campaign spending

Now all information for this will be from
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp
I am using the "Total Spent" only for this.

The following is an essay I wrote in response to a scholarship question about whether the increasing amount of spending during campaigns is good or bad for democracy. It is also my first blog entry of any sort, so if you deign to post a response please be kind.

One of the things I really like about a capitalist free market is the opportunity it provides for for any individual to obtain personal wealth. It's imperfect, to be sure, once the inevitable class divisions and financial rifts are in place.