US Funds Yugoslav Politicians; Why Not Do the Same Here? The shock waves from the charges of Chinese influence-buying in the 1996 US presidential campaign have yet to settle, but such action pales in comparison with the millions of dollars we are funnelling into supporting foes of Milosevic’s Serbian regime. “What if other nations adopted a similar approach to help level the playing field for

candidates here in the United States? After all, the terrain for campaigns is

severely skewed by access to big money and mass media.” But of course we want the rest of the world to do as we say, not as we do. Do we lose the moral authority to decry wrongs done us when our actions are not unimpeachable?