Comments on: For once, I wish the Dems did have balls http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:55:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: _Jon http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/comment-page-1/#comment-41092 _Jon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:56:25 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/#comment-41092 Given all that, I wonder how bad the campaign finance bill would have been if Feingold hadn't been involved? Given all that, I wonder how bad the campaign finance bill would have been if Feingold hadn’t been involved?

]]> By: persimmon http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/comment-page-1/#comment-40791 persimmon Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:46:00 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/#comment-40791 You have to admire him just for trying on campaign finance reform. Getting Congress to change those rules is like trying to get a hippie drum circle to pass a resolution in favor of marijuana prohibition. Even if you had a really good argument for doing so, you'd still have to get a bunch of stoned people to shut up, pay attention, remember what you just said and cast their votes. That's why I favor tiny, discrete steps like running all elections as non-partisan races and implementing full and rapid disclosure. You have to admire him just for trying on campaign finance reform. Getting Congress to change those rules is like trying to get a hippie drum circle to pass a resolution in favor of marijuana prohibition. Even if you had a really good argument for doing so, you’d still have to get a bunch of stoned people to shut up, pay attention, remember what you just said and cast their votes.

That’s why I favor tiny, discrete steps like running all elections as non-partisan races and implementing full and rapid disclosure.

]]> By: tgirsch http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/comment-page-1/#comment-40784 tgirsch Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:22:09 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/12/09/for_once_i_wish_the_dems_did_have_balls/#comment-40784 Campaign finance reform aside, Feingold is one of the best in the Senate. And personally, I think campaign finance reform is a good idea executed poorly. What we really need to do is get rid of the bullshit standard that says money = speech. Campaign finance reform aside, Feingold is one of the best in the Senate. And personally, I think campaign finance reform is a good idea executed poorly. What we really need to do is get rid of the bullshit standard that says money = speech.

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