point.s -- bob kuttner's my grandfather and was one of a inor dailley's war heroes chicago. they certainly used money, but it was used in a different way -- to turn out the vote. you show up, it is checked off, you are registered, your thanksgiving turkey will come to you. there was also a good deal of money spent by the old cook county democratic machine. if somebody got sick and was unable to work -- sick benefits when my grandfather started out in the 1930's were not very common, so your party organization would bring money to tide you over being sick. you can call this bribes if you want, but i do not think it is quite the same thing. it is certainly not the use of money in the same way. there are people who would say politics are cleaner today because rahm date is not breathing space giving turkey's to -- eomney is not bringing thanksgiving turkey's s to people. the use of a monday to bombard the airways with one-message after the other -- not to save money was not important in the past, but it was used in a very different way. i am not sure of the thanksgiving turkey t