1. publicly funded elections would eliminate a very significant part of the "buying your own Congressman or Senator" problem. Who are the ones who are against this on "free speech" grounds? The corporations who already own their own Congressman or Senator, and the pre-owned Congressmen and Senators, the ones who are supposed to be representing us.

2. Getting recommended by CPAC is like getting a recommendation on diet plans from Rosie O'Donnell...also known as the "kiss of death". Sorry 'bout that, Ron Paul...shouldn't have been hanging with those dipshits to begin with, you get what you deserve...which is a newfound decided lack of credibility with the folks who "used" to support you.

Fish on...

Todd