Blunt, Nixon, Koster to return excess contributions

In what is shaping up as one of the biggest non-stories of the year, Governor Matt Blunt, his Democratic challenger Attorney General Jay Nixon, and attorney general candidate Chris Koster, D-Harrisonville, have announced they will return excess campaign contributions (those collected during the time when it was not against the law).

Is there anyone who really believes the candidates are not going to be able to make up the lost money through numerous campaign committees and bundling tactics? Instead of removing all campaign contribution limits, our state legislature needs to do what Missourians wanted done when the limits were first approved in the mid-90s- put firm limits in place and eliminate the loopholes.