"One of the entirely predictable consequences of the new campaign finance laws is that political money has diverted into myriad 'non-profits' and other creatures of the tax-code, all claiming to be 'nonpartisan' and therefore with little obligation to explain where they get their money," notes an Opinion Journal editorial this morning:
We sympathize just a little with the failure of the press corps to get to the bottom of this, given how difficult it has become to track groups like Peaceful Tomorrows [whose well orchestrated shenanigans, blogged here, provoked a media feeding frenzy last week].
None of this is to say the anti-Bush activists of Peaceful Tomorrows don't have a right to try their hardest to get Mr. Kerry elected this fall. We've also said that we believe Mr. Bush has the right to talk about terrorism -- the defining issue of his Presidency. Call us innocent, but we somehow think voters deserve to know more than they do now about all these 9/11 "family" groups. Some might even send them money, and some might switch them off.
[via Lucianne]
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