Bush campaign pays bill (One of many)

[Nambe]

La Crosse Tribune

The Bush/Cheney campaign has paid the city of La Crosse $7,822 for expenses from President Bush's May 7 rally. Mayor John Medinger argued for sending the entire bill of more than $60,000, but the La Crosse Common Council voted not to charge for expenses involved in providing security.

Other area communities that billed the campaign for Bush's May 7 visits while on a tour in the Midwest have not been reimbursed. Dubuque has not received more than about $1,400, which was paid at the time of the visit, though it billed a total of $10,217, said Jean Nachtman, assistant finance director.

The rest of the bill was for security, and Dubuque's finance office was told to forward the charges to the Secret Service, she said. Prairie du Chien has not received any of the $12,249 it billed for Bush's visit.

"When I talked with the Bush/Cheney headquarters, they suggested they were not liable, and we should bill the Secret Service," said Mayor Cheryl Mader. "I do not anticipate that we will be getting any payment." ..

The attorney general's office will not comment because the opinion is pending, said Deirdre Morgan, director of communications and public policy.

[oasis]

1. Endure a pain-in-the-ass like George Bush and not get paid. This

has to go down as the ultimate stiff.

[Leilani]

2. If he did not have to travel in a bubble...

because he is so hated...

his security costs would not be so outrageous.