2010 8A TO THE EDITOR Public financing for elections Has anyone else noticed the recurring conservative theme that we should "vote all the bums out?" Never mind that if every Dem is replaced by a Republican, and vice versa, control of Congress and the White House would switch back to Republicans. Introducing new politicians into a corrupt system will only produce new, corrupt politicians. For all those who rightly feel that Washington is not representing the interests of the people, the No. 1i issue that people of both parties should be fighting for is public financing of our elections. As it stands today, every politician must raise enormous amounts of cash from special interests if they have any hope of being elected. Money is not free speech, and corporations are not people. The fight won't be easy, but remember, you will be hard-pressed to find a Republican willing to support public financing. RICHARD G. NOLAN JOHNSON CITY
