I have not forgotten that - but the Romney campaign itself did a lot of that destroying of Newt and not just his PACS.
Again, don’t judge the idea of super pacs because of their performance up until now. They are the opposite of socialism. Regardless of what you may or may not like about their ads to this day, without them, the entire message is controlled by those who own media outlets or the specific candidates’ campaigns themselves. That is awful, period.
You are looking at this with Shirley Temple simplicity. Idealistically, you make it sound noble, but when human nature gets a hold on it, it is open to corruption.
That is where the real problem lies. The Supper PAC system may work if there were fail safe mechanisms in place that would set ethics rules and limitations in place, but as they stand now, they are ripe for dishonest intentions.