Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), who does work on behalf of Americans for Campaign Reform, was the subject of a brief "where are they now"-type article in National Journal this week in which he spoke about his desire to combat the corrupting influence of money in politics.

The San Francisco Chronicle covers the visit of former Sens. Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson who are traveling the country drumming up support for public financing of congressional and presidential races and giving a candidates' perspective on the endless money chase that is the modern campaign.