I've been told about a mailing to registered Democrats from James Carville requesting donations to aid in the recount in the upcoming Presidential election.

You read that correctly. The Democrats are fund-raising to finance recounts for an election that hasn't happened yet.

This is not apocryphal. My mother had one of these letters in her possession but seems to have inadvertently thrown it away.

If any of our faithful readers can point us toward scans or more detailed information, it'd be greatly appreciated.

UPDATE: Kerry is accepting donations through his website to cover the cost of a recount:

Contributing to the Kerry-Edwards 2004 General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance Fund (GELAC) provides important support for our campaign. The Federal Election Commission has just granted our request to raise funds now to cover recount expenses. Your contribution to Kerry-Edwards 2004 GELAC will provide the resources to make sure we are prepared to win the post election day battles.

Emphasis theirs.

Disgust mine.