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Host...I do understand what you're saying...really I do. But you're arguing around my point. Let me break off a few pieces from the steer that you roasted above, so it can be digested.
A.) I don't think that a partisan fundraiser can fairly be compared to a national convention.
1. NYC, in addition to covering security costs asociated with the President's visit, also reaped the financial benefits associated with hosting the Republican National Convention. That's no small thing.
2. We're talking about a national convention...not a fundraiser for a single candidate in a state election. Apples and oranges? I think.
B.) Whether you intended to or not, you seem to be implying that because larger cities have footed the bill for such "visits", then so should smaller ones. I disagree. I don't think that either one should have to foot the bill for visits centered around a partisan fundraiser. If Cheney had come to Grand Island to raise funds for a monument in the town square, or for more card tables at the Vet's Center...then fine. Grand Island pays because Grand Island benefits. In this case the only ones reaping any rewards are the party, and the candidate. Why should the costs of that come from the general fund? Because it's always been that way? No...that doesn't wash.
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