Next Monday, George Bush is going to be in Washington State to raise money for one of his stalwart followers, Congressman Dave Reichert. Raising money from the base is about the only use Republicans have for Bush these days -- and those Republicans, like Reichert, are still sticking with Bush's stay the course in Iraq strategy. So there has to got to be a cost to the GOPers who have Bush show up. They need to pay dearly for that support. McJoan at DailyKos and several other progressive bloggers have come up with a great idea:
Bush is going to be spending much of the next 14 months traveling around the country to raise money for endangered Republicans. We can neutralize him as a fundraising tool by using each and every one of these appearances to raise money for our Dem candidates.Reichert's opponent in 2006, Darcy Burner, is running again. This time, she is going to win. On Monday, while Bush is raising money for Reichert, Burner is hosting a town hall meeting about Iraq. Let's make Reichert and the other Republicans pay dearly for their fundraisers with Bush. As McJoan says, let's "Burn Bush for Burner." You can help. Make a contribution to Darcy Burner. Let's show the Republicans that Bush's appearances will generate campaign funds for the Democratic opponents of the GOPers he's trying to help. You'll be in good company:
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