The single weakness in this piece is that it "sounds" one-sided. Surely there must be other possible explanations for some of the seemingly outrageous ways in which both candidates have screwed the public for the sake of the corporations. This article should explore those -- however weak those explanations may be -- to show us that other explanations were explored. That said, I consider this a "must-read" if you want to understand just how closely both candidates are tied to corporate money. This article also effectively quashes the myth/spin that Obama's campaign is being financed by small donors. The one point with which I disagreed with the author is in the claim that it would be "tragic if the real legacy of (Obama's) election victory was to finally expose the essentially unchanging, oligarchic nature of our political system." To the contrary, if Obama does turn out to be a corporate sell-out, it is my fervent hope that this will be the impetus that *finally* wakes America up to the reality of the US political system.