BushWho does HUD award contracts to? Submitted by David Donnelly on Tue, 05/09/2006 - 8:33pm.
HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson is in hot water -- and quite possibly legal liability -- for telling an audience in Dallas that HUD didn't award a contract to a company whose CEO opposed President Bush. Doesn't that beg the question, just who does HUD choose to award contracts to? What is free speech today? Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 04/07/2006 - 9:09am.
Most of the criticism of any kind of campaign finance reform is that is somehow clamps down on free speech. In our current federal system of pay-to-play elections, incumbents can outraise challengers and easily outspend them in gerrymandered districts, and money speaks louder than people. Speech is not free as much as its bought. Two Places At Once: PA and IN Get Visits From Bush Today Submitted by Rick Bielke on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 11:54am.
A few more stories on the Bush White House’s cross country fundraising efforts on behalf of congressional candidates in tight races.
GOP Candidates Have Hand In Bush's Pocket Submitted by Rick Bielke on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 11:06am.
GOP candidates are publicly disagreeing with President Bush and his policies because of his low poll numbers but apparently have no qualms about using him or the vice president as a means to raise campaign cash.
Make of this what you will... Submitted by David Donnelly on Thu, 03/16/2006 - 3:54pm.
At least someone has limits on what they'd do for cash. Movie star and pop singer Jessica Simpson, recently of Dukes of Hazard fame, refused to appear at a Republican fundraising event to meet with Bush. It's not clear why the fundraising event is the only time on Bush's schedule. "It just feels wrong," one Simpson insider told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the actress keeps her political views private. "She would love to meet the president and talk about Operation Smile … but she can't do it at a fund-raiser for the Republican Party." Hotline Running Snippets of Vanity Fair Interview With Abramoff Submitted by Rick Bielke on Wed, 03/08/2006 - 6:17am.
Courtesy of the DailyKos, the Hotline Blog is posting snippets of an interview with Jack Abramoff that will be printed in Vanity Fair. From the blog: "According to the Vanity Fair article, Pres. Bush once teased Abramoff about his muscular bu...
 |
Contribute!
 Paid for by... Our Blog
Another One Gone posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-16-2008 Sen. John McCain's lobbyist-heavy staff took another loss today in the wake of news about the less than savory folks those lobbyists used to work for. Eric Burgeson, an energy lobbyist, was fired in accordance with the campaign's new conflict of interest policy. He worked for a firm that also handled lobbying for Serbia and Qatar according to Ben Smith at Politico. Published in: John McCain | lobbyists To Really Put Voters First posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Public Campaign Action Fund's Executive Director Nick Nyhart reflects on the study of small donors by the Campaign Finance Institute in this piece for the Huffington Post. As the hype about small donation in the presidential race fails to cut in to big donors influence in congressional races, the best hope to put the balance of power in the hands of small donors remains full public financing of elections, which is what we're asking candidates for Congress to show their support for via the Voters First Pledge. Published in: campaign contributions | small donors | Voters First Pledge More Miller? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Well this isn't the best news for the campaign to win Clean Elections in Maryland. Senate President Mike Miller (D), a staunch opponent of Clean Elections who has obstructed passage of the legislation in the last two legislative sessions, is considering running for office again despite having said previously that this term would be his last. Miller has been in the state Senate since 1975. Appropriately enough, Miller may announce his run at a fundraising event. Published in: Clean Elections | Maryland |
| 
powered by Drupal