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Monday, April 17, 2006

Reichert, Cheney, McGavick, Stevens, and… Marie Antionette?

Posted by on April 17 at 10:21 AM

‘Tis the season for political candidates to be caught keeping unfortunate company as they try to raise as much money as possible before the fall campaigns begin in earnest.

Here’s a great photo, via Horsesass, of Republican Senate hopeful Mike McGavick “whoring himself” in Alaska last week with Republican Senator Ted Stevens and oil industry executives.

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(By the way, there’s an interesting account, in today’s Washington Post, of Stevens’ recent Maria Cantwell Payback Tour through Washington State. He was here to follow through on his threat to make Cantwell regret leading the fight against drilling in ANWAR.)

Back to the theme of unfortunate company, here’s an account, via yesterday’s Seattle Times, of eastside Republican Congressman Dave Reichert’s revised position on sharing the stage with Vice President Dick Cheney tonight at an Everett fundraiser. (He’ll do it, Reichert now says. Will we get photos, I wonder?)

And here is a juicy bit of gossip from someone who was reading the schedule for Dick Cheney’s other Washington fundraising stop today, an appearance with McGavick in Spokane: It appears that Cheney and McGavick will be raising money in the Marie Antoinette Ballroom of Spokane’s Davenport Hotel.

Yes, that’s right: McGavick and Cheney, holding a high-dollar fundraiser in a room named after the “Let them eat cake” monarchist known for being notoriously out of touch with the plight of people.


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yes, but will Reichart and McGavick do the famous walking along in a garden holding hands like lovers photos that Bush is famous for?

I think Cheney's much more likely to do a bear hug.

It looks like McGavick wants to be Alaska's third senator.

maybe McGavick can take the Sonics with him when he goes to Alaska ... hey, good SLOG on the race in the 43rd today.

I think these distinguished gentelmen would think Marie Antoinette was a real pinko bleeding heart for even letting them eat cake. Afterall, handouts are only for mega coporations, fundie churches and gagillionaires.

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