At a high-society dinner during the 2000 campaign, George W. Bush looked out on the audience and joked, This is an impressive crowd. The haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base. For most Americans, the last four years have represented a low point in our economic history. But for the big-business interests financing the Bush campaign, these have been high times. American Prospect Online - ViewPrint | 
