Greasing the Wheels

An interesting piece out of Politico details the funraising prowess of Haley Barbour, the governor of Tennessee and chairman of the Republican Governors' Association. Barbour's fundraising and political influence are so prolific that his name is being floated as an early candidate for the 2012 presidential race. Which might serve the GEO Group well, considering they donated $13,000 to his PAC in just 2009, about 10 times larger than the average donation.