[pgkdan]

"I'm surprised, in a way, since I wouldn't think a waiter would have that kind of money."

Dollars to donuts that $500 donation was given to the waiter Turnipseed by lawyer Calhoun.

[alnick]

Wouldn't it be ironic if this story turned from a lying hit piece on GWB into a discovery of an illegal contribution from another Turnipseed to Edwards?

[jackbill]

Dollars to donuts that $500 donation was given to the waiter Turnipseed by lawyer Calhoun.

Lawyer Hamilton probably did it. I suspect that the reporter knew this as well. That's most likely why he put the following in the article:

Hamilton, donor records show, donated the maximum $2,000 to Edwards last year, and has contributed to the campaigns of other Democrats.