Arizona pol buses for dollars

Arizona House candidate Vernon Parker (R) is doing everything he can to keep pace with prodigious fundraiser and primary rival Ben Quayle (R).

Quayle has been raising some $90,000 a week since he joined the race for Rep. John Shadegg's (R-Ariz.) seat last month. To keep up, Parker is organizing a bus trip to the Mexico-U.S. border.

On Saturday May 8 supporters can join Parker and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for what the Paradise Valley mayor's camp is calling the "Border Bus Tour." The event features a four-hour drive south from Phoenix to the border town of Douglas, Ariz., where passengers will disembark to hear Arpaio and Parker "discuss border security and other issues."

The cost: "a minimum contribution of $200 per person which includes lunch at Hotel Gadsden in Douglas," according to Parker's campaign. 

Attendees may also "reserve seats next to Sheriff Joe on the bus trip for $1,000 per person."