Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has a new idea: all candidates for governor next year should be prohibited from using any money they’ve already collected. Taking advantage of the state’s recent bribery and corruption scandals, he wants the state to enact new limits on campaign contributions (yeah, like campaign contributions were former Governor Blagovich’s problem), and suggests that all funds raised before new limits take effect be given to charity.
Of course, Mr. Quinn’s likely primary opponent, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, has at this point raised far money than Mr. Quinn, so if everybody had to start over, that would benefit… Shazam! Not that an incumbent would ever propose "reform" with an eye to self benefit.
