All this proves is inflation

Some of Bush Fund-Raisers Got Appointments:
"For some, the chance to mingle with the world's power brokers came in the form of diplomatic appointments. At least two dozen of the 2000 pioneers or their spouses became ambassadors, mostly to Europe."

My reaction to the news that the 246 Bush "Pioneers Club" members from the 2000 race, people who raised at least $100,000 for the campaign, got subsequent chances to rub elbows with the president socially or were appointed to boards and commissions and few cabinet and diplomatic posts? Inflation sure is taking a toll. When I was a lad in DC, five or ten grand could get you ambassador to Luxembourg or some other second rank diplomatic post.

You would expect most of these high profile posts, both unpaid advisory posts and actual full-time jobs, to be filled by successful people. Since the GOP bench is a little thin on relatively low-paid academics, union leaders and foundation types, our successful people tend to be high earners. Now, would you expect that the people who would want to help the president, and cared enough to help get him elected, would get such jobs or people who didn't have that sort of commitment and spent the campaign on the sidelines?