enforce the laws. but let s look at the trajectory of money and politics. in 1996, fec says that $478 million spept on the race. there is a prediction that $6 billion will be spent on the races in 2012. think is bipartisan. you have certainly the support for the super packs, the right came out early. and obama, the white house, the administration said this is wrong. this is wrong. but then, you know, inevitably, priorities is they have their own super packs. the money matters. ask tim pawlenty. he ran out of money. he ran out of money early. look at hesrman cain. he ran his entire company for months and months and months spending his own money. so it does matter. it s up to voters to decide if they it mattered too much and