Type 1 is the garden variety, doing no harm at all. These are the folks having a friend running for office who decide to help the friend out. Bless Type 1, for helping their neighbor.
Type 2 are the ones approached about giving donations, who become sufficiently persuaded of the candidate that they do, indeed, lend some financial assistance. Bless Type 2, for contributing to a cause.
Type 3 are the party loyalists. A good chunk of money comes from these folks. You need only to belong to the same party as them and they will readily offer up their assistance. Bless Type 3 -- I guess, maybe -- for giving to their party.
Then, we have Type 4. These are all those with an agenda. These are the PACs and the corporations and the lobbyists of every sort. These are the pro-choicers and the pro-lifers, the education associations and the art guilds, These are they who bring you their money . . . in hopes you will remember their good and worthy causes (and many are, indeed, good and worthy).
I think back to a man, owner of a construction firm doing business with the state, who contributed to a campaign. He was from out of state. Now, I ask you, what interest would a man in Colorado have in a race in Utah? He was not a personal friend of the candidate. Since when does one rich man just walk up and give another rich man (well, maybe not rich, but most politicians are often well enough off) some money? The only reason he would be offering up money is because he expected there might be a return on his investment.
Don't bless Type 4. These are they who make it so legislation is bought and sold, who turn it into a commodity. These are they who bribe -- legal bribery, but bribery just the same; bribery that isn't called bribery, but bribery still the same.No, don't bless Type 4.
VOTE JOHN JACKSON FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 44
Call 1-801-566-4023 or visit the website newsasnewstravelsfast.blogspot.com
Vote for John Jackson, independent, over Christy Achziger, Republican, and Tim Cosgrove, Democrat.
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