President George Bush is scheduled to be in Bellevue Aug. 27 for a top dollar fundraiser for Congressman Dave Reichert's re-election campaign. An e-mailed invitation says the event at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue includes a VIP reception that will cost $10,000 — given or raised — and a general reception with a $1,000 admission price.

The fundraiser will be the first high-profile event of Reichert's re-election campaign. During the 2006 campaign Democrats made much of Reichert's ties to the president, including a June Bush fundraiser for the congressman.

Any donation that exceeds the $2,300 per election Reichert can collect will go to the state Republican Party.

Democratic candidate Darcy Burner said by an e-mailed statement:

"That George Bush would come yet again to raise big money for Congressman Reichert is not a surprise, given the congressman's unwavering support for the president's disastrous Iraq policies.

"When will it end? The American people know it is past time to end the war. But Congressman Reichert cares more about backing the president than about representing the views of the voters of the 8th District."