<<On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:35:06 -0500, "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net> said:
> When did it become mandatory for a candidate to say I'm Homer Simpson
> and I approve this message.
That was part of McCain-Feingold. It's intended to distinguish
candidate ads from "independent" ("527") and party-sponsored ads.
-GAWollman