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Politics : THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (471)	11/16/2003 10:14:09 PM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2164

Billionaires and Liberal Soft Money Groups Plan Over $400 Million to Defeat President Bush Liberal soft money organizations specifically focused on defeating President Bush are poised to raise over $400 million for the 2004 election and have already raised over $185 million. Bush-Cheney '04 is likely to face a barrage of soft money from special-interest groups next year and their top moneymen are calling their commitment to beat the President, "a matter of life and death." Billionaire George Soros, one of the wealthiest men in the world, has already promised $15.5 billion (I think this is a misprint and should say million) of his own money to soft money groups commited to defeating our President. In an interview with the Washington Post Soros said, "It is the central focus of my life ...[it is] a matter of life and death." The Wall Street Journal editorial board looked at George Soros and Harold Ickes, the Democrats' soft money barons, and their specific purpose of raising unlimited, unregulated soft money to defeat a single candidate. According to the Journal, "Asked whether he would trade his $7 billion fortune to unseat President Bush, Mr. Soros opened his mouth. Then he closed it. The proposal hung in the air: Would he become poor to beat Mr. Bush? He said: 'If someone guaranteed it.'"