This really Smells!

WSJ reports that "America's garbage dumps are reaping a windfall from the fight against global warming. But their payday might not be doing much to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions." The article discusses "Pollution Credits" that allow Landfill managers to get "New Revenue in Trading System Meant to Curb Greenhouse Emissions."

Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is relying on loopholes in campaign finance law to raise and spend money outside of the government's public funding program.

The amount of money spent on this Presidential Election is mind-boggling. The final tally is not in yet, but should easily exceed a billion dollars. This is not the greatest democracy on earth, it is the most corrupted democracy on earth. Money corrupts, and Big Money Corrupts in a Big Way.
For some sanity to return to the system, money should be taken out of the electoral process. Public institutions should be used to provide equal and educated coverage of all candidates. All private fundraising and private institutional involvement should be prohibited. No "institution" should be allowed to play any role in the electoral process.