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This is the first in a three part series. There are a few on here that should just stop reading right now. It doesn't speak highly of how the Bush administration policies have benefitted those that have thrown the most money at him. Essentially, it is what those of us that have been critical of the man, have known and said all along.
Please don't think that this is a Bush-hater piece, it isn't. There is no way that you can attack the source on this one as is standard protocol. It is true journalism from what is probably the most thorough and meticulous reporters left in the industy, those at the Toledo Blade. They are fair and state that the benefits have come via legal channels.....but what seems to be hard to understand for Bush-apologists.....legal doesn't mean ethical.
It's rather long, but when you actually do research and present the findings of said research, you can't have a three paragraph NewsMax-style piece. Here is the beginning.....there is plenty more where it came from.
The Toledo Blade
Please don't think that this is a Bush-hater piece, it isn't. There is no way that you can attack the source on this one as is standard protocol. It is true journalism from what is probably the most thorough and meticulous reporters left in the industy, those at the Toledo Blade. They are fair and state that the benefits have come via legal channels.....but what seems to be hard to understand for Bush-apologists.....legal doesn't mean ethical.
It's rather long, but when you actually do research and present the findings of said research, you can't have a three paragraph NewsMax-style piece. Here is the beginning.....there is plenty more where it came from.
The Toledo Blade
President Bush's corporate champions see the spoils of his administration in coal. And timber. And credit-card payments, Afghan electric lines, Japanese bank transfers, and fake crab.
America's business leaders supplied more than $75 million to return Mr. Bush to the White House last year - and he has paid dividends.
Bush Administration policies, grand and obscure, have financially benefited companies or lobbying clients tied to at least 200 of the President's largest campaign fund-raisers, a Blade investigation has found. Dozens more stand to gain from Bush-backed initiatives that recently passed or await congressional approval.
The investigation examined targeted tax breaks, regulatory changes, pro-business legislation, high-profile salaried appointments, and federal contracts.
Mr. Bush's policies often followed specific requests from his 548 "Pioneers" and "Rangers," who each raised at least $100,000 or $200,000 for his 2004 re-election. The help to business fund-raisers sometimes came at the expense of consumers or public health concerns.