in virginia, liberal billionaires, including environmentalist tom steyer, shelled out millions of dollars to elect terry mcauliffe as governor. mcauliffe himself is the celebrated bagman, the crony-est of crony capitalists, whose chief mission as an adult has been to raise multimillions of dollars for other politicians while enriching himself. and as republican chris christie was handily being re-elected governor of new jersey, democrats spent millions trying to hold down his margin in the hope of wounding his expected race for president in 2016. but between now and then, we still have the 2014 midterm elections to further line the pockets of the political class. so, here's how you can prepare for the next avalanche of campaign cash -- read this new book, "dollarocracy," by john nichols and robert mcchesney. john nichols is washington correspondent for the nation magazine and a pioneering political blogger. the late gore vidal said, "of all the giant slayers now afoot in the great american desert, john nichols' sword is the sharpest." robert mcchesney is one of our leading scholars of com