Bush visits Baltimore to raise cash, speak on economy at Home DepotWell, since this blog got Lowe's to stop advertising on Lucianne.com earlier this year (Lowe's sent us a $25 gift card for bringing it to their attention which we donated to Habitat for Humanity), it looks like it's gonna be our new home-improvement football-stadium-sized warehouse thing. And there are about 15 Home Depots closer to our place. (sigh) So long, Home Depot. Nice knowin' ya.
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Bush mingled with campaign donors during a wet, wintery storm here, raising another $1 million for his re-election before heading to a Home Depot nearby where he highlighted a rebounding U.S. economy.
Sitting on a stage in front of stacks of plywood and paint, Bush noted that November's jobless rate, announced on Friday, slipped to 5.9% — its lowest level in eight months — as employers added new jobs for the fourth month in a row.
Home Depot has several ties to the Bush administration. Home Depot employees and the company political action committee have contributed $31,000 to the 2004 Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, according to a check of donations by the Center of Responsive Politics.
Ironic, too, since Home Depot (according to the CRP) was a big contributor to the DNC in 2000. Aggh...well, if they can change their minds, so can we.
