Republicans Raising Money off Britain's Own David Cameron?

And wacky hijinks ensue....

Republicans are hoping to raise $80,000 (£53,000) from donors by offering them the chance to meet David Cameron, according to a leaked party document... Attractions beside Mr Cameron also include an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in Las Vegas and a "professional bull riding event", planned to net $60,000 and $50,000 respectively.

I expect the Cameron people to commence distancing themselves from this with blinding speed. However, worth saying that I attended the Republicans Abroad drinks do at the last Conservative Conference (as an interested outsider, obviously) and heard a surprising amount of "here here's" to the "let's shrink government down to bathtub drowning size" rumbling there.

I'm not taking a (public) position on the British election, so enjoying this purely as spectacle...

Nobody Says it Better

Following Barack's accurate and constructive comment that if all Americans would simply inflate their tires to the appropriate levels we could save more fuel than we expect to find in John McCain's offshore drilling plan, the McCain campaign and other Republicans mocked this idea. ("Conservation? Practical steps? Saving fuel and money? HAHAHA")

Well, Barack stands amazed (and amused) this this is the best they can come up with:



"It's like these guys take pride in being ignorant!... They need to do their homework. Because this is serious business."