The worst thing about McKutcheon according to Republicans? No more "sorry I'm maxed out"
by digby
I can think of a lot of reasons why this is such a bad decision, from the flood of money from rich donors to further sway government to act in their interest to the continuing absurdity of this "money equals speech" concept which makes a mockery of democracy. Most people seem to think those are pretty substantial problems. But this Republican lawmaker from Maryland, which just voted to lift its state law limiting contributions in light of the Supreme Court ruling, has a different take on the pros and cons:
"This will be a game-changer," said state Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican who represents Baltimore and Harford counties.
"Is it good or bad? I don't think we necessarily know yet," he added. "For some business people who love politics and love to play the game, it's going to take the reins off them. But for the others, it's just going to annoy them. Anybody who is running is going to be calling these people, and they won't be able to say, 'Sorry, I'm maxed out.'"
The main drawback he sees is that rich people will be annoyed because they won't have the excuse that they've already maxed out. It could be quite a problem. Maybe they could just have one of the servants say they're not home.
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