In a letter to the editor to my local, Abilene, Texas newspaper, I cynically suggested that businesses ought to vote in November with the rest of us, considering all of the money they are donating to our incumbent Congressman. My point was that we need public financing of campaigns because of such financial shaninigans that are currently going on, not to let them vote because they donated. Here is the letter:
An inspiration
Letter to the Editor
July 28, 2006
Here is a good reason to publicly finance Congression-al races - U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, as a candidate for this election cycle so far, ending June 30th, he has raised $451,240 from political action committees - 87.6 percent of those funds from businesses!
Now how can we voters compete with that? If businesses are going to vote for U.S. representative with the rest of us, let them vote!
David Weller
Abilene
It is at http://reporternews.com/abil/op_letters_editor/article/0,1874,ABIL_7984_4876288,00.html
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Ol' Randy has a great reputation in West Texas as a money-sponge and a chickenhawk. He does love supporting the war, and those who benefit the most from the war give him loads of cash to keep his support. Meanwhile, his precinct is running out of drinking water, but you'll never see him concerned about it. He just bought a new house on the Potomac River.
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