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...Instead, it would be prudent for campaign finance reform advocates to capitalize upon the anger generated by this latest example of the corruptibility of the government. The McCain-Feingold bill, which would ban soft money and restrict political action committee activity, now has 60 Senate votes and will soon hit the floor. Passing this bill will begin the attack against one facet of a political system with enough loopholes to make the "favor for access" exchange legal. We can only hope that President George W. Bush, in the spirit of such reform, will refrain from pardoning for political or monetary...
...reevaluate the size of his tax cut proposal. He should develop a sensible and realistic proposal for electoral reform that would ensure that every vote, from rich communities and poor, is counted. And, most importantly, he should work with Sen. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.) to pass the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation--especially now that the bill seems headed for the floor. Bush, who is not fond of the bill, would do well to embrace this issue and take a meaningful step towards ridding the political atmosphere of massive, odious campaign contributions...
...Waller: Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat who has announced his support for the Ashcroft nomination, said yesterday that he and other moderates were willing to give Bush this one free pass - but if it's reciprocated by sending hard-right nominees for Senate confirmation to judicial posts, some of the moderate Democrats will fight back. If I had to guess, I'd say they might try to pick off a really conservative assistant AG candidate...
...What about Russ Feingold's support for the nomination? On paper, anyway, he appears to be one the Senate's most left-leaning members...
...Waller: Yes, but Feingold is a real independent, and he's also worried about setting a precedent for opposing nominations solely on the basis of ideology - and he worries that future liberal appointees would face retaliation if the fight over Ashcroft had gotten bloody...