By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 7:12 AM
Press release from the Missouri Democratic Party... Labels: Democrats, Governor, Press_Releases
Blunt’s 2nd Quarter Finance Plan: Sell State Government for $478,250 in Campaign Contributions
Jefferson City, MO --- Less than a year after getting rid of campaign contribution limits in Missouri, Gov. Blunt’s fundraising strategy is becoming crystal clear: sell off state government piece by piece in exchange for unlimited campaign contributions.
This quarter alone, Gov. Blunt raked in $478,250 in contributions from appointees to state boards and commissions; fee office operators or their families; companies with state government contracts; and even the railroad company to which he gave rights to the Boonville Bridge. A glance at Blunt’s quarterly report reads a little like the old American Express commercials:
Selling Booneville Bridge Rights to Union Pacific: $25,000 (in campaign contributions)
Selling Appointments to Boards and Commissions: $130,500
Selling lucrative fee offices: $80,250
Selling state government contracts: $242,500
Total sale of state government to campaign donors in 2nd quarter alone: $478,250
Selling your integrity: Priceless.
"In his zest to fill his campaign coffers, Matt Blunt has continued to sell state government to special interests and wealthy corporations at the expense of Missouri families," said Jack Cardetti, Missouri Democratic Party spokesman. "Missourians deserve a governor who will restore integrity to state government by focusing on health care and college affordability, instead of auctioning off state government to the highest campaign contributor."
1 Comments:
what is the deal on this breaking news? from arch city.
ACC News
July 19, 2007
Limits Are Back On
Missouri Supreme Court put the campaign limits back on.
What's left unresolved is whether candidates will have to return excess contributions they've collected?
The court asked for briefs on that question to be filed by August 3.
The impact could be huge.
According to our best estimate Blunt received $4,617,192 during the past two reporting periods. $4,031630 of that was in excess of the $1,275 limit. That would significantly diminish the gap between Blunt and Nixon's fundraising.
kjoe
7/19/2007 8:27 PM
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