December 4, 2010 1:23PM 

# It’s Too Bad We Didn’t Have a Group Like This during the Bush Administration 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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> A pair of conservative groups founded with the help of Republican political guru [Karl Rove](http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Karl_Rove) raised more than $70 million since their inception last spring.…
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> “After a successful 2010, we are shifting toward our goals for 2011 and beyond,” Collegio said, adding that the Crossroads duo will be “active throughout 2011 in support of a conservative, free-market legislative agenda.”

–[Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/02/AR2010120205667.html)

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