Okay this is just crazy. We’ve know for a while that Bush is expected to have around $200 million to spend during next year’s campaign, but check this out :

Q Mr. President, with no opponent, how can you spend $170 million or more on your primary campaign?

THE PRESIDENT: Just watch. (Laughter.) Keep going.

Q Yes, sir. And with 15 fundraisers scheduled between — for the summer months, do you worry about the perception that you’re unduly attentive to the interests of people who can afford to spend $2,000 to see you?

THE PRESIDENT: Michael, I think American people, now that they’ve realized I’m going to seek reelection, expect me to seek reelection. They expect me to actually do what candidates do. And so, you’re right, I’ll be spending some time going out and asking the American people to support me. But most of my time, as I say in my speeches — as I’m sure you’ve been bored to tears listening to — is that there is a time for politics, and that’s going to be later on. I’ve got a lot to do. And I will continue doing my job. And my job will be to work to make America more secure.

That’s right, he’s planning to spend $170 in the primary and he’s not running against anyone!! I just hope the Democrats are paying attention. This is a larger scaler version of the trick that Gray Davis pulled last year, so we can be pretty sure that whomever Bush spends his cash campaigning against is the guy that we should be throwing our weight behind.