Republican Party opulence
This week, news filtered through that the Republican Party had spent $150,000 (Frw82 million) in upmarket designer stores to dress Sarah Palin for the campaign. Last month, more than $75,000 (Frw41 million) was spent in a single shopping spree at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, and another $9,500 (Frw5.2 million) at Macy’s in the same city - scene of the Republican Party convention where John McCain introduced Palin as his running mate.