2 questions Re: Bush Campaigning -who pays,and have others done

[w8liftinglady]

as much campaining for their party as he has?Do we pay for Cheney and his wife,Laura?Just curious.

[w8liftinglady]

1. 15 separate appearances by Bush in october for repub candidates.

[w8liftinglady]

2. Laura-28 appearances since July

[w8liftinglady]

3. Cheney-11-not counting the NASCAR appearances

[C_U_L8R]

4. And who pays for Rove and Snow and all the others??

there is serious hankypanky going on... and not much of it legal.

For one, these creeps use RNC blackberries to hide their communications
and skirt laws regarding the public record.

[w8liftinglady]

5. kicking...surely someone here knows the answer?

-Air force One,secret service...how much are the taxpayers out to further their propaganda?

[acmejack]

6. From April 2005

In 2000, when jet fuel prices were lower, the GAO estimated that flying Air Force One cost $54,100 per hour, or $60,250 in today's dollars.

A C-137C, which the vice president generally travels on, cost $10,300 per hour to operate, or $11,470 today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32389-2005Apr6.html

[w8liftinglady]

7. so...1 million in October for George just for AF1

[w8liftinglady]

8. Laura...about 300,000-600,000 to campaign for repubs-we pay.

[leftofthedial]

9. we pay for all their travel

they just mention some vague aspect of their "policy" (which is all political anyway) and presto! Taxpayers are on the hook.

No administration in history has campaigned so much.

[acmejack]

10. We're just generous folks!

I like people to get the opportunity to travel.

[w8liftinglady]

11. these are just the the trips for specific candidates...doesn't include

trips for right wing organizations.