Fair Elections/Campaign Finance  Was SG Kagan gleeful in writing of a soft money ban: affects repubs not dems!”?, by Rick Hasen Rick Hasen dissects some new attacks on U.S. Solicitor General and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on campaign finance.  Time for a new approach to campaign finance reform, by Dan Weeks  Op-ed from Dan Weeks, President of Americans for Campaign Reform, on Fair Elections.   Business groups make push for House to vote against Disclose, by Sean J. Miller and Shane D'AprileThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce will consider DISCLOSE in its endorsements this year and are beginning to make endorsements to pressure vulnerable members on the bill.  DISCLOSE Act nears its finale in the House, by Tory Newmyer and John Stanton The DISCLOSE Act has passed through the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee and is heading to a floor vote today. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) says they still don’t have the votes.  A better path to campaign-finance reform, by David Broder David Broder says DISCLOSE is the wrong way and endorses Campaign Finance Institute Executive Director Michael Malbin’s 6-to-1 match proposal.  Congress GOP leaders: Member Money Could Make Difference in Winning Majority, by Jackie Kucinich In an effort to win the majority in the 2010 Mid-Term Elections, the National Republican Congressional Committee has begun a "Battleground" fundraising effort. House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) has already pledged $1 million to the fund and the committee is urging other party members to contribute as well.  Why Wall Street’s generous to New Democrats, by David Lightman and Kevin Hall  Wall Street has been fairly generous to the New Democrats and they’ve been pretty friendly back.

• “This is what Wall Street money is all about," said Craig Holman, a legislative representative for Public Citizen, a consumer group. "The New Democrat Coalition is a powerful group, and Wall Street believes this is a way of influencing legislation."