Harris Miller Tries to Buy the Election

When comprehensive campaign finance reform was passed in 2002, one key aspect of it was the "millionaires amendment".  It allows candidates to raise more money from individuals if their opponent is spending their own money.  It is designed to keep the playing field fair.

Harris Miller defied that amendment today, by waiting until the Friday before the election to announce he would be spending large sums of his own money.  That means the Webb campaign is allowed to raise more now, almost impossible the Friday before election day.

I don't want to overstate this, but waiting until this late date is as sleazy as a Washington lobbyist.  McCain-Feingold needs to be amended, and a minimum date must be set for announcing this.  What Harris did was legal, but in my eyes, he is no better than any of these corporate titans heading to federal prison.

Don't forget how Harris made his money.  He got pennies for the thousands of dollars he saved companies outsourcing American jobs.  Every $500 ad probably represents about $1,000,000 of lost income for Americans.

Blood Money.

In other words, with nothing positive of his own to say, and almost certainly trailing Jim Webb in the closing days of this election, corporate lobbyist Harris Miller is going to do what he does best - try to buy peoples' loyalty.  Hey, it worked for him before, so why not one last time for old times' sake?  Blech.

Let me state this as clearly as possible: A vote for Harris Miller is a vote for money- and special interest-dominated politics, as epitomized by Harris Miller. In short, Harris Miller represents EVERYTHING that's wrong with American politics today. 

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