Partisanship
The Partisan Sideshow Continues
Another year, another massive budget deficit in California, and yet more partisan bickering while nothing gets solved
November 26, 2008 | Read More
Gerrymandered Gridlock
Democrats have guaranteed themselves ironclad majorities in California–and endless gridlock in state government.
November 25, 2008 | Read More
Legalized Vote-Buying Won’t End Anytime Soon
Last year, members of Congress bribed their local constituents with over $17 billion in “special” projects. And neither party is in any hurry to break the practice.
November 24, 2008 | Read More
Why I Didn’t Vote
By Lee Brandenburg, founder and publisher of Captive American.com
November 21, 2008 | Read More
Party Loyalty Is Rule Number One In Congress
The average member of the House of Representatives votes with his or her party 94 percent of the time.
November 21, 2008 | Read More
Kill The Scourge Of Straight Ticket Voting
Voters in more than a dozen other states, can automatically vote for every Republican or every Democratic candidate on the ballot by punching a single item. One politician in Texas wants to get rid of this undemocratic practice.
November 14, 2008 | Read More
Obama Reality Check - Presidential Powers Edition
This morning, news comes from the AP that Obama plans to “undo” many of President Bush’s actions by using one of Bush’s favorite techniques, the all-powerful executive order.
November 10, 2008 | Read More
Record Turnout? Not So Much
Much was made of Obama’s ability to bring new and first-time voters to the polls. And he succeeded at doing that. But his message appears to have kept almost as many voters away.
November 6, 2008 | Read More
The Purge: Enforcing Party Discipline
If you want proof that party leaders use committee assignments to keep their members in line, look no further than Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. Lieberman had the nerve to support someone other than a Democrat for president. Now, he’s in for a spanking.
November 6, 2008 | Read More
Party First
Just about every representative and senator in Congress votes along party lines more than 90% of the time, often more than 95%. Even the celebrated maverick John McCain toes his party’s line 89% of the time. And if you think Democrats are any better, they’re not. Actually, most Dems we searched on showed 97-98% party loyalty.
November 6, 2008 | Read More
