Letters to the Editor
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@ red_gti2000
Also, the fact that -- _years_ ago -- [McCain] advocated for 2 critical things:
1. Place more restrictions on the activities of lobbyists in Washington.
2. Force all candidates for public office to rely exclusively on public funds for their campaigns.
The only way this country can achieve _real_ political change is by removing money from the political equation. _That_ is change you can believe in. Everything else is just talk.
I completely and wholeheartedly agree. That's one of the main reasons I support Obama. According to the latest financial disclosures, 94% of Obama's contributions last month were from people giving $200 or less. Only 13% of John McCain's total contributors gave $200 or less, and 70% of his contributions have been in the amount of $1000 or more. Obama has refused to accept any contributions from lobbyists or PACs, while Mr. Straight Talk has been taking them with a rictus grin on his face. It seems to me like the person who's going to have more luck restricting the activities of lobbyists in Washington is probably going to be someone who hasn't taken a dime from them.
McCain might have advocated for those two things "years ago," but he's certainly changed his tune since then. He's gone from the "Straight Talk Express" to the "Just Talk Express."