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Savage's support of Shays-Meehan is a case of him buying into the ruse to assuage the restless slumber of the American electorate. No incumbent will be hurt in any way by it's enactment. Sellers of advertising will be affected, and that's where the cries of pain are arising. Rush says it's a constitutional issue, but that's simply because it's his ox being gored.

Meaningful CFR would be a damn good idea, but I don't want to stop anyone's excercize of speech. I would simply make it illegal for any PAC, corporation, union, or "special interest group" of any kind to hide their contribution behind an acronym. Any American citizen should be able to support his candidate in whatever fashion he sees fit as long as he is willing to put his own name on the contribution. And as long as he can prove that he was personally responsible for whatever cost his contribution incurred.

See my number 30...I didn't see your 29 until after I posted. Looks like we have two totally opposite possibilities to consider!

Now if we can all discuss them without hollerin' at each other...;)

Rush says it's a constitutional issue, but that's simply because it's his ox being gored.

How is Rush gonna be affected by this? He knows there's no way in h*** the courts would let stand an attempt to squelch someone like him.

No, Rush knows--even if you can't figure it out--that it's going to be the "special interests" like our local "Justice For All" (a victims' rights group) that is even now running ads against one of the Republican primary candidates for State Senate--ads that would be illegal under Shays-Mehan.

Above all, CFR is about protecting incumbents from people actually commenting on their sorry-a** records.