Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supporters during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Independence, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mr. Clinton himself echoed those concerns this fall when he pledged to make public future donors if Mrs. Clinton was elected president. While disclosure is not legally required, failure to do so, Mr. Clinton said, would raise all these questions about whether people would try to win favor with her by giving money to me.
In other words -- give now and your name will remain secret and I’ll get you whatever goodies you want...