December 2, 2004
SHARING THE WEALTH:
Bush Camp Still Has Cash in Bank (Fox News, December 02, 2004)
President Bush's record campaign fund raising left him with millions of dollars to spare, allowing him to donate $11 million to the Republican Party and even send a few checks to the White House Historical Association.Posted by Orrin Judd at December 2, 2004 6:44 PMBush finished the Nov. 2 election with $4.4 million left in his $75 million, taxpayer-financed general election campaign fund and $1 million in bills to pay. He had $15 million in a legal compliance fund that he could have tapped in the event of a recount fight, according to reports he filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.
The $15 million Bush compliance fund probably exonerates John Kerry for having $15 million left over in his campaign war chest. But given the Democrats' desire not to see him run again in 2008, they're not going to see it that way, based on their recent carping that he should have been doling the money out to other candidates before the election.
Posted by: John at December 2, 2004 11:40 PM