I agree. I remember seeing McCollum?, on TV saying this would be the worse change in American Election History (McCain-Feingold). Boy was he right. McCain did everything he could to help the evil Dums. I gues he thought that the Repub civies were to busy working nd raising families to get involved. But as the Swift Boat Vets have proven, you don't need quantity, just a powerful targeted truth cruise missle.
The CFR law is truly a disaster. In the words of fellow Freeper Congressman Billybob, it constitutes "a dagger in the heart of the first amendment." McCain is evidently on Soros' payroll, along with other supporters of this law.
Of course, lest we forget, George W. Bush signed the bill into law - one he could have easily vetoed at very little political cost. I expect that Bush, Rove and the Republican hierarchy must like things this way as well. CFR effectively silences any genuine grassroots organizations such as the NRA, various Christian groups, etc.
I honestly think McCain didn't even think about the 527 issue. In fact, a lot of people didn't realize it. Many thought the GOP and Bush/Rove's "PIONEER" fundraising aprattus would blow the Dems out of the water. In fact, I remember the New Republic bashing Feingold for inadvertantly giving the GOP a permantent fundraising advantage.