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The Don Of Pay-To-Play Politics

Blago’s got nothing on the man who used to run California’s state Senate.

December 30, 2008 | Read More


Elitists Welcome

Our country’s elite should run our government.

December 29, 2008 | Read More


Establishment Media Starting To Get It?

Extra, extra! A big time journalist actually hints that Rod Blajojevich might not be a mere “bad apple”!

December 17, 2008 | Read More


An Obama Flashback

A magazine profile of Barack Obama in 2006 tells us a lot about Barack Obama in 2008. Namely, that we shouldn’t trust him–or any other politician from the two major parties–to fix our broken government.

December 17, 2008 | Read More


The Best Government (Kennedy) Money Can Buy

According to the Democratic Party, Caroline Kennedy’s ability raise money makes her eminently qualified to become a U.S. Senator.

December 16, 2008 | Read More


Obama Reality Check - Pentagon Waste Edition

Obama says he’ll go line-by-line to cut federal spending. He could start by killing a $65 billion Pentagon boondoggle. But he’ll have to beat back bought-off members of Congress to do it.

December 11, 2008 | Read More


Judicial Branch Rotten With Pay-To-Play Politics, Too

We already know that legalized bribery and influence peddling have chewed through the executive and legislative branches of our government like a cloud of locusts. But the judicial branch was supposed to be immune to the infestation, right? Um … not so much.

November 14, 2008 | Read More


Election Bright Spot$

An important addendum to our earlier post on the biggest-spending candidates winning more than 9 out of 10 congressional races this year: opensecrets.org also points out a few notable, and inspiring, exceptions to the cash=victory equation.

November 13, 2008 | Read More


The Campaign After The Campaign

I know you thought election season was over. But for the heavy-hitting campaign donors out there, it’s really just begun. It’s time for their most important campaign of all - to get their money’s worth. And woe to any politician that stands in their way.

November 12, 2008 | Read More


Out-Of-District Cash Floods Congress

Four out of every five bucks taken in for House campaigns come from people and corporations that do not live in, or have any connection to, members’ constituents - you know those unimportant people who send them to Washington in the first place? The ones they supposedly represent?

November 4, 2008 | Read More


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