I'm going to make the completely unfounded assumption that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) would rather be called an idiot than a liar. After all, an idiot can't help saying something that's obviously not true, because he's too dumb to know the difference. On the other hand, a liar is someone who says something that's obviously not true, because he thinks you're too dumb to know the difference. One is immoral and unethical, the other is simply a tragedy of birth. So let's cut Cornyn a little slack and assume he's just an idiot.
Yes, the amount of money it takes to run for office is a problem, but it's not the problem that campaign finance reform was designed to address. The problem is that special interests were already able to exercise undue influence over candidates, in the form of huge contributions. It's basically legalized bribery and the Supreme Court has went and made it worse. That's the problem John. The idea was correct a corrupt system, not an expensive one. But we understand that you don't get that, because we've already gone ahead and assumed you're an idiot and these concepts are completely beyond your limited mental faculties.
Did I mention that John Cornyn's the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, that it's his job to raise sacks and sacks of money for Republican candidates, and that the Supreme Court just made his job one helluva lot easier?
I probably should've. I think I'm going to change my opinion on the "liar vs. idiot" question now...
Raw Story:Sen. John Cornyn wants everyone to calm down about a Supreme Court decision that would allow corporations to pour an unlimited amount of cash into campaign advertisements. Cornyn believes the effect of the decision has been "overstated."
"I think [the impact has] been overstated," Cornyn (R-TX) told Fox News' Chris Wallace.
Apparently Cornyn thinks that contributions to campaigns by individual donors is more of a threat than unchecked money from large corporations. "Frankly, there has been an explosion of money into federal races for public office since, well, in the last ten years since campaign finance reform. It hasn't done anything to stop the flow of money in," he said.
Yes, the amount of money it takes to run for office is a problem, but it's not the problem that campaign finance reform was designed to address. The problem is that special interests were already able to exercise undue influence over candidates, in the form of huge contributions. It's basically legalized bribery and the Supreme Court has went and made it worse. That's the problem John. The idea was correct a corrupt system, not an expensive one. But we understand that you don't get that, because we've already gone ahead and assumed you're an idiot and these concepts are completely beyond your limited mental faculties.
Did I mention that John Cornyn's the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, that it's his job to raise sacks and sacks of money for Republican candidates, and that the Supreme Court just made his job one helluva lot easier?
I probably should've. I think I'm going to change my opinion on the "liar vs. idiot" question now...
