Campaign finance reform is taking center stage in Washington following the revelations of uber-aggressive fundraising attempts by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D).  The Washington Post on Sunday editorialized that “the simplest solution would be to eliminate that piece of the calculation – and temptation – by providing for public financing; it is no coincidence that Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) has championed such a measure in Congress.”  The Post notes that the problems that arise from our elected officials’ never ending need to raise money are not limited to Illinois. Indeed, these are pervasive at the federal, state and local level. That’s why we need to encourage our representatives on Capitol Hill to sign on to the Durbin-Specter bill in the Senate and the Larson-Jones bill in the U.S. House.