Tuesday, January 10, 2006
When Torn, Look to the Monz!
The political editor was torn when he discovered a web site last year (through an article in the New York Times, no less) which let people search individuals (or entire zip codes) and see if they had made contributions to candidates in the 2004 federal elections (President, Congressfolk, parties, certain PAC's). On one hand he strongly believes these things should be private, and making them oh-so snoopable will discourage participation in our great political discourse. On the other hand, it was great snooping fun, especially when he found a law school classmate working at a big Chicago law firm who maxed out contributions to both George W. Bush and John Kerry! (His wife did the same). Today the political editor found a similar site, but this one goes back longer! And it highlights celebrities: who knew that Jami Gertz was such a giver (over thirty times as much as, say, Billy Bob Thornton, who donated to Clinton and some local screen actors guild PAC or some such thing). But isn't this too much? Should we reveal it on the blog, or hord it to ourselves? Torn, we looked to the Monz' lunch report for guidance:
"Delicious ditto lunch, at home after court. Then I drove up to Wauk."
Our lips are sealed like a Florida ballot!
The political editor was torn when he discovered a web site last year (through an article in the New York Times, no less) which let people search individuals (or entire zip codes) and see if they had made contributions to candidates in the 2004 federal elections (President, Congressfolk, parties, certain PAC's). On one hand he strongly believes these things should be private, and making them oh-so snoopable will discourage participation in our great political discourse. On the other hand, it was great snooping fun, especially when he found a law school classmate working at a big Chicago law firm who maxed out contributions to both George W. Bush and John Kerry! (His wife did the same). Today the political editor found a similar site, but this one goes back longer! And it highlights celebrities: who knew that Jami Gertz was such a giver (over thirty times as much as, say, Billy Bob Thornton, who donated to Clinton and some local screen actors guild PAC or some such thing). But isn't this too much? Should we reveal it on the blog, or hord it to ourselves? Torn, we looked to the Monz' lunch report for guidance:
"Delicious ditto lunch, at home after court. Then I drove up to Wauk."
Our lips are sealed like a Florida ballot!
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