Class Warfare


Fortune 50 CEO's who have contributed to Bush/Cheney 2004

H. Lee Scott Jr.	Wal-Mart Stores
G. Richard Wagoner Jr.	General Motors
William Clay Ford Jr.	Ford Motors
Jeffrey R. Immelt	General Electric
David J. O'Reilly	Chevron Texaco
Charles O. Prince III	Citigroup
Samuel J. Palmisano	I.B.M.
Maurice Greenberg	American International Group
Carleton S. Fiorina	Hewlett-Packard
Ivan G. Seidenberg	Verizon Communications
Robert L. Nardelli	Home Depot
Edward B. Rust Jr.	State Farm Insurance
R. David Yost	AmerisourceBergen
Robert J. Ulrich	Target
Kenneth D. Lewis	Bank of America
Henry A. McKinnell Jr.	Pfizer
William B. Harrison	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co .
Richard D. Parsons	Time Warner
Alan G. Laffey	Procter and Gamble
William C. Weldon	Johnson & Johnson
Michael S. Dell	Dell
Alan J. Lacy	Sears Roebuck
Edward E. Whitacre Jr.	SBC Communications
William E. Greehey	Valero Energy
Clarence P. Cazalot	Marathon Oil
Steven A.Burd	Safeway
Phillip J. Purcell	Morgan Stanley
David W. Dorman	At & T
Michael L. Eskew	United Parcel Service
William S. Stavropoulos	Dow Chemical
Steven A. Ballmer	Microsoft
Edward M. Liddy	Allstate
Richard M. Kovacevich	Wells Fargo

Fortune 50 CEO's who have contributed to Kerry/Edwards 2004

Warren E. Buffet	Berkshire Hathaway
James D. Sinegal	Costco Wholesale

Final Score 33-2 (15 abstentions)


These particular donations are limited by a $2000 maximum per candidate. The larger slush funds run through the Republican and Democratic Party, 527's, and interest groups.

More than monetary value, these contribution patterns offer an insight into the thinking of the wealthy. It's the tip of the iceberg, as the saying goes.



Sources: Open Secrets
Fortune 500 magazine, April 5 2004