Remember that Freakonomics book? They did a chapter on money in politics (in elections but not day-to-day politics, but I think their findings apply to that too.) Cutting through all the clever statistics that I don’t remember how to do anymore , they found all the money in the world only causes about 5% more/less votes.

Their study went back to Texas Governor Connelly running for President, spending more money than anyone had ever seen before, then failing miserably. Their point was money helps; these future corporate donations will nudge things a bit their way, but all the cash in the world will not polish a turd. The voters are only sheep to a point. Candidates still must be electable and accountable, to some degree.

In other news, Webevintage - that was almost a Haiku. Replace the middle line with “I saw Anna Pacquin’s boobs”.