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The self-proclaimed Unitary Executive is coming to Washington State on Monday. If you want to see (that's see, not speak to) Bush, it'll cost you a minimum of $1000 and that's only if you pass the mandatory loyalty test.
Local News: Sunday, August 26, 2007Backups, protests expected for Bush's visit to Bellevue
Seattle Times Eastside bureau
For the fourth time in four years, President Bush will swoop into the well-heeled Eastside to raise money. Monday's appearance in downtown Bellevue will include several street and freeway closures, colorful protests and at least $250,000 raised for Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert and the state Republican Party. ...
... At the hotel, Bush will pose for photos with a group of supporters who have paid $10,000 for the privilege, and then he will speak to a much-larger crowd, most of whom will have paid $1,000 to get in.
It's unclear what the president will talk about, but at last year's Reichert fundraiser in Medina, he gave a 45-minute speech that touched on Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and the Iraq war. ...(full article)
Bush's approval rating in the latest Gallop poll is at 32%. So for Republican Congresscritter Reichert, it's all about the money. He's been a loyal Bushie all along and now he's getting another pay-day. The visit won't get him any new support, it's just going to buy him more air time to try to change the subject. "Sheriff" Dave will undoubtedly be running TV ads portraying himself as a moderate kinda guy, but that's not what he tells his base; for them (as Natasha at Pacific Views points out) he's got a different message. He compares Democrats to serial killers:
Not a very moderate attitude, is it? Reichert has campaigned as a moderate but voted the Republican party line even on the most extreme and destructive policies. I think "Sheriff" Dave needs a new nickname; how 'bout "DeadEnder Dave"?
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