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 STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - President Bush tried to focus voters on the fight against terror Tuesday and away from the ethics questions that are making the Republican election campaign difficult this year.
Bush ratcheted up his charges against Democrats during a fundraising tour of California, flatly accusing his political opponents of being soft on terror, but could not avoid the scandals that are dogging the GOP. He was campaigning for two incumbents who were benefactors of corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff and was drawn into defending the House speaker from calls for his resignation over a sex scandal on Capitol Hill.
But even if Bush can't erase his party's problems, he provided plenty of cash to fuel their cause in November's elections. His fundraising told for three events Tuesday was $2.3 million.
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