House GOP Drops Campaign Finance Measure

[Thom Little]

House Republicans abandoned a last-minute attempt to limit individual political donations to independent organizations Sunday, setting up for passage a military measure that had been stalled by the effort.

GOP leaders had sought to attach the campaign finance legislation to a final defense bill, a move aimed at hampering Democratic-aligned groups such as MoveOn.org that were a powerful voice in 2004 and could threaten GOP candidates next year.

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Republicans want to bar groups like MoveOn.org, which attacked President Bush's re-election drive in 2004, from being able to use unlimited amounts of money often donated by millionaires to buy advertising that mentions federal candidates.

GOP-leaning groups, like Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which in 2004 attacked Democratic nominee John Kerry, also would be restricted by the legislation. But they raised far less money during the last election cycle than their Democratic counterparts.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5489117,00.html

[rodeodance]

1. oh how they drop into a bog!!--

[JanusAscending]

2. I had CSPAN 1 and 2 off and on all day,

I never saw any more live after they broke for recess. I know the Senate was waiting for the House to make their move before they came back in. I figured they were in private, executive meetings. Boy, I'd love to have been a fly on the wall!!! What came of getting ANWAR off the bill? If no one knows I guess I'll have to wait til they are back in session tommorrow.:shrug: Good news about the campaign finance tho'.

[ShockediSay]

3. As I recall, Swift Boaters got over a million from one source

and referenced the contribution as great "grassroots" support.

Bunch of crooked shills, IMHO.

[bluestateguy]

4. T. Boone Pickens

http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/T_Boone_Pickens.php

Over 5 and a half million.

[Democat]

5. Republicans don't need money for ads because they own the media

If the Swift Boats never bought a single ad they still would have got more airtime that John Kerry because the mainstream media is owned by the right wing and they wanted Bush to win.