campaign contributions by private businesses have been going on forever, this is authorized by law.  it is a quid pro quo situation but everyone does it, even those who do not win any government contracts.  you appear to say that all politicians are corrupt be accepting campaign contributions.  what about your boy cayetano, he accepted much and many campaign contributions from special interests and was even investigated by the campaign spending commission for this.  is it corruption when an anti viewpoint (like yours) make false allegations?  before you anti's start pointing fingers, look at yourselves, using corrupt methods (deception, misinformation and lies) to make your point.  to me, this is the most egregious type of corruption.