poor campaign contribution disclosure rules
Catching up with the weekend papers, a couple paragraphs caught my eye.latimes article I hadn't realized that by giving money to county political committees, donors can get around some campaign...
View ArticleFOLEY lobbied to become head the Motion Picture Association of America
Yet another strange Mark Foley story has surfaced here. It's been reported he had decided to leave Congress for private industry, but was talked out of it. Well, he was hoping to replace Jack...
View ArticleDo you favor carrying out medical experiments on unborn babies? (Yikes! new...
"Do you favor carrying out medical experiments on unborn babies?" From TalkingPointsMemo is a brief report that this is one of the questions the Michael Steele MD-Sen campaign is apparently using in a...
View ArticleCT-Sen: Lamont campaign laments lack of help from national Democrats
This excellent The Hill article Lamont campaign laments lack of help from national Democrats shows how utterly completely the D.C. Dem. establishment and CT Dem. Establishment abandoned Ned Lamont...
View ArticleWho said: Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, `Well...
Who said: Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, `Well done?' Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, `Let's have four more years of this?' That was...
View ArticleFolks, impeachment does NOT mean removal from office
Impeachment is the “bringing of charges”.It’s a point which is so obvious, I wonder why the “don’t impeach” people don’t get it.OK, that isn’t breaking news. But considering how knowledgeable the...
View ArticleIf Bush appointed Leiberman to UN, Republicans get Senate back (w/poll)
Very interesting opinion article in Salon today, in the wake of the Sen. Tim Johnson scare, regarding another ace that Bush/Rove have up their sleeves. Read the whole piece at:The Lieberman maneuver....
View ArticleFred Barnes implying cover-up of Sen Johnson’s health?? (w/poll)
Apparently Fred Barnes must have felt his conservative wingnut credentials needed polishing.I saw this tidbit buried at Political Insider today (an offshoot of the great PoliticalWire). Political...
View ArticleWow. Bush has lost Utah [update]
As I believe Kos once commented something like:Wow. Just wow.Utahns break from Bush on Iraq. Reddest state no longer behind war's handling, split on 'surge'Utahns break from Bush on Iraq Reddest state...
View ArticleBillmon?? any updates to the mystery??
Does anyone know what happened to Billmon? Has there ever been an update written somewhere?The Billmon link on the Dailykos front page blogroll is still there but doesn't work.On Wikipedia someone...
View ArticleGlenn Beck becomes ABC contributor
Glenn Beck becomes ABC contributorTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- CNN Headline News and radio talk-show host Glenn Beck will join ABC's "Good Morning America" as a regular commentator, ABC News said...
View ArticleKos! teach your FPer's how to use: 'There's more...'
Kos! Help! I beg you! My mouse’s scroll-wheel is wearing out! My poor scrolling-wheel finger is getting cramps and becoming sore and numb! And all because of a disturbing new trend at DKos (though it...
View ArticleSen. Tim Johnson can now speak
AP report: Sen. Tim Johnson Out of Intensive CareSen. Tim Johnson has been transferred out of intensive care and has said some words, his doctor said Thursday, nearly a month after the South Dakota...
View ArticleBarney Frank- unleashed AND with a gavel
Barney Frank - my hero THIS sort of fun is gonna be the best part of the next two (and hopefully many more) years in Congress. THIS IS THE REWARD FOR GETTING THE MAJORITY:BARNEY FRANK WITH A GAVEL.With...
View ArticleKristol's 1st Time column contradicted by Time's own reporting
From the absolutely valuable MediaMatters.org:Kristol's first Time column contradicted by Time's own reportingfirst paragraph: Several points in Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol's column for the...
View ArticleWhy Won't Media Just Say That Pelosi Plane Story is False?
Greg Sargent asked a $64000 question: WHY WON'T MEDIA JUST SAY THAT PELOSI PLANE STORY IS FALSE?Why is the media so reluctant to use the "F" word -- that is, the word "false"? The Pelosi plane story is...
View ArticleI endorse Hillary! (So when do MY debts get paid off?)
I'm not exactly sure how long this window of opportunity will last. But it worked for Tom Vilsack just a couple days ago, so I'm hoping that the offer is still valid!Get this: Apparently, if you...
View ArticleStory trimmed- Chopped off his own trigger finger
The NY Times has a long and interesting story about the increasing number of army deserters and prosecutions. Army Is Cracking Down on Deserters. This is the opening:Army prosecutions of desertion and...
View ArticleBush Postpones Thinking about Iraq Until 2009
Bush Postpones Thinking about Iraq Until 2009.Says Thinking Would Send ‘Wrong Message’ to Enemy"Thinking about the war in Iraq is exactly what the insurgents want us to do," Mr. Bush told reporters....
View ArticleThe Final Four; vote for 2008 DSCC Slogan (w/poll)
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has been doing a slogan contest for 2008.It's down to the Final Four choices. You can vote for your favorite "bumper sticker" at this link:...
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