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It took until nearly the end of the debate but Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich had it out over their respective Super PAC ads. I think Romney got the better of the exchange when he asked Newt if he could legally contact the Super PAC and Newt acknowledged he couldn’t. Romney then went on to say that Super PACs should disappear so that the candidates themselves would be responsible for what went on the air in their name. For good measure, he also called for the repeal of McCain-Feingold. I have no doubt that Senator McCain, who has endorsed Romney, will be asked what he thinks of Romney’s comment on repealing the legislation that bears his name.
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fckewe| 1.17.12 @ 8:19AM
The McCain bill was not so much a mistake because you know what they say about rats figuring out the better mousetraps. But like all legislation, it should never be put away as 'a done deal'. The circumstances of our world are everchanging and as this 20 year old bill no longer fits the electorial needs of this nation, it should have been overhauled 5 times (once every election cycle) by now.
I think ALL ads, public or private, should have the candidates verbal approval. Just a simple three line bill for up and down vote and it's now law. The same with transparent disclosure of the contributors, organizers and managers of each SuperPAC, Just a simple yea or nay. If it is a church, it should lose it's tax exemptions. Public freedom of information about al of a candidates financial dealings should have been made law in the 90's.
These little maintenance adjustments over time should have kept McCain Fiengold a working legislation instead of farce.
But then again, look at what it REALY was. A ploy to give a corrupt politician a future.
fckewe| 1.17.12 @ 8:26AM
Maybe the answer is to have a FEDERAL oversight commission collect ALL campaign contributions, kind of like a bank. Each candidate has an account and all contributions go in it (minus 2% for running the bank) and all expenses come out of it.
Reports get submitted to the people monthly and we can all see how well a candidate manages his own affairs. He doesn't pay his bills, He takes foreign money... All his floor votes get listed along with contributors who have a vested interest in those bills... Santorum would NEVER have taken a $10K payment the day AFTER a vote that benefited his bankers. he wouldn't have gotten the freebie loan he didn't qualify for either. not if it were a published matter of record!
Pete| 1.17.12 @ 12:26PM
Romney did not get the better of that exchange. It looked rather in genuine. We know he passed Gingrich because of those ads and that he has refused to tell them to quit making them or to set the record straight. Instead he played the victim to the Newt ads.