This is the campaign finance reform the Bushistas pushed for, so this is what they got.

I repeat: 527s are to the political process what unions are to the economic system…the best means to counter the concentrated economic force of the wealthy, the best means for the populace to have a voice.

To Bush and the neocons, that means they have to go.

Bush says he'll sue to curb outside ads
By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff | August 27, 2004

ALBUQUERQUE -- President Bush plans to sue in federal court to stop the unlimited, unregulated political spending of so-called 527 groups that have waged $63 million in negative television commercials against him this year, and most recently gave rise to a veterans' coalition now assailing Democrat John F. Kerry's military record, the White House said yesterday.