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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (583293)	6/15/2004 4:11:29 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 769667

"The company and its employees have given more than anyone else to Bush's two campaigns for Texas governor, his unsuccessful House campaign in 1978 and last year's race for the White House, according to the watchdog Center for Public Integrity." abcnews.go.com

To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (583293)	6/15/2004 4:16:23 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 769667

You are right, it appears that my info is dated and that MBNA has surpassed Enron as GW's biggest contributor. "Bush Has a New Top Career Patron MBNA surpasses Enron as the president's top lifetime contributor By Alex Knott WASHINGTON, March 11, 2004 — A small number of donations by employees of the credit card giant MBNA Corp. last month was enough to unseat Enron as President George W. Bush's top career donor. The Delaware-based company has given Bush $605,041 over his career, while Enron ($602,625) slipped to second, according to a recent supplement to "The Buying of the President 2004," a book by the Center for Public Integrity detailing the financial interests behind each presidential candidate. The Center's study found that investment companies continue to make staggering donations to Bush, driven by so-called bundlers. Nine of Bush's largest ten donors during October 2003 through January 2004 were financial services companies. All of Bush's ten largest donors from October through January are linked to bundlers who have pledged to donate $100,000 to $250,000 as part of the president's Pioneer and Ranger Programs. publicintegrity.org