[jaime1959]

> Why the big donors got behind dubya so quickly is something I will never understand. <

You don't understand why corporate fat cats got behind Bush?

I think one of the big mistakes liberals make is assuming that the extremely wealthy and the corporate elites are fundamentally "conservative" or Republican. I think one of the big mistakes grass roots conservative make is in assuming the same thing.

[BW2221]

"I think one of the big mistakes liberals make is assuming that the extremely wealthy and the corporate elites are fundamentally "conservative" or Republican. I think one of the big mistakes grass roots conservative make is in assuming the same thing."

Exactly. In today's world, most top executives simply care about maximizing their incomes by maximizing their company's profits without caring if it has any effect on the U.S.

Lee Raymond of ExxonMobil is the ultimate example. His retirement parachute is the equivalent of the annual base pay of 23,359 E2 grade soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines in the U.S. military.