On Jan 22, 7:26*pm, "~^ beancounter ~^" wrote:
Thain must be a dem....

Report Says Thain Spent Over $1 Million To Redecorate Office
To make matters worse, Thain is now facing more criticism for
reportedly spending $1.2 million to lavishly decorate his Merrill
Lynch office early last year while the firm was fighting to survive.

Thain splurged on interior designs from the Obama's chosen White
House decorator Michael Smith ($800,000), two area rugs ($131,000),
two guest chairs ($87,000), a 19th Century credenza ($68,000), four
pairs of curtains ($28,000), and a mahogany pedestal table ($25,000),
according to Charlie Gasparino, the CNBC contributor and Daily
*Beast columnist who broke the story.

Other items mentioned: six dining room chairs ($37,000), a George
IV Desk ($18,000), a custom coffee table ($16,000), a sofa ($15,000),
a chandelier ($13,000), a mirror ($5,000), six wall sconces ($2,700).

Also reported to be on the list was a trash can for $1,400

Thain is a prominent Republican:

http://www.nndb.com/people/438/000162949/

Some of the committees he's served on:

Americans for a Republican Majority
Bush-Cheney '04
John McCain 2008
McCain 2000
McCain for Senate '98
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee

You know, it's not too hard to check the facts before you post
something this stupid. It makes anything else that yu post be, at the
very least, highly suspect.