Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow

Fans of Stephen Colbert already have heard of Stephen's mock Super PAC, which has raised a significant amount of money over the past year, and put out a few ads promoting Colbert's (fake) campaign for presidency. The super-PAC's slogan, "making a better tomorrow, tomorrow," has often been the theme of the Colbert Report as Colbert frequently discussed his super PAC with his guests and in his segments. 

His intentions might seem comical, but Colbert is clearly criticizing the current system with his sarcastic super-PAC and the hilarious attack ads he has put out. This critique is not just in fun; Colbert is adding to a larger conversation about political spending and financing campaigns. Common sayings on his show include "corporations are people," and "money equals voice," which he always says in a manner of pretending to agree with these notions. 

His superPAC, while he has never publicly addressed it as such, has largely been a method in demonstrating how out of control our system has become and the dangers of anonymous, unregulated monies in our political and financial systems--and has Jon Huntsman said recently on an episode of Colbert--a threat to democracy as we know it. 

Colbert might get the "last laugh" after all, according to Politico, as Colbert still has some $776,000 unspent dollars, which could be key in the final moments of this election in key swing states. 

Wouldn't that be the best way to serve justice in these highly immoral and unregulated political campaigns? What if Colbert could influence the campaign as he wished with this money he has raised anonymously? It's perfectly legal for him to do so, and in fact, prohibiting his ads would violate his super PAC's right to free speech (oh, yes).  This would be a demonstration of why, exactly, super PAC money isn't fair. 

The election is just weeks away, we'll have to wait and see what plays out... Personally, I wish Colbert luck in his campaign to show the ugly truth of campaign money. 

--Megan