Liberal Repercussion

fBush Has a New Top Career Patron
MBNA surpasses Enron as the president's top lifetime contributor

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.


To read the full report go to http://www.publicintegrity.org

posted by Rei Toei @ 2:07 p.m.