. $772 trillion. And not one penny less. eom

[Westegg]

24. I would do it for 50,000 St. Gauden's 1907 $20 gold pieces.

Seriously. I've got it all worked out. With that haul, I know I could get at least 10 Bush voters to go for Kerry, plus I'd have a PRETTY penny left over.

They say every man has his price? I don't know about that. I know I do...