Wasn't it like 100 grand to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom?Professor Tiger wrote:Yes, Clinton was the first Dem president that made it socially acceptable within his party to be greedy andJohnette's Daddy wrote:
Make no mistake - William Jefferson Clinton was a "Friend of Oligarchy" as well. It speaks to the greed and arrogance of the oligarchs that they felt that he wasn't friendly enough and they determined that they needed an even bigger puppet, hence W's elevation.
venal as any GOP plutocrat. Remember his renting rooms in White House to campaign donors for big cash? He was really into Asian money; witness Charlie Trie, Johnny Chung, and the Chinese government laundered through LORAL.
His greatest achievement was his fund raising at Buddhist monasteries where, somehow, Algore managed to raise 6 figures from penniless monks. That was the stuff of legend.
Just checked - 800 guests gave a total of 5.4 million, so about 65 grand on average.