Congress should not let itself become bogged down in the morass of campaign finance reform while more important matters are on the agenda. No one was forced to give money at the point of a gun. The idea that the nation would get better, more honest candidates by spending less to elect them is a pipe dream.
Money buys votes, the reformers say.
It is a fact that the winner in the presidential election collected more money than the runner-up. But, as we are to be reminded constantly for the next four years, the runner-up got more votes. Sen. John McCain, a good man with an obsession about election spending, has vowed to pursue his quest until the swallows come home or the cows return to Capistrano, or whatever. Enter words describing a concept or keywords.