Program: Face the Nation
Topic: Interview with Newt #2
Date: 1/15/12
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7395188n&tag=contentMain;contentBody
Well at least he has some integrity...Newt has apparently requested that his superPAC take down some of the ads that warrant those Washington Post Pinocchios. Newt asserts he is trying to "set a standard" for future campaigns, a standard that Romney, whose superPAC aired some pretty false statements about Gingrich, has not chosen to set. "I would much rather have election reform so the money can go straight to the candidate and the candidate can bear responsibility. We'd clean up about 80% of the poison in the system if candidates had to put their names on the ads," says the oh-so-wise Newt in his interview with Face the Nation.
This is perhaps the only area where I can muster any respect for Newt, but here's my question: Will campaign finance reform really do anything? Loopholes ALWAYS seem to be found. SuperPACS were formed as a way to avoid former campaign finance reform. Same goes for 527, and PACS to begin. Clearly, one petty, flawed, and incorrect ad should not decide an election, but I'm sure other, perhaps more detrimental loopholes would be found if another campaign finance reform bill were to be passed.
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