NYT On Big $$ In Elections



Opinion Editorial

    One would think that by reading the title of this mornings second lead oped "Democrats, Seduced by Secret Dollars" that the New York Times  left leaning editorial  board  have finally woke up.But that is not the case.
    From the OPED "Last year several pro-Republican advocacy groups degraded the Congressional elections by spending at least $138 million in secret donations on advertisements. The public did not know which lobbying interests gave money, or how much, or what they would demand in return. But the donations became a significant factor in the Republican gains in the House and the Senate."In all honesty I am surprised that the NYT isnot going after us in the Tea Party movement in particular.But  they are hypocrites none the less.
   The rant continues "Now several prominent Democrats are abandoning the high ground and have decided to raise millions of their own secret dollars. They have promised they will again try to pass a law preventing this secrecy if they win. (They were stymied in an earlier attempt by a Republican Senate filibuster.) Whatever they gain in money, they stand to lose far more by giving up principles that President Obama and party leaders once claimed to cherish."Thats funny LOL Democrats abandoning the high ground.
   Now the unions plan on helping Obama get $$$ for re-election "Bill Burton, who until February was Mr. Obama’s deputy press secretary, said last week that he would help lead a group called Priorities USA, which will raise unlimited money from undisclosed sources to aid in the president’s re-election campaign. The initial money will come from the Service Employees International Union and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Hollywood producer, but more will inevitably begin to flow in from other unions and wealthy Democrats."
   Like the $$$ hasn't come in from the punk thug ass unions before especially from the likes of the SEIU and left leaning idiots like Katzenberg.
   It seems that I am lauging more this morning for some weird reason heres more to laugh at "Mr. Obama has long claimed to champion transparency and denounced the secret-money sluice operated by Republicans last year as a “threat to democracy.” As he said in October, “The American people deserve to know who’s trying to sway their elections, and you can’t stand by and let the special interests drown out the voices of the American people.” Last year, speaking for the administration, Mr. Burton called for a “bright light” to shine on the shadowy groups."Transparency my ass but to champion it  Obama is a chump CHUMP!
   Here is another line of BS "Mr. Burton now says he does not like the campaign finance rules, which the Supreme Court."Excuse me it was McCain/Feingold in the US Senate and Meehan/Shays bill in theUS Hose tat ended up being the Campaign finance BS bill.
   The NYT ends this oped in condescending left wing fashion "A political system built on secret, laundered money will inevitably lead toward an increased culture of influence and corruption. Democrats would attract more support as a principled party that refused to follow the Republicans down that dark alley."
    Say what it is the Democrats who for years on end have raised and laundered campaign donations we don't have to look far here in the 6th Congressional district of Massachusetts our current socialist left wing Communist U.S.Rep.John Tierney (D-Salem Ma) whos wife was sentenced to a month in prison for laundering $$ for her brother (the brother in law of Congressman Tierney for you dumb ass liberals out there)who is wanted by the feds for $$ laundering gambling $$.But Tierney claimed that that was his wife's families business and he didnot know anything about it.Yeah right.