Bush coming back to Cinci - Sept. 25

President Bush is coming to Ohio again for another fundraiser for Sen. Mike DeWine, a Republican from Cedarville who faces a difficult re-election campaign against Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown of Lorain, Ohio.

POTUS has already attended a Feb. 23 funder for DeWine at the Indian Hill home of Mark and Margie Hauser and a June 30 event for DeWine in at a private home near Columbus. First lady Laura Bush has even campaigned for DeWine, holding an Aug. 16 event in Kettering.

UPDATED: Bright orange invitations HAVE gone out! We just got a copy.

The Sept. 25 event will be held at the Indian Hill home of John & Eileen Barrett. Those who want to take a photo with the president are invited to a 4:30 p.m. event; the dinner reception starts at 5 p.m. A photo costs $10,000 each; attending the reception is $5,000 each. The money raised is for both DeWine and the Ohio Republican Party.

Hosts for the event include Barrett, head of Western & Southern Financial Group and brother of former Hamilton County Republican chairman - now federal judge - Michael Barrett.; insurance firm owner Mark Hauser; Cincinnati businessmen Carl Lindner & Carl Lindner, Jr.; Cintas Corp. Chairman Dick Farmer; Reds CEO Bob Castellini; Office of Management and Budget Director Rob Portman; Cincinnati developer Bob Rhein; Cincinnati businessman and Reds partner Larry Sheakley; Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman George Vincent; Reds partner Tom Williams.

Oversight? Rep. Jean Schmidt, the Miami Township Republican who represents the 2nd District, where the fundraiser is being held, is NOT listed among the event hosts.