MR. CLEAN CAN COME IN & WIPE UP FLOOR OF CONGRESS (Repubs feel Curse of The Hyphenates)

NY POST ^ | January 5, 2006 | DEBORAH ORIN

[El Gato]

If I were king, I'd consider banning ALL campaign contributions

Maybe we should try freedom instead. Contribute to who you want, as much as you want. It just has to be above board and reported. The penalty for not reporting? You lose the position you were elected to, and can never serve in an elected position again.

[Liz]

Bah! Hyphenate hell is upon us.

Hyphenate Supremacy along with Secular Supremacy, all meant to subjugate, and keep Americans in their place.

[devolve]

[JoeFromSidney]

In addition, I'd suggest some sort of REAL campaign finance reform. I don't know much about this topic, but it seems to me that a lot of the problem stems from $, $, and $.

Actually the problem is not $, but the fact that Congress has long since abandoned any pretense of abiding by its Constitutionally limited powers. People contribute to campaigns either to get a law that helps them, or to stop a law that hurts them. In most cases, those laws exceed the Constitutional power of Congress. $ are, in most cases, contributed in self-defrense. If Congress stuck to its Constitutional powers, there would be no point in lobbying Congress for either goodies or relief from some harm.

[Chuckster]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who's pushing a bill to restrict lobbying.

I am so relieved. /s

[Doctor Stochastic]

One would think the Repubs would have learned the lesson from corrupt Dems.

Unfortunately, it looks that they have.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Of course the potential candidate who might most benefit if this analysis is correct is Rudy Giuliani, who has the reputation for coming in and cleaning out, whether it be the mob or city gov't inefficiency.