2019 Couldn't figure out why

the Dems were peeing in their pants with excitement about the Abramoff scandal. According to Don Surber, who usually has things pretty straight, "He steered $1.5 million to Democrats in Congress and $2.9 million to Republicans in recent years." All campaign finance reform did for us was make it possible only for rich guys with lots of personal wealth to run for office, and increase the power of the lobbyists.

(Pause for a group sing-a-long)
Step up, step up, step up
and take some blame,
John McCain, McCain, McCain.

Surber's comment with dollars and sense, here.