Jon Henke , one of the founding editors at The Next Right, wrote an interesting post comparing the bribes Illinois... View Article
Continue readingMadoff’s firm lobbied for earmarks
Yesterday I was talking to some folks about whether, given the trillions potentially committed to bailouts, there's any sense in continuing to probe earmarks. I say of course there is.
Our friends at the Center for Responsive Politics put together a handy guide to the political influence wielded by Bernard L. Madoff, who was arrested and charged with running a hedge fund that allegedly operated as a giant ponzi scheme. Among the information CRP flagged was a lobbying disclosure from 2005 from the firm of Lent, Scrivner & Roth, LLC, which shows, on page three, that Bernard L. Madoff Investment ...
Continue readingTime can’t find an outrageous Defense earmark
Time Magazine offers its list of the top ten wasteful earmarks proposed in 2008 (note that many of these were proposed but not funded -- download a complete list of earmarks that were funded by going here.
Surprisingly, there's not a single Defense earmark on the list. While $98,000 earmarks for walking tours to colonial era taverns and race tracks might seem ridiculous, how about the $2 million Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., secured for UH-60 transmission drip pans, which Anu wrote about here (and note that this is a new earmark).
Past examples aren't hard to find --
Continue readingIn Norm Dicks’ Name
New contribution disclosure rules provide some transparency in the world of “soft” influence seeking. In this case, these disclosure rules... View Article
Continue readingChange Congress Conducts a Survey
Our friends at Change Congress have asked their members and supporters to take a survey to help them decide what... View Article
Continue readingLegiStorm’s Earmark Database
LegiStorm, the sister company of the for-profit Storming Media, provides information about the U.S. Congress to the public. In line... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Down the Tubes
Ted Stevens is toast; Hawaii is the Big Kahuna; and K Street says hello and goodbye. Today’s news round-up below:... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: The Only Game In Town
There is only one lobbying game in town: grabbing for bailout bucks. Changes at the Stevens trial, while more stories... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Stressed Out
Jury deliberations continue in the Stevens ethics case. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart faces questions about an earmark to a company doing... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Cell, Cell, Cell…
Sen. McCain, can you hear me now? Sen. Stevens pays for his own lunch like a big boy. And Rep.... View Article
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