The fight was never even started on that front. From time to time, somebody (most recently Perot) starts pointing out the fact that legislation is for sale. Politicians then scurry to get on the bandwagon and offer to fix the problem as though they aren't the problem. They have to offer a solution that won't change a damned thing so that's what they work on. They pass laws which will be binding on the people who don't have any money to purchase legislation with and who wouldn't try to purchase legislation anyway. This bill shows that they have already run out of phony solutions and are now just attacking the average citizen with more criminal legislation. That's all politcians know of to do anymore.
This bill won't do anything to stop corruption of politics by money and doesn't contain a single provision worth keeping. Signing it was an admission by W that he's going to merge the two parties in Congress just as he did in the Texas legislature. Of course, everyone will cheer him on until he has to face the electorate in '04.
Most people don't like to cut their cash cow's throat before they're done milking it. Too bad integrity is a buzz word instead of the essence of statesmanship.