how low can they go?

Well, the ad-pocalypse has evidently hit: the first corporate campaign ad under the new U.S. Supreme Court decision that declares corporations and people as equal "citizens" has come down, brought to you by the good folks of ABC Company Inc. An ad attacking Republican Texas state legislature rep Chuck Hopson was placed in East Texas papers by a company called KDR Development, owned by a former Republican candidate...and loser to Hopson in the past.

Now, while this ad doesn't necessarily have a corporation promoting an individual (but rather imploring voters to vote AGAINST somebody), it's only a matter of time before this comes up...especially considering the U.S. Mid-term elections are coming up this fall. And with an unlimited budget now left for average "citizens" to spend on their favourite candidates, it will be fascinating to watch this system quickly spiral out of control. Companies will surely set up holding corporations to not be as blunt as "Paid for by Mega-Rich Super Evil Oil Company," but soon time will tell which big companies we all know and love are sponsoring said politician.

But how far does it spread? When does CNN's coverage of the debates come to you via the fine folks at Doritos?

When are candidates' town-hall tours across the nation carried out from the front seat of a pimped-out, heavily-stickered Cadillac Escalade rolling down the interstate?

And when do the politicians finally jump the shark (or in this case, jump the Gorton's Classic Breaded Fishsticks) and start wearing NASCAR-esque sponsored suits?