I'm sure it sounded like a good idea at the time. Let's make a citizen group and attack the inability to donate however much we want to our front runners. It's free speech, in the most abusive legal sense, right? Let's get it in front of the Roberts Court and see what they make of it. Obviously free speech does not equal deep pockets. It doesn't, and it shouldn't. Conservative media strategists loved this idea, however, after the financial success of their captive media outlets, who will remain nameless. Roberts played ball with the rest of the closet conservatives on the bench. It is now legal for corporations or individuals to basically give as much as they want, anonymously, and only reveal the tax information after the election is over. There's just one flaw in this plan. Spend as much as you want guys. When it comes down to it, it doesn't matter how handsome or experienced or intelligent your candidate is. If your base doesn't like them, you can throw cash into the ocean all day and it won't make a difference. Nothing has demonstrated this point more succinctly than this three-ring circus of a Republican primary. Liberals, independents and moderates have watched with measured glee and a certain degree of nausea. These well-funded Republican insiders tried to convince Americans, state by state, that their incredible spending limits are the result of a groundswell of support. That grassroots organizers have joined up by the thousands to support them. It's not true. Voters can smell it on them. Conservative Americans are dumbfounded that candidates like Newt and Santorum, whose campaigns should have been DOA, have managed to linger for so long. Paul and Huntsman, the only two even slightly reasonable candidates, didn't get the same special treatment. It's too bad, because either of them would have made this an infinitly more interesting election in November. Now that Romney has become the clear choice moving forward, Conservatives have a bad taste in their collective mouths. Like a bride who has cold feet before her arranged marrige, they aren't sure whether to dutifully walk down the aisle on election day or skip town completely. If you're going to tie the knot, America, do it for love, not money.