Bush taps into Minnesota money

Bush taps into Minnesota money

By Brian Bakst, Associated Press Writer


ST. PAUL -- President Bush paid a two-hour visit to Minnesota on Tuesday, collecting at least $1.2 million toward his re-election campaign and touting his accomplishments of the last 2½ years at a State Fair-themed luncheon for contributors.

The visit -- Bush’s seventh to Minnesota as president -- was strictly a fund-raiser with no official component, although he carved out a few minutes upon arriving at the airport to meet with two North Oaks retirees setting off for Turkmenistan on a Peace Corps mission.

In a 25-minute speech, Bush ticked off his policy highlights, from new school accountability measures to tax cuts he said would fuel an economic turnaround. He implored Congress to approve a Medicare overhaul, change medical liability laws and confirm a backlog of judges. (snip)

(snip) The Republican president’s appearance was greeted with street protests and criticism from Democratic leaders. U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton said the purpose of Bush’s trip was “to turn Minnesota into a political ATM.” (snip/...)

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Woooo HOOOOOOO, Senator Dayton! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

This is the state that gave Mikhail Gorbachev a wildly more enthusiastic welcome than the one given George Bush Sr., during the same year, when Bush Sr. was a sitting U.S. president.

Standing on Summit Avenue, Gorby rolling by...

For us, that was a political lifetime ago! Now we're just another GOP toxic zone. The suburbs crawl with right wing money and right wing zeal. Just last year there was the huge "Dump Wellstone" sign on Highway 101 in Minnetonka, and then, as if willed by hatred, the heavens complied...

Poor Minnesota!and