Publicly financed election campaigns weaken the ties between money and power
This winter’s strong winds blew locally and nationally. Watching Nancy Pelosi looking over George Bush’s shoulder during the State of the Union Address, the first woman to have that particular perspective, or, unluckily, sitting in the cold and dark watching for a utility truck tells you there are winds and then there are winds. The winds of change blowing through our nation’s capital had force enough to refresh much of the country as well. ...