All he would've had to do is explain that the law, as written, violated the First Amendment. To me, signing that bill was one of his worst decisions.

It isn't just me who thinks so.

Village Voice

National Right to Lice Committee

And some 10,700 Google hits on +"McCain Feingold" +"first amendment"

Since it was upheld by the Supreme Court, it is the law of the land. That doesn't mean I have to like it, but there isn't anything I can do about it, either. Bush's attempt to stop 527 advertising will go nowhere in the courts, and I'm pretty sure he knows it, too. McCain's response is actually fairly reasonable.

"I'm very appreciative of the president's effort to do that," McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I want to emphasize if I could that we're not saying that 527s should be abolished. We're just saying they should live under the same campaign finance restrictions (as hard money groups) because they are engaged in partisan activity."