Posted on 10/07/2008 8:40:49 AM PDT by edzo4
A Democrat who gives 98% to Republicans and is one of the larger Republican donors in the United States? If Paulson's a Democrat, we need more Democrats like Hank Paulson.
I think he should be put in jail-—in the same cell with Willie Horton.
Not all of his non-alligned contributions were to conservatives. He gave money to the League of Conservation Voters, which mainly helps Democrats. But most of the non-aligned money went to Republicans. He maxed out to Bill Frist's PAC, Tom Reynold's PAC, Richard Shelby's PAC. He also gave $86,000 to the National Republican Senate Committee, $67,500 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, and $50,000 to the RNC.
Add that to the contributions benefiting Republican candidates and 90%+ of his contributions are benefiting Republicans and/or conservatives.
You are right. Paulson’s wife is a big Dem and Hillary supporter. His own money is prudently split 50/50 between Dem supporting PACs, Dem candidates and causes, and Republican candidates. He is known in DC as a Dem among prominent Republicans, and has appointed Dems as undersecretaries. It’s a fine line to walk in that business while in a Republican admin. when most of Wall Street and the firm your Co-CEO from whence you came are Dems. I think he does his best to appear neutral with his contributions.
“Somebody should punch this guy.”
I heard that someone did - decked him at the company gym while he was on the treadmill. I think it was an employee.
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