[trek]

This article explains why Bush signed McCain-Feingold. He traded the heart of the First Amendment for short-term political advantage. Bush is doing a good job on the war. But the rest of his agenda sucks. We probably ought to see that he gets re-elected. But as citizens of the Republic we should take this as a lesson. No politician deserves our trust. Few are even worthy of respect. It was said long ago and it is still true today.

"Eternal vigilance is the watchdog of democracy"

[ovrtaxt]

No politician deserves our trust. Few are even worthy of respect.

That bears repeating.

They are worthy of suspicion and scrutiny. Power does weird things to people, I don't care what party they represent.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Bush is doing a good job on the war. But the rest of his agenda sucks.

That's a pretty broad statement. I would guess, if you thought about it, you could come up with one or two things he has done that didn't "suck". Tax cuts. PBA ban. Kyoto. Basically telling the U.N. to kiss off. I mean...there must be something.

[SunkenCiv]

McCain-Feingold was always about the end run, and was designed to squeeze out alternative parties and candidacies.

The only real campaign finance reform is to eliminate all gov't funding of campaigns.

If the coverage is there, these business as usual partisan shill organizations will be ridiculed out of existence, and will undermine their own goal.

Of course, the media is filled with partisan shills...