President Obama will likely become the first ever incumbent President to be outraised by his opponent in his re-election bid. And in a desperate attempt to even the playing field just slightly before November – the President has been forced to hold endless fundraisers. As the Center for American Progress reveals, President Obama has already held nearly 200 fundraisers during his first term in office. To put that in perspective, George. W Bush held slightly more than 80, and President Clinton held roughly 70.

But in the post-Citizens-United era, when billionaires can dump their fortunes in to changing our elections, then politicians are forced to endlessly raise money. And it’s not just President Obama: Members of Congress are stuck in this trap, too. If the average House Member spent 40 hours a week fundraising, he or she would need to raise, on average, $367 an hour. For a Senator, $819 an hour.

This is one the biggest problem facing our democracy. We elect our representatives to go to Washington and represent our interests. But in reality what they are forced to do by our Supreme Court is fundraise, fundraise, fundraise – giving those with deep pockets more influence than average voters. To fix this – we need to get money out of politics. Go to MoveToAmend.org.

-Thom

(What would it take to get money out of politics? Tell us here.)

In for Thom today, Dr. Mike Newcomb, host of The Mike Newcomb Show, weekdays 4-6pm PT on 1480 AM KPHX...the valley's progressive talk radio.

Hour One: What a Dem Platform Endorsement of Marriage Equality Would Mean
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine

And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...

The Thom Hartmann Program...your media support group for "we the people"...TAG, YOU'RE IT!!!!!!!!! (OCCUPY SOMETHING!!!!!)

Free excerpt, read book for free at Truthout, buy the book!

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "Romney Adviser Says Obama Doesn’t ‘Fully Appreciate’ Our ‘Anglo-Saxon Heritage’" by Judd Legum.

Article: "Anglo-Saxons" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Romney questions UK readiness for Olympics" by Ben Fenton.

Video: "Mayor Tells Mitt Romney, London Is Ready".

Article: "Cameron: Of Course It Would Be Easier To Host Olympics In ‘Middle Of Nowhere’" by AP.

Article: "Mitt Romney 'providence' comments in Israel outrage Palestinians" by Harriet Sherwood.

Article: "Romney hails public healthcare system -- Israel's" by David Lazarus.

Article: "Romney: "I recognize the power" of Israel culture as a big reason for its success" by David Lightman.

Mitt ignores workers' pleas to "save our jobs"
- Cheryl Randecker, one of the workers at Sensata Tech whose job will be getting outsourced.

Article: "Mitt Romney Turns a Deaf Ear to Pleas of Illinois Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Outsourced to China by Bain" by Mark Karlin.

Article: "Freeport City Council votes to call on Romney to help save 170 jobs from being outsourced from Bain-owned Freeport plant".

Article: "Gov. Quinn speaks in Freeport: Governor shows support for Sensata workers" by Nick Crow.

Article: "S. 3364: Bring Jobs Home Act".

Site: "Save Our Jobs".

Petition: "Bain Capital is shipping my job to China".

Article: "In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital" by Kasie Hunt.

Book: "Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle" by Dan Senor and Saul Singer.

Article: "Balfour Declaration" by Arthur James Balfour.

Hour Two: Do you have a constitutional right to an insanity defense?
- John Manuelian, Libertarian attorney

Article: "Supreme Court To Consider Whether The Constitution Guarantees A Right To The Insanity Defense" by Alex Brown.

Book: "The Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes, 1660.

Article: "Declaration of Independence".

Article: "Second Treatise of Government" by John Locke.

Book: "Man's Rise to Civilization: The Cultural Ascent of the Indians of North America" by Peter Farb.

Book: "Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality" by Rupert Ross.

Quote: "As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality." -- George Washington.

Article: "New Study, Old News: Stock Traders Are Psychopaths" by Chris Barth.

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent

Article: "Romney Blasted For Statement Suggesting Israeli Cultural Superiority Over Palestinians" by Ali Gharib.

Article: "Greta Van Susteren: Press Is 'Modified Petting Zoo' On Romney Overseas Trip" by Katherine Fung.

Article: "Poland's Solidarity Union Rebukes Romney Upon Former Leader's Endorsement " by Dave Jamieson.

Article: "House Dems To Force Vote On Middle-Income Bush Tax Cuts" by Brian Beutler.

Article: "Lautenberg, McCarthy To Introduce Bill Effectively Banning Online Ammo Sales" by Ryan J. Reilly.

Article: "Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment" by Zack Ford.

Article: "Morning Briefing: Voter ID Laws Could Disenfranchise 5 Million Voters" by ThinkProgress.

Article: "Ex-Fla. GOP Head Jim Greer Claims Embarrassing Party Secrets: In civil case, Jim Greer tells of efforts to suppress black voters." by Brendan Farrington.

Picture: "Gun toting, veggie-eating, liberal mama!".

Letter: "The omission of a bill of rights" from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787.

Letter: "Letter to Thomas Cooper" by Thomas Jefferson, September 10, 1814.

Article: "2nd Amendment".

Book: "Ports of Call" by Jack Vance.

Book: "The Federalist Papers" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.

Article: "Federalist 72: The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered" by Alexander Hamilton.

The good: "DNC confirms it: Marriage equality will be in party platform" by Greg Sargent.

The bad: Ralph Smeed Foundation: "Idaho Billboard compares Aurora Shooter to President Obama" by Rachel Reed.

The very, very ugly: First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs: "Black Couple Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson Nuptials Cancelled by Predominantly White Mississippi Church" by Janet Shan.

Article: "Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776".

Article: "Madison's notes on the Constitutional Convention of 1787" by James Madison.

Article: "The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic" by Richard A. Muller.

Article: "For-Profit Colleges Get Scathing Indictment In Senate Report" by Chris Kirkham.

Article: "Standing in the Way of Middle-Class Tax Cuts" by Seth Hanlon, Sarah Ayres.

Article: "Bank Of America Cancels Foreclosure Auction On Minnesota Home After Occupiers Take Action" by Travis Waldron.