(2003-11-11) -- The Democrat National Committee (DNC) today condemned billionaire George Soros as a "special interest fat cat" who's dodging campaign finance laws and buying influence by contributing $15.5 million to activist groups trying to oust George Bush from the White House.

"He's an affront to everything Democrats stand for," said DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe. "The McCain-Feingold law was passed to protect Americans from his brand of soft-money influence. But since he can't give millions to the DNC, he's donating huge sums to MoveOn.org and other liberal activists organizations. That's just not right, and if we could do anything to stop Mr. Soros from using this loophole, we surely would."

An outspoken Bush critic, Mr. Soros, 74, became a multi-billionaire by speculating on international currencies. He has publicly called for "regime change" in the White House, and believes laissez-faire economic theory no longer works since no global shared-values exist as a check against human greed and fallibility.