Robert Reich: The Sad Spectacle of Obama’s Super PAC

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19. There's no doubt it's a shame US politics

is a big money game. I've known it for years because I have managed lots of campaigns and way too much of the effort goes in to raising money.

With that said....it is easy to wrinkle your nose at the dirty, filthy money game. Yes, it's icky but there it is. You can take the high road and not soil your fingers with filthy lucre but, and it's a BIG but, your opponent will. While you are out there being principled and talking to voters one on one, your opponent is out there running commercials on TV & radio. Newspaper ad, billboards, lawn signs everywhere, every other car in town's got the opponent's bumper sticker on it. And your candidate? Oh yeah, out there talking to the people. Zero presence, zero buzz, zero exposure, zero name recognition being built.

Good luck. May you and your principles enjoy the Rethuglican rule! Of course it won't be your house bombed out by the war machine the Rethug Prez will fire up. Is ityour right to a safe legal abortion that will be threatened if a Rethug takes the WH? We know Reich won't be worried about such things, will he?

Yeah, I just love the commentary of those who live in ivory towers and don't have to get their ass out there and win the fucking election. Gotta love the ivory tower wanna be dwellers too, lining up to cheer "Hear, hear!" at the self-righteous pap served up by the ivory tower dwellers.

Julie