Reason 999,992: Why we need campaign finance reform

Or maybe that should be reason 1,999,992.  Or 2 Trillion. Who knows. But it should be obvious to all that the Koch brothers can buy far more ‘free speech’ than is due to them, and that’s not right. And do you think that Sen. Scott Brown, R-MA - having prostrated himself and done the embarassing ‘ask’ - is likely to say “no” to David Koch if asked for a bit of ummm, help - say on further tax breaks?

How can something be so obvious and yet so unattainable as campaign finance reform? And we won’t be getting around to it as long as the Koch’s and their ilk keep us arguing amongst ourselves about teacher salaries, and public employee retirement plans, or the cost of Medicare, ad nauseum.

I noted in today’s paper that the Japanese Minister of something or other resigned today. He’d been caught accepting a campaign donation.

Damn straight.

-maven