Requiring would-be judges to cozy up to party leaders and raise large sums from special interests eager to influence their decisions seriously damages the efficacy and credibility of the judiciary.
To name just a few: party backing and structural support; the ability to raise money from interests eager to help someone likely to be back in Congress; and their ability to deliver benefits from the federal government for their constituents and the communities they represent.
The money is coming from Jobs for New York, a political action committee financed by real estate developers, property owners and other interests eager to ensure that the pro-business, pro-jobs and pro-development policies of Mr. Bloomberg outlive his term.
They are consultants, lobbyists, lawyers and corporate board members for business interests eager to be heard by the man who might become the 45th president of the United States.
The third reason for a more optimistic view of Japan's future is that the country's elected leaders do not face the outraged opposition of citizens and interest groups eager to make trouble in the streets.
And special interests are eager to fund incumbent campaigns in order to reinforce their lobbying efforts.
Like the kids in a Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland musical, American liberals and business interests are eager to put on a show with their newly available friend, the Castro regime in Cuba.
Such eager interest is easy to understand.
Alabama and West Virginia have also shown eager interest.
Eos is more about this kind of eager interest than first-rate music-making.
