Reply #1: Hee hee....but one caveat

[eyesroll]

You can't legally contribute to federal candidates in someone else's name.
(Otherwise, a rich Republican business owner could contribute $2,000 in each of his employees' names and avoid the contribution limits.)

You could, however, unofficially donate to a candidate in someone's honor -- your name would end up on the disclosure form, and you'd have to let the honored party know what you did.

But it's a bang-up suggestion nonetheless.