Leadership PACs Help Politicians Help Themselves
Thursday May 29, 2008
Kevin Diaz at the Star-Tribune examines leadership PACs (political action committees) run by Minnesota elected leaders. Leadership PACs are operated by elected officials, historically US Senators and Representations.
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Fraud & Theft of More U.S. Billions in Iraq?
Tuesday May 27, 2008
A Pentagon audit reveals that we have spent $8.2 billion in Iraq on "commercial and miscellaneous payments," according to Deborah White. In other words, a really really large petty-cash ... Read More
Memorial Day In A Time Of War
Monday May 26, 2008
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Since 2002, we have celebrated Memorial Day with the sons and daughters of our country fighting abroad, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq. And ... Read More
Bob Barr The Libertarian Nominee For President
Sunday May 25, 2008
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While most Americans were BBQing, watching the Indy 500 or following the Mars Phoenix Lander this weekend, Libertarians were holding their national convention. And ... Read More
HBO: Recount, A Return To Florida
Sunday May 25, 2008
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If you have nothing better to do this holiday weekend than rehash the 2000 election, watch the HBO movie about the 2000 presidential race, Recount, ... Read More
"Democrats" Spar In The WSJ
Friday May 23, 2008
The Wall Street Journal has pitted former Democratic vice presidential candidate (turned independent in order to retain his seat in the Senate) Joe Lieberman (D-CT) against Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), ... Read More
What's Up With The Clerk of the House?
Thursday May 22, 2008
In April, we learned that the 2005 pork-laden transportation bill signed by the President was not the same bill passed by Congress.
Now, we learn that the text of the farm ... Read More
Another Politician Bites The Dust
Tuesday May 20, 2008
It looks like we have another Republican to add to the list of politicians caught with their pants down. US Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) will not seek re-election, according to ... Read More
Obama Leads With 53% Of Pledged Delegates
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Primaries In Kentucky and Oregon On Tuesday
As voters head to the polls on opposite sides of the country, Sen. Barack Obama leads Sen. Hillary Clinton with 52.8 percent of the ... Read More
Senate Challenges FCC Media Ownership Rule
Friday May 16, 2008
Using an obscure oversight authority, Thursday night the Senate "disapproved" a recent Federal Communications Commission rule which would relax restrictions on media ownership; it was a voice vote. President Bush ... Read More
John Edwards Endorses Obama
Thursday May 15, 2008
Breaking a long period of silence, former Senate and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama at a rally in Michigan. Despite having withdrawn from the race, Edwards ... Read More
Pentagon Prepares For Cyberspace "War"
Wednesday May 14, 2008
According to Wired,the Air Force is investing millions of dollars to enable it to gain "access" and "full control" over any kind of computer in the world ... and wishes ... Read More
This Tuesday, West Virginia
Tuesday May 13, 2008
On the eve of the West Virginia (5 electoral votes) primary, Sen. Clinton said "that Democrats don't get elected president unless west Virginia votes for you. And everybody knows West ... Read More
Another Look At That Voting Chart...
Monday May 12, 2008
I was pondering the Presidential Results by State, 1972-2004; Democratic Primary Results, 2008 chart ... and started counting. There are 11 (!) states (63 electoral college votes) that consistently voted ... Read More
Ron Paul's Supporters: Down But Not Out
Monday May 12, 2008
As noted here last week, the Democratic Party isn't alone in failing to anoint a consensus candidate as the primary race comes to an end. The Republican Party, not split ... Read More
Clinton Leading In Traditional Democratic States ...
Thursday May 8, 2008
.... when you count electoral votes.
Voters in traditional (read on for definition) Democratic states aren't as divided as the Democratic party as a whole seems to be this primary season, ... Read More
Internet Archive Successfully Challenges National Security Letter
Wednesday May 7, 2008
The FBI has withdrawn a secret demand that the Internet Archive provide details of a registered user's personal information. This is reportedly only the third time an organization has succeeded ... Read More
North Carolina v Indiana
Wednesday May 7, 2008
No, this is not going where you think it is.
Lots of pundits are writing off Sen. Clinton because she lost NC and didn't win IN by as big a margin ... Read More
Nomination Process Reveals A Fractured America
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Who knows if it's the result of campaign weariness, campaign rhetoric or social media technologies ... but today's America seems the most divided that I have seen in my adult ... Read More
On Tap Tuesday: Indiana and North Carolina
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Democrats -- who are historically a minority voice on presidential election day in these two states -- take to the polls Tuesday to express their opinion on the party's nominees. ... Read More
Top 10 US Political Pundits
Monday May 5, 2008
The UK Telegraph has published its list of the top 10 US political pundits: (10) Mark Halperin of ABC's The Note; (9) David Brooks, NYT columnist and regular on PBS ... Read More
On Religion and Politics: Obama v. Wright
Saturday May 3, 2008
In the Democratic campaign for the nomination, the ongong saga of Sen. Barack Obama and his minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright continued to play itself out in media headlines and ... Read More
Amazon Challenges NY State Sales Tax Law
Saturday May 3, 2008
New York recently implemented a law that requires online retailers, even if they have no physical presence in the state, to collect sales tax on shipments to NY residents and ... Read More