Show us the moneymen

Philadelphia Inquirer: Political supporters known as "bundlers" are an inevitable part of federal election campaigns. Bundlers are wealthy or well-connected individuals who promise to raise, well, bundles of cash for a candidate, in return for who knows what.
In the case of former Texas state Sen. Teel Bivins, the reward for being a "bundler" for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 was an appointment as U.S. ambassador to Sweden. Bivins was a Bush "pioneer" in 2000, raising at least 100,000 from other donors. In 2004 he was a Bush "ranger," raising at least 200,000 for the president's re-election.
To Bush's credit, he had no qualms about revealing the names of these important friends and supporters, even though federal election law does not require disclosing their identities. They are arguably more important than the people writing the 2,300 checks to candidates. You can bet that bundlers come calling for favors when the election is over.
In the 2008 presidential campaign, bundlers are raising even larger amounts for their candidates. Hollywood mogul David Geffen, for example, recently held a fund-raiser that netted about 1.3 million for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Obama has pledged to disclose the names of his bundlers. So has Democrat John Edwards, and Republican candidates Sen. John McCain, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani.
'Hillraisers'
The notable exception, so far, is Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. Clinton has assigned her biggest "Hillraisers," or bundlers, a goal of bringing in 1 million each. Why shouldn't the public know who these people are? They have more clout than virtually anyone else in the fund-raising process.
Obama successfully included a provision last month in a Senate lobbying bill to disclose the identity of bundlers in Senate races. A pending House bill would require such disclosure, too, and should be adopted. Among its early co-sponsors is Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa.
Clinton has already said she will decline federal matching funds for the general election, if she gets that far. Given her early declaration of such an arms race, the eventual Republican nominee would likely decide to do the same. Together, both major candidates are expected to spend nearly 1 billion.