POLITICS: Democrats: Outside Public Relations Contracts Have Doubled Under Bush

A report issued by congressional Democrats indicated the Bush administration has more than doubled its spending on outside public relation firms. For 2004, the administrations spent $88 million. That compares to $37 million that was spent in 2001. The total cost in outside public relations firms for the fist 4 years came to $250 million dollars.




Its interesting that most of the expenditures comes out of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Their spending on these outside firms totaled $94 million. While the release of the data was politically motivated, one still has to wonder what the money actually bought or what exactly were the issues or peculations being influenced.

A good product will sell it’s self so the saying goes, one would think the money would have been better spent on Medicaid / Medicare.

Originally posted by Sauron
A good product will sell it’s self so the saying goes, one would think the money would have been better spent on Medicaid / Medicare.

Even I am appaled at the money that is spent. Even the previous Clionton Admin spent 120 million plus. Where exactly is the money going to?

Some of that money would not have been tie in with "Swift boats Vets Against Kerry"? I know there was alot of money from Texas!

It takes more money to promote a fascist agenda. Duh! Those democrats are so coy.