Stephen Colbert has made headlines in recent weeks for his creation of the Colbert Super Political Action Committee, or the Colbert Super PAC for short.

For those of you who don’t know, a political action committee is a group that tries to influence political decisions based on their specific ideologies or goals. For example, an individual could start a PAC based on their belief in the pro-life movement and call it “Fetus Fighters.” They could raise money and donate to politicians whose ideologies reflect their own. They could also buy billboard and television ads or attempt to bomb a Planned Parenthood building. The possibilities are endless.

While PACs are influential, they are limited in the amount they can donate to a specific candidate. This limitation led to the creation of what is called a super PAC, which is exactly like it sounds. A super PAC, in short, is a PAC which can collect and spend virtually unlimited amounts of money without having to report who gave it to them. However, they cannot align themselves with a specific candidate or committee.

So to sum it up, Donald Trump could start a right wing super PAC and be the sole benefactor, then use that money to attempt to influence election outcomes all over the country by funding a trash talking campaign on Democratic candidates. This would be an example of a super PAC.

Well ladies and gentlemen, our beloved Stephen Colbert, the host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, has started his own super PAC.

What started out as a joke has been approved by the Federal Elections Commission, and Colbert can now collect and spend virtually unlimited amounts of money on pretty much whatever he believes could influence a political election to his liking.

But why is he doing this? He’s a comedian, a pseudo conservative talk show host with a satirical news show on Comedy Central. Does he really have a political agenda?

Colbert is a wild card: there’s no telling where or how he is going to spend this money. However, he will undoubtedly rake in millions from his die hard fans, the Colbert Nation.

To be honest, there’s really no telling why he’s fought through all the red tape to gain super PAC approval, but that won’t stop me from speculating.

I believe he is doing this for three reasons; the first being to point out wrongful political spending. Upon leaving the FEC hearing where he gained approval, Colbert began taking wadded up cash from supporters and swiping credit cards on his iPad. He also tweeted that PAC stands for “Plastic And/Or Cash”. He’s trying to show that PAC’s are a joke and that these guys will take money from anyone, buy a case of Grey Goose for everybody at the club and call it a campaign expenditure.

The second reason is to show that money, not politics, wins elections. The majority of eligible voters aren’t too bright, so if they see an ad campaign that says Barack Obama isn’t an American, they’ll probably believe it. More money equals more votes.

Lastly, Colbert may have a political agenda of his own. Who knows, he may end up endorsing candidates. But I feel he is much more likely to endorse a cause or put on a big rally. Colbert has already appeared on the Capitol as an advocate for migrant farm workers, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did it again. Perhaps he’ll invest millions teaching Anthony Weiner how to properly tweet or introducing Ke$ha to Crest.

Only time will tell what the true intentions of the Colbert Super PAC are, but Colbert proves once again that comedians are often the most politically influential members of society.