Cheney & friends hosting a fundraiser for Boehner

WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney and a group of Bush administration and campaign alumni are hosting a fundraiser for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on March 26.

In addition to Cheney, there are 54 individuals listed as chairmen, co-chairmen or hosts of the event, according to the invitation obtained by The Huffington Post. They include Bush counselor Dan Bartlett, National Economic Council director Al Hubbard, chief of staff Josh Bolten, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and senior adviser Karl Rove.

The event is benefiting the "Boehner for Speaker" effort, which is a joint fundraising committee composed of his reelection campaign, his political action committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Ohio Republican Party.

Tickets for the event cost $200 apiece. Being a host costs $1,500, a co-chairman $5,000 and a chairman $15,000.

More at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/22/dick-cheney-fundraiser-john-boehner_n_1290589.html