WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT COMPARISON?

AP writer Sharon Theimer commits a no-no in talking about candidate fundraising:

Dean has raised about $25 million so far this year to take the lead in the Democratic money chase. About 99 percent of Dean's donors have yet to reach the $2,000 limit, meaning they can give again, campaign manager Joe Trippi said.

Still, Dean's total represents just a fraction of President Bush's total of about $84 million. The president has $70 million in the bank — more than any Democrat has even raised.

Ugh. This comparison is simply irrelevant. Dean is one of nine primary candidates, and if you stack their combined fundraising numbers up against Bush's -- especially considering the impending party matching funds -- they're quite comparable.

Also, I would note that a much larger proportion of Bush's donors have already maxed out than that of Dean/etc's boosters. Yes, there's plenty of money ahead for Bush, but the media has to stop portraying this as a Bush financial cakewalk.