When Sen. McConnell talks about deregulating our campaign finance system (as he’s doing today at the American Enterprise Institute), or says disclosure will lead to intimidation (even though he once supported it), it’s really just out of political self-interest. He’ll cloak his arguments in high-minded language about the First Amendment, but what he will truly be proposing is further deliverance of our political system to the very wealthy. McConnell gets big bucks from wealthy special interests, returns that favor through earmarks or special deals, and then gets more money in return.