John McCain is coming to Bellevue tomorrow for a $33,100 per plate dinner.  No, that's not one of my frequent typos... it's $33,100 per plate. For that kind of money, I expect to eat my dinner off of John McCain's naked body (or preferably, his daughter Meghan's.)

$33,100. Yet the federal contribution limit for 2008 remains $2,300 per person in each of the primary and general elections. So how does McCain get around this? According to the invitation:

• For Individuals-The first $2,300 to JM 2008, the next $2,300 to the Compliance Fund, the next $28,500 to the RNC, and the balance of up to $37,000 will be divided evenly between the Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wisconsin state parties' federal accounts.
• For Couples-The first $4,600 to JM 2008, the next $4,600 to the Compliance Fund, the next $57,000 to the RNC, and the balance of up to $74,000 will be divided evenly between the Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wisconsin state parties' federal accounts.

Of course the RNC as well as the state parties' federal committees can raise and spend unlimited funds in support of McCain, and at $76,200 per couple, that is exactly what McCain is coming to town to do.  So in the end, there really aren't any federal limits all.