Public Campaign Action Fund - PACs

DeLay's Pre-Primary Report

David Donnelly — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:17:00 +0000

Tom DeLay had to file his pre-primary fundraising and expenses with the FEC.What do you see of note?Here are some interesting notes:No media expenses I can tell.DeLay spent $92.01 for pest control on 2/8/06. I guess those cockroaches follow hi...

Yesterday was not a good day if your last name starts with an S, ends with an M, and has the letters "antoru" in the middle

Rick Bielke — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:30:00 +0000

Sen. Rick Santorum's (R-PA) $500,000 five year mortgage on his home in Leesburg, VA is in question. The loan came from a small Philadelphia bank (who also happens to be a major financial contributor to Santorum's political interests) even ...

The Boehner ad

David Donnelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:49:00 +0000

Cold. Hard. Cash. We've also posted a quick summary of Boehner's likeness to the disgraced Majority Leader he replaces, Tom DeLay. Feel free to circulate: The Facts on John Boehner (R-OH) 1. Like Tom DeLay, John Boehner has close ties to K...

Is DeLay's ARMPAC Broke?

Rick Bielke — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:39:00 +0000

DeLay's ARMPAC has no money. ARMPAC's year-end report shows that the PAC received $17,000 from six different PACS. The PAC spent a little less than that on disbursements which mostly consisted of the salaries of Delay's wife (Christine D...

DeLay Tried To Shut Down Indian Casino

Rick Bielke — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:39:00 +0000

The lead paragraph from the CNN posted story says it all:"Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay tried to pressure the Bush administration into shutting down an Indian-owned casino that lobbyist Jack Abramoff wanted closed -- shortly after a ...

Alexander Strategy Group Shuts Its Doors

Rick Bielke — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:07:00 +0000

The Alexander Strategy Group, a DC based lobbying firm that was peppered with former DeLay staff and a product of a recent DailyDeLay blog post, has permanently shut its doors. The Group's owner Edwin Buckham told the Washington Post, "repor...

Stop That Train!

Micah Sifry — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:46:00 +0000

Three cheers for the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus, who definitely understands what's going on. In "Derail These Fundraisers," she puts her finger precisely on what is so corrupt about Washington's pay-to-play culture, and why real reform...

Blunt = Boehner = DeLay

Nancy Watzman — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:46:00 +0000

A report in today's Bloomberg news makes the same point we have here, that House majority leader contenders Reps. Roy Blunt of Missouri and John Boehner of Ohio are both awfully close to Tom DeLay and K Street:Both Blunt and Boehner have poli...

Who said this?

David Donnelly — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:03:00 +0000

"The election process has turned into an incumbency protection process in which lobbyists attend PAC fundraisers to raise money for incumbents so they can drown potential opponents, thus creating war chests that convince candidates not to run...

Connecticut: Simmons and Courtney Spar Over Contributions

Rick Bielke — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:13:00 +0000

Political contributions are becoming a hot topic in a congressional race in Connecticut. Incumbent Rep. Simmons is dogging challenger Joe Courtney over contributions he received from Rep. Pelosi's PAC. Simmons is getting heat for the $39,000 ...