Moonage Political Webdream

An article today pointed to the fact that not all National Rifle Association members are against Obama.  Heck, Obama even has the support of the American Hunters and Shooters Association.  Hey, since it has the words “hunter” and “shooter” in its title, it’s got to be about guys who like to shoot things with guns, [...]

Barack Obama announced this week he will not accept public funding.  That in itself is no big deal.  The big deal is what he had said earlier: “Senator John McCain has already pledged to accept this fundraising pledge,” Obama wrote. “If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican [...]

There’s a lot of talk about John McCain’s presidential bid implosion. Some are saying it’s because he’s not liberal enough, citing his ties to Bush a few years ago. Others, in the same thread, are claiming he’s not conservative enough, citing his failure to support a lot of Bush’s agenda. I think it’s a totally [...]

I read an excellent comment on Outside the Beltway. I’d like to just post the whole thing here, but that’s discouraged. So, I’ll just lift the best part: Perhaps naively, I still believe genuine corruption among Congressmen and other major officials in American politics is an aberration rather than routine. The people who aspire to [...]

The Center for Public Integrity has released a study of representing exactly what Tom Delay has been indicted for doing.  I’ts pretty revealing.  Following is a breakdown of that list: Corp Don.   Democrat Republican $462,450 Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.        57,500              -   $1,110,361 Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.               -              800 $36,500 Rep. [...]

Jason Javitz of Political Vice Squad asks: What is the very first thing the GOP-dominated Congress should do when it convenes next year? I, like everyone else that keeps up with the process that rules our land, has an opinion of what it should be.  I personally would like for them to tackle something quick [...]

I stumbled accross this little tidbit in the Federal Election Commission webpage. It’s a list of commissions ( 527′s ) that have spent money AGAINST a candidate. This information is also featured in opensecrets.org. Here is the list of organizations that have spent money against Kerry: AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 4/21/2004 10235 24981246275 AMERICAN POLITICAL [...]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Hastert did reply to Soros’ letter. Something I wouldn’t have bothered doing: Dear Mr. Soros: Thank you for your letter of August 31, 2004. Let me say in response that we have a fundamentally different vision for the future of our nation. I think that policies that you and [...]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Well, the anti-Bushers are making as big a deal as they can lambasting Hastert for “insinuating” that Soros deals with “drug groups”. Hastert didn’t insinuate anything, he stated it clearly and hasn’t backed down from it. I agree with Hastert, obviously. I have had family and close friends die [...]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert…… Dr. Mr. Speaker: Your recent comments implying that I am receiving funds from drug cartels are not only untrue, but also deeply offensive. You do a discredit to yourself and to the dignity of your office by engaging in these dishonest smear tactics. You [...]