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Tom Donilon, a White House national security advisor, is being touted as a potential replacement for Rahm Emanuel as chief... View Article
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The New York Times calls for the full and proper disclosure of donations to charities set up by lawmakers: Congressional... View Article
Continue readingThe dysfunctional way we view campaign contributions and corruption
I ham-handedly tried to explain why Tom DeLay got off-the-hook yesterday when I stated that his ideology overlapped perfectly with... View Article
Continue readingWhat to say about DeLay?
Really, what is there to say? After a six-years the Department of Justice dropped their investigation into former House Majority... View Article
Continue readingBig oil money at the state level mostly goes to influence the public, not the politicians
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling will allow corporate interests to spend unlimited amounts trying to influence voters, something they’ve... View Article
Continue readingLess of a non-sequitur response on campaign finance
After responding to a non-sequiturial (sic?) tweet from Patrick Ruffini last week, Ruffini responded by calling my post a non-sequitur.... View Article
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