Anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time knows that I am a huge advocate of campaign finance reform. Our democracy has been destroyed by the current system of “flood them with money” to the point that we no longer have a democracy, but rather an auction. Now Gallup is out with […]
Now the GOP infighting really gets interesting. In one corner we have former presidential nominee John McCain, and in the other corner – Republican Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina: “McCain, who is proponent of campaign finance reform that weakened party organizations and basically put George Soros in the driver’s seat,” DeMint said. “His proposal […]
Just another example of how McCain says one thing and does another: Given Senator John McCain’s signature stance on campaign finance reform, it was not surprising that he backed legislation last year requiring presidential candidates to pay the actual cost of flying on corporate jets. The law, which requires campaigns to pay charter rates when […]
Last week we heard how Bush was pandering to the richest Americans even more by eliminating jobs at the I.R.S. that are charged with looking into the tax returns of these people: The federal government is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who audit tax […]
The newly constructed conservative Supreme Court has made a ruling overturning the campaign finance laws of Vermont: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Vermont’s limits on contributions and spending in political campaigns are too low and improperly hinder the ability of candidates to raise money and speak to voters. In a fractured set of opinions, […]
It may not be as far off the beaten path as you think.Walken for President has launched and it is rather official looking. Many do not know how to take it or if it is a joke or not, but this is one candidate I wouldn’t mind seeing at all, that is as long Arnold […]