Organizing For Action (O.F.A.), the renamed Obama campaign team previously known as Organizing For America, has pulled a doozey this time. This new group, which contains almost all of the Obama campaign staff, has offered any individual or organization which contributes $500,000 a special membership. The reward will be face-to-face meetings with President Obama at least four times every year. Additionally, since O.F.A. has tax-exempt 501(c)(4) status, contributors will not have to disclose the amounts of their donations and their names will remain confidential. Such public advocacy groups as Common Cause are enraged, and even such reliable flacks as M.S.N.B.C.'s Chuck Todd have said "This looks bad" and "this is ceding the moral high ground". This does seem like rich filthy Republicans or filthy rich Republicans (of which I am neither due to financial, ethical, and hygiene restraints). ;D

(1) - President and Mrs. Clinton offered a night's stay in the Lincoln Bedroom for a five figure contribution. I guess the dollar just doesn't go as far as it used to go. ;D