Eugene Robinson:Midterm campaigns, brought to you by . . . ?

[cal04]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100404052.html

The Republican grab for Congress is being funded by a pack of wolves masquerading as a herd of sheep.

How sweet and innocent they seem, these mysterious organizations with names like Americans for Job Security. Who could argue with that? Who wants job insecurity?

It turns out, according to The Post, that an entity called Americans for Job Security has made nearly $7.5 million in "independent" campaign expenditures this year, with 88 percent going to support Republican candidates. Who's putting up all that money? You'll never know, because Americans for Job Security -- which calls itself a "business association" -- doesn't have to disclose the source of its funding.

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The Supreme Court made all this possible with its ruling early this year, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which legalized unlimited campaign spending by corporations, unions, trade associations and other such entities. And the independent-expenditure groups with the patriotic names are often structured as nonprofits, which means they are not required to disclose their donors publicly.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. As good an opening line as I've seen this year:

>>>>The Republican grab for Congress is being funded by a pack of wolves masquerading as a herd of sheep. >>>>>>


Jarringly effective. Succinct. Pithy. Utterly true. Tugs Mr. and Ms. America's coat to the mortal danger lurking at their back door..


If we could only get Obama to say these very words. Or Biden , or Reid or Pelosi. Or ALL of them.

To say it.... and to KEEP saying it.

[xchrom]

2. Recommend

[fasttense]

3. For all we know it could be China, Iran or a Saudi Prince funding

these commercials attacking the Democratic party.

Thank the Dancing Supremes, the most powerful unelected political body in the United States.

I'll bet there are some kick backs involved if anyone bothered to investigate. Isn't Clarance Thomas's wife getting paid by one of these corporations? Talk about corruption. It has found a bed in the Supreme Court and it's snuggling down for some fun times.

[Overseas]

4. K&R. Very well said. //nt