Word: mccains
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Early this year, after he had made up his mind to run for President, John McCain joked about what had motivated his decision. Perhaps, as his wife Cindy kept telling him, the impulse was the result of "too many sharp blows to the head while I was in prison," a reference to his 5 1/2 years as a POW in Hanoi. But win or lose, said McCain more seriously, his run for the presidency would help remind Americans that "the world is still a very dangerous place. After the past six years, we need a President who can demonstrate leadership...
...John McCain [R-Ariz.] said, `We're trying to win war without waging one,"' Alvis said. "We're willing to throw our treasures at it, but we're not willing to throw our blood...
Lastly, Kamath, like many politicians, falsely conveys that McCain-Feingold is a campaign finance panacea. What the law would do is eliminate the "soft money" loophole that many candidates use to raise money. But candidates could still spend as much as they want. It's just that if they're not rich or famous, they're going to be spending a lot more time finding the money to spend...
First, the article's title is fallacious. None of the outstanding legislation, McCain-Feingold, Shays-Meehan or otherwise, puts a "cap" on campaign finance. For independently wealthy candidates or prodigal fundraisers with name-recognition, the sky will remain the limit. If all legislation does is limit contributions and make it difficult for less wealthy and less well-known individuals to raise funds, are we setting ourselves up for a plutocracy or, even worse to some, perpetual incumbency...
Lastly, Kamath, like many politicians, falsely conveys that McCain-Feingold is a campaign finance panacea. What the law would do is eliminate the "soft money" loophole that many candidates use to raise money. But candidates could still spend as much as they want. It's just that if they're not rich or famous, they're going to be spending a lot more time finding the money to spend...