Taxpayers pay for Bush to attend McCain fundraiser

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:



Taxpayers pay for Bush to attend McCain fundraiser.»

Tonight, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will hold a private fundraiser in Phoenix with President Bush, an event McCain has desperately tried to hide from the public. CNN’s Ed Henry reports that the White House has scheduled another event during the trip to Arizona, resulting in American taxpayers paying for Bush to raise money for McCain:

BLITZER: Ed, who pays when the President goes to a fundraiser like this for John McCain? The McCain campaign or the American taxpayer?

HENRY: They both pay, Wolf. The bottom line is the President is trying to mix in a little official business today. He’s going to speak at cable company…short remarks. That justifies for the White House charging the taxpayers for some of this trip, and the McCain camp picks up the rest, Wolf.

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/27/taxpayers-pay-for-mccain-bush-fundraiser/

[RaVeN_MeaD]

1. i'm sick of these...

crooked fuckin bastards

[Obama4ever]

12. It disgusts me

that taxpayers pay for his travels for political reasons. This can't be within campaign finance laws.

[Kutjara]

2. I think I'll try that on my next vacation.

Pop into a couple of random companies and make a halfhearted attempt to sell them some of my company's products, then expense the whole trip to my boss. I'm sure he'll be fine with that.

[panader0]

3. What a fucking outrage!!

There should be matching funds given to Obama.

[DS1]

4. Hello people! Taxpayers pay for every fundraiser a prez shows up for, GOP or DEM

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Hello! No they don't! n/t

[DS1]

8. Yes they fucking do!

Just like Bill Clinton flying around during his re-election

[ColbertWatcher]

9. NO THEY FUCKING DON'T! n/t

[DS1]

13. I'm just going to laugh at you

that is all

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Better to laugh at me than prove your assertion! n/t

[DS1]

15. here you go

please, read

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E7D7123AF93BA15754C0A961958260

edit:

Who do you think paid for Air Force One to get out there, and the Secret Service to set up snipers all around the golf course 2 months in advance, and the mine sweepers, and the metal detectors?

[ColbertWatcher]

16. Clinton did it too? That's your proof?

First off, give me a minute to stop laughing at you.









Okay..no, wait...

:rofl:

I don't know what school yard you think you're on, but in this school yard you can't use that as a reason for your boy to be allowed to break the law.

Sorry.

[lonestarnot]

19. Are you in the Stephen character, because it isn't funny.

:thumbsdown:

[ColbertWatcher]

22. No, I am not Stephen, nor am I a "character".

I am, however, mocking this person for ASSERTING something with no proof then with a link to a "Clinton does it too" article as if that excuses Dumbya from doing it.

But, thank you for your critique.

[DrDan]

5. both parties are guilty of this . . . it is not an R offense alone

[ColbertWatcher]

7. OK. Let's see who is held accountable. n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. Why doesn't Bush just directly steal money from the till and give it to McCain?

Seems to me that it would be more honest. And at least he wouldn't be burning jet fuel just to engage in an ass parade in front of conservative nuts.

[Kutjara]

11. What makes you think he isn't?

I'm sure slimy operators like BushCo have a nice little racket running to fund their blue-eyed...er...old git.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. LOL! Good one! n/t

[lonestarnot]

18. McSame pays about 2K, we pay 20-30K While they hide like criminals that they are.

[havocmom]

21. Do the locals end up paying for the extra law enforcement/traffic control too?

It always pisses me off when bush or cheney hit the campaign trail and the local government entities incur expenses when they are cash strapped due to bush/cheney policies and shitty economy.

[Bluebear]

20. Good. In this case, every photo with those two together are like gold.