Brad Smith has been busy. He’s written this commentary on the Center for Competitive Politics site, regarding the Campaign Finance Institute’s response to the FEC’s statement of policy on “Purpose of Disbursement” entries for filings with the Commission. He’s also got this op-ed in today’s L.A. Times, entitled “Power to the Swift Boaters: Why the harsh fines on two so-called 527 political organizations?,” regarding the FEC fines totalling $629,500 against MoveOn.org, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and two other groups.