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rdret1 · 09-04-2011, 08:40

What is really "new" about this? PAC's have been doing this for decades. The best recent example of the effectiveness of supposedly independent PAC's would be the "Swift-boaters" that scuttled Kerry's chances, not that I disagreed with them.

I think the only thing that has really brought them to the attention of the general public now, has been the amount of money being spent and the names, like George Soros, that are being affilliated with some of them. PAC's have usually been the best way for the average American to feel they have made a significant contribution to the political process. My personal favorite is the NRA-ILA.

09-04-2011, 08:40	#6
rdret1 Quiet Professional Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wilson,NC Posts: 1,506	What is really "new" about this? PAC's have been doing this for decades. The best recent example of the effectiveness of supposedly independent PAC's would be the "Swift-boaters" that scuttled Kerry's chances, not that I disagreed with them. I think the only thing that has really brought them to the attention of the general public now, has been the amount of money being spent and the names, like George Soros, that are being affilliated with some of them. PAC's have usually been the best way for the average American to feel they have made a significant contribution to the political process. My personal favorite is the NRA-ILA. __________________ "Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines." ~ Paul Brunton (1898-1981) R.D. Winters
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