The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments on " Citizens United V. Federal Elections Commission", and their decision if made as predicted is about to change politics as we know it, by allowing corporate money into politics....no holds barred! I think we are about to become a Plutocracy not a Democracy. Here's a link to five editorials that discuss the issue:

http://loyalresistance.blogspot.com/2009/09/five-editorialscitizens-united-v.html