Kerry Scheme To Evicerate Boston

John Kerry's plan to defer accepting the nommination so that he can raise and spend more money isn't even sitting well with hard core Democrats. The plan, which almost certainly grew in the mind of the venal Terry McAwful, would allow Kerry to raise and spend $30 million more than the law would otherwise allow.

But it's really pissing off Democrats, particularly Boston area Democrats, who see their city taking a financial beating from hosting the convention and see Kerry's plan as excacerbating the problem.

Democratic Party leader Terry McAuliffe was caught off guard last week when word leaked that the campaign of presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry was considering a plan to continue unlimited fundraising and spending via a delay in accepting the party's presidential nomination.

By delaying acceptance of the nomination for what amounts to about six weeks -- late July 'til September 1 -- Kerry could spend as much as $30 million in campaign funds his campaign would collect. Then, Kerry would accept the $75 million in federal funds both candidates would receive for the two-month stretch run to the November election.

McAuliffe spent the weekend, according to DNC and party convention planners in Boston, attempting to tamp down the growing anger in Boston that the Kerry campaign's plan was going to deny the city millions of dollars lost due to smaller turnout at the convention.

"We were already looking at the city actually losing money on this thing," says a Boston-based convention planner. "Now this Kerry plan would almost ensure a huge loss. Without a nomination process at the convention, there is no need for state parties to finance big trips here. This could be a disaster. What's more annoying is that this is a plan put out by a candidate from Boston."