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>"It's guys like Wellstone who hurt the cause of reform far greater than
>Mitch McConnell," the McCain-Feingold strategist said. "The purists are what
>Lenin called 'useful idiots.' They end up doing more damage to the cause of
>reform than the most vicious opponents."
This assumes that a campaign finance reform bill is a good thing - which I doubt. It will most likely prevent unions and other progressive organizations from making donations, while leaving the door widely open for the assorted rich. Wellstone might thus be showing remarkable foresight trying to kill the bill that is likely to cripple unions' but not coprorations' ability to influence the political process.
wojtek