Billionaire Soros Banking On A Bush Loss: AP

[mzmolly]

By AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - George Soros' dream is President Bush (news - web sites) losing in November — and so far, the billionaire philanthropist has donated nearly $13 million to independent groups that also want to turn that vision into reality. "I'm merely putting my money where my mouth is," Soros told The Associated Press.

After surviving the Nazi occupation of his native Hungary and giving away billions of his self-made fortune to charitable causes, Soros is entering national politics in a big way for the first time.

He says he is too disturbed by Bush's policies to do nothing.

"This is not a normal election. These are not normal times," Soros said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040610/ap_on_el_pr/soros__campaign&cid=694&ncid=2043

[k in IA]

1. Nice bumper sticker!

[mzmolly]

6. Thanks. But it's gone now???

:(

[fertilizeonarbusto]

2. proof

that one can be a billionaire without being a hateful, greedy prick.

[Cheswick2.0]

3. I heard him speak last week

He has a great deal of humanity and humility which shines through.

[Warpy]

4. Soros and Warren Buffett

both know how much of a part pure luck played in their success, especially the luck of being born into a time when their talents would be of use and the protections afforded by New Deal reforms allowed them the opportunity to exercise those talents. Both men also know that the current practice of robbing labor to fatten the rich while mortgaging the country for the next few decades is simply not going to work in the long run, and will end up costing them part of their fortunes, too.

There is nothing wrong with enlightened self interest, since it benefits many more than the interested party. Unenlightened, egocentric self interest is what is destroying this country.

[usg353d]

5. I hope WE win

Soros rules.

[mzmolly]

7. I hope so too. If so, he's getting a Thankyou card from me.

:hi:

[TexasSissy]

8. To quote Madelyn Kahn in Blazing Saddles....

"What a nice guy."

[robbedvoter]

9. Soros been banking right - that made him so rich. Article is snarky

the SCLM can bite me!