$800K for a few hours of being made fun of? Sign. Me. Up.

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Last night in LA, the Governator got "roasted" by Hollywood types. And former Sen. Pres. Pro Tem John Burton. And for a few hours of being made fun of, Arnold picked up a cool $800K to retire 2006 campaign debt. Sounds like a pretty sweet gig, I'd love that.

And, let's not forget that all of this was organized just 3 days after the sign/veto deadline:

Kathay Feng, director of California Common Cause, lamented that the governor raised so much money right after the bill-signing period. Schwarzenegger previously has advocated for a fundraising ban during the bill-signing period, though the latest fundraiser would have been legal under his proposal.

"I think our system is unfortunately set up such that politicians have to chase dollars," Feng said. "The governor promised not to, but he finds it difficult, just like all our legislators, to be able to avoid catering to contributors." (SacBee 10/19/07)

Hmm, 12 of 12 "job killer" vetos, and $800K for his campaign from business titans. The Money goes in, the favors go out?

One of Burton's jokes over the flip.

"The governor supported President Bush because Bush is probably the only guy who could make someone who drives a Humvee ... to lunch two blocks from the Capitol look like an environmentalist," Burton said, retelling one of his few jokes that were publishable.