How much did the Bushes pay NR to sell out?
http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/encounter-with-conservative-publishing/24259/
December 9, 2005
Speaking about support, Mr. Buckley recalled that about a week ago, at an affair celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Review, he had divulged that the National Review had lost about $25 million over 50 years, or about $500,000 a year - “about the cost of one third of one torpedo” He said people who backed the enterprise volunteered money over the years: “Our dear donors and friends had a sort of genius for exactly estimating how much money we needed to survive,” because, Mr. Buckley said, they never gave one dollar more than was necessary. The National Review founder said it was correct to say the existence of that journal had affected the destiny of this country and would not have been possible without the help of Americans who understood that ideas have consequences.