Donors to GOP Governors

Michael Luo reports on big donors to the Republican Governors Association for The Caucus, political blog for The New York Times.

They included an additional $250,000 from Rupert Murdoch’s News America Inc., bringing its total contribution for the year to $1.25 million; $3.5 million from Bob Perry, the Texas builder who was a major financier of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, for a year-to-date total of $4 million; $1 million from Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul and longtime conservative donor; and $1 million from Paul Singer, the hedge fund manager, who has now contributed $2 million to the group this year.

As the owner of Fox News, Murdoch's contributions represent the surrender of any pretense of objectivity as a news organization. Can you imagine any of the major news networks making a partisan political contribution like this? The large contribution from Bob Perry speaks for itself.

--Ballard Burgher