Follow the money...

It is both scary and sickening to see how much money is involved in elections today. We are just under a year from the next presidential election and the amount of money already raised and spent by the candidates is astounding. Think about it. Hilary has already spent over $22 million and has over $50 million on hand ready to spend. Obama has spent over $21 million and has $36 million on hand. Both of them are around $80 million in total contributions so far. On the Republican side Milt Romney leads the way spending over $21 million so far. None of the Republican candidates have the cash on hand like the top two democrats though. The point that seems to be glossed over in all of this is with all the money being raised and spent are there any strings attached? Do we honestly feel that the candidates will not take into account who donated what if they are elected? Of course not. And democracy continues to waste away...