Posted on 03/24/2002 7:43:30 PM PST by B-bone
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:19 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Congratulations to John McCain, the folks at Common Cause and 99.9% of the American media. With Wednesday's victory in the Senate, they are all going to get the campaign-finance system they've long demanded. We hope they're now willing to take credit for the consequences. Certainly we will give them full marks if this reform yields a more perfect politics. But if Nirvana doesn't arrive, the least the reformers can do is admit that the electoral system we will soon be living with is their handiwork.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...
I'm tired of CFR at this point in time, mostly out of frustration that this form of CFR would seem to be overwhelmingly embraced by the public. Feelings over thought. The feelings crowd never stops to something through to the logical conclusions.
The reasons for support for this within the media and self-perpetuating politicians is obvious.
And this doesn't even begin to address the unconstitutionality of this monster.
Why can't McStain get it right the first time? The bill is already an incomprehensible monster.
One is that the radical left biasedmedia will grow in political clout, which is one reason the press corps has been reform's loudest cheerleader. Mr. McConnell quipped Wednesday that editorials over the years in the Washington Post and New York Times amounted to $8 million in unregulated soft money contributions for reformers. This is one form of political speech the bill will not restrict. A second group of winners will be incumbents, who have easier access to both hard money and the media than challengers do.
Whether it had been this CFR or any other form of so-called reform, it would have been meaningless because it is written by the very people who are to be guided by it. But the article is right about one thing.....when it all falls apart, it will be VERY important for all who didn't support it to point the finger back at McCain and every lib/dem who passed it. They will need to be reminded of how insipid and uninspiring their little game was. I for one will enjoy saying "I told you so."
I for one will not take the blame for this, I voted for Governor Bush. Apparently, now, President Bush is a different man. Governor Bush said he wouldn't sign this, now President Bush wont stand by his own principles. I've never been a one issue voter, but there has been so many comprimises in the short time he's been President, I just cant take it anymore.
The only issue is principles, he had layed them out and now he's walking all over them. He should have kept his mouth shut, if he was going to cave anyway, he should have just not touched the issue. He layed it out there, I believed him, he broke is promise, he comprimised...again.
Shame on me, if I vote for him again.
In the Liberal mind, the idea of "Constitutionality" fits if you only apply it to authorized entities.
The right to bear arms is hereby restricted to the "organized militia"---the army, the cops, the National Guard, and bodyguards of the elite.
Similarly, the right to a free press is hereby restricted to the card-carrying members of the media---network and newspaper journalists.
All are created equal, but some are more equal than others. Ordinary citizens need not apply.
This is clearly not true, only "reforms" backed by the Democrats are seen as good. Remember Welfare Reform? That was a mean trick by the Republicans to screw poor people, til of course Clinton stole the issue, then it was good.
I am afraid you have momentarily forgotten who you are talking about. These are the same people who already say we need more CF restrictions. These are the same people who say that education, welfare, etc., etc., only need more money to be successful. Many still say that the USSR failed only because they strayed from pure Communism, give it another chance. All are certified liars.
This is just a reminder that your values are the antithesis of theirs which causes your logic to fail when analyzing them.
He could have delivered a powerful speech in defense of the Constitution and shamed the CFR supporters at the same time. He could have done it in a way that connected with the American people, as he has done on several other occasions.
A historic opportunity was blown, IMO.
As old Sam Rayburn, longtime Speaker of the House and a Democrat from Texas once said, "If you can't take their money, eat their food, drink their whiskey, bleep their women, and still vote AGAINST them the next day, you shouldn't be in Washington." It seems that the crooks have become too moral to turn against their benefactors. Perhaps that is why they like moral relativism so much.
All are created equal, but some are more equal than others. Ordinary citizens need not apply.
These are the same people who already say we need more CF restrictions. These are the same people who say that education, welfare, etc., etc., only need more money to be successful. Many still say that the USSR failed only because they strayed from pure Communism, give it another chance. All are certified liars
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