I have been a reader and commenter here for literally years, but I have never written a diary before, not thinking I had something unique to add. But what's going on in my Congressional district, as well as my experience running for office in NY, has prompted me to try to bring something to your attention. (Please be kind.)

About a month ago, Kos wrote a front page entry entitled "Crazy Jack Davis and the woes of the millionaire." In it he, described how 2-time loser Jack Davis, who ran against Tom Reynolds twice for the NY26th Congressional seat, was taking his lawsuit against the "Millionaire's Amendment" section of BCRA (otherwise known as McCain-Feingold) all the way to the Supreme Court. Talk about bad optics: here was a supposed Democrat arguing that it should be easier for wealthy quacks like him to buy a seat in the people's House.