2 Billion Dollars

It was announced today that the Presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have, combined, surpassed 2 billion dollars in money spent on the Presidential race.

This is a country of free speech and with the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court that is not going to change anytime soon.

Still one has to wonder why anyone wants to be President. Is it all ego? More importantly these monies being spent on the campaign are for the most part raised by private groups with agendas of their own. What reason would you as a private citizen or a private businessman give hundreds of thousands, or more, to spend on a political campaign.

We know why, because in a cost benefit analysis these people think it is a good investment. For Democrats these people are unions and lawyers. For Republicans the monies come from Big Business, Wall Street and energy companies.

Our government is for sale. Anyone who does not realize this is naive in the extreme.