New York Congressman Anthony Weiner (D) gives his thoughts on the necessity of public financing in an interview with readers of The New York Times. "I am a member of a vanishing breed — the middle class Congressman. Smart positions are nice, but unfortunately a fat checkbook is sometimes more valuable than ever before in public life. This is a sad fact of American politics. We need public financing of campaigns and we need for the Supreme Court to revisit and overturn its ruling on Buckley vs. Valeo that decided a citizen can spend an unlimited amount of her own money on a campaign. Until we close that loophole, no law can create a level playing field."