The Washington Post offers this must-read editorial on the standoff over FEC nominations. A snippet: “During his tenure at the FEC, Mr. von Spakovsky has at times sarcastically referred to campaign finance reform advocates as the ‘IPL.’ or ‘Incumbency Protection League.’ He has compared some campaign finance rules to the Alien and Sedition Acts. Over the top, yes, but Mr. von Spakovsky has not demonstrated the utter hostility to campaign finance laws that led us to oppose, unsuccessfully, the confirmation of former FEC member Bradley Smith.”
Bob Bauer comments.