Soft Money Issues

Dems Raise Soft Money

Look, Reps do it, too. But at least they are up front about wanting to do it. I don't have a problem with soft money. I do have a problem with the Dems saying the want soft money out and then, as soon as a court overturns McCain-Feingold, running out and garnering as much as possible.

Nashville City Paper

The Hill, a newspaper that covers the doings of Congress, reports that the Democrat's campaign finance documents show a pattern of giving by low-level employees at law firms, a number of whom appear to have limited financial resources and no prior record of political donations. Indeed, it is hard to believe that so many paralegals — earning an average pre-tax salary of $44,416, according to the Legal Assistant Management Association — have so much extra cash lying around that they are able to cut the Edwards campaign $2,000 checks, the maximum allowed under McCain-Feingold.

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