March 21, 2010 04:24 AM UTC

To PAC or Not To PAC

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• by: Pam Bennett

“If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women and still vote against them, you have no business being up here.” Jesse Unruh

This whole self pious attitude that “I won’t accept PAC money” stihick is getting old. If you believe you are so weak that taking in PAC or lobbyist money for your campaign is going to make you vote against your citizens and yourself you should not be in the race.  Money is money; however, thinking it is going to affect you means you need to change professions.

There are a few groups I will not accept money from because the people are so odiferous, but for others I think it is a nice way of reducing their operating income.  I should note that for some reason I have not been given the opportunity to reject monies for my campaigns.

Politicians should be able to vote the interests of the residents of their district, not that of the corporate money people.  I will say I know many politicians who are only interested in the citizens of their districts, too bad that is not all politicians.

I do not know how the “I don’t take money” thing plays to the general non-political world. If it gets more votes than not it must work. But, if it keeps necessary money to win away from the bank account it is a loser.

For now it is OK to say that you are stronger than the rest, you can eat their food, screw their (there must be a lot more politically correct phrase), take their money and still vote against them