The Los Angeles Times has published my latest oped, which begins:
- Two years ago, when the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill was signed into law, it was hailed as a historic victory that would give government back to the people and limit the role of money in politics. “Campaign contributions from a single source that run to the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars are not healthy for democracy,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). “Is that not self-evident?”
But today, money seems just as firmly entrenched in politics as ever. Wealthy corporate executives around the country are competing to become “Rangers” for President Bush’s reelection committee by raising more than $200,000 in $2,000 chunks from friends and business associates. George Soros recently gave $10 million to liberal groups to fund their anti-Bush ads. Wealthy candidates