Tom Gogola on Billionaires for Bush: On Sunday the Billionaires opened their convention activities with a croquet game in Central Park before convening near the Plaza Hotel for a pre-march rally. A fake secret service agent shooed reporters away, "unless you are with Fox News-then step forward." The chants ensued-"Four More Wars! Four More Wars!-and funny/biting signage unveiled: "Swift Yacht Vets for Bush," "Privatize Central Park," "2 Million Jobs Lost-It's a Start," "Free the Enron 7," "No Justice? No Problem," "Global Warming-Better Tans." The marchers rallied 'round and began to march down Fifth Avenue, passing Trump Plaza and numerous other wealth signifiers. The Hungry March Band blasted out "Puttin' on the Ritz" and other Warbucks-approved tunes, as the well-dressed entourage hooted and hollered (it must be said, however, that some of the "billionaires" were more of the "grunge princess" fashion persuasion, cf. Courtney Love, Madonna.)...Ivan Aston Martin (aka Christopher Ditto, web designer) averred that some anti-Bushies don't quite get the Billionaires for Bush shtick. No problem. "If there are Kerry supporters who don't like us and get angry, that's fine-they'll be more likely to vote."