Earlier we reported on Congressional office spending. It's one thing to see a list of the top spenders, but it's something else to see that spending mapped according to congressional districts. So that's just what we've done here. Below is a map of 434 congressional districts (we have no data for New Mexico's 3rd district), color coded according to spending. Take a look for yourself (the darker the color, the more the member spent):
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Podesta’s lobbying ties
Last week we pointed out several fundraisers that BP lobbyists planned for lawmakers since 2008. At least nine of the eleven fundraisers invites we collected had Tony Podesta of the Podesta Group listed as a host.
Today, the Daily Caller using data from the Center for Responsive Politics has more details on Podesta's clients -- a list that includes other oil companies such as Sunoco as well as a range of green businesses.
According to the piece, "The couple [Tony and Heather Podesta] lobbies on behalf of a range of green businesses, too. For instance, the Securing America’s ...
Correction: Fees for Livingston Group corrected in FLIT
The Appropriate Culture of Corruption
The New York Times reports today on what could be the next great lobbying scandal. After his house and offices... View Article
Continue readingCongressional Bribery?
Jon Henke , one of the founding editors at The Next Right, wrote an interesting post comparing the bribes Illinois... View Article
Continue readingMitchell Wade’s Five Congressmen
Seth Hettena spills the beans on the names of the five lawmakers that Mitchell Wade provided information on to federal... View Article
Continue readingCunningham Figure’s Revelations May Imperil Other Officials
The chief witness in the investigation into former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham may have spilled the goods on more lawmakers... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: There Must Be Some Kind of Way Out of Here
If you’re a lawmaker, or former CIA official, caught in a corruption investigation there are many different ways to get... View Article
Continue readingEntitlement
Yesterday, the Senate opened their arms and hearts to Sen. Ted Stevens while vulnerable Republicans simultaneously emptied their campaign coffers... View Article
Continue readingWalk the Scandal Walk
This morning the Washington Post featured a great article and video by Dana Milbank highlighting all the locations in the district that hot spots in the current pantheon of political scandals. From Abramoff's restaurant Signatures to the Capitol Yacht Club, where Sens. Ted Stevens and Larry Craig slept while Duke Cunningham ran amok, this scandal tour has everything. So, I decided to do the Web 2.0 thing and turn this tour into a Google Map. I whittled the list of locations down to congressional scandals. (Make sure to zoom in on the D St. locations. That's a central point of muck.) Check it out and let me know what I missed.
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