Campaign Finance

Here Comes The Money

Written by SK Ashby

There are purists on the Left who believe President Obama should unilaterally disarm and renounce big campaign finance, however when faced with $100 million from Sheldon Adelson and $400 million from the Koch Brothers, I'm glad he is not following their advice.

Newt Gingrich benefactor billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam have contributed $10 million to Mitt Romney’s super PAC Restore Our Future and now Forbes reports that the couple is willing to spend a “limitless” amount or more than $100 million to help defeat President Obama in November. And while $100 million sounds like a lot, the donation is just a drop in the bucket for the casino mogul. Adelson’s $10 million donation to Romney is “equivalent to $40 for an American family with a net worth of $100,000,” while his $100 million goal “constitutes the same percentage of Adelson’s wealth that $300 to $400 does for normal Americans.” Forbes estimates Adelson’s worth at $24.9 billion.

I firmly believe President Obama will win a second term in office, however even if that's the case this is a serious perversion of Democracy that needs to be reversed

Supreme Court nominations made by President Obama during a second term may be the only way to do so. I wouldn't count on congress going out of their way to renounce unlimited cash.