Disclosure Should Not Be A Tough Sell
Lost in the scant coverage of the House Democrats' attempt to pass a campaign spending disclosure bill is the fact that caving to the NRA is not just a cowardly political act. It's also unnecessary!
View ArticleObama demands action on corporate donor disclosure
In an address that could have been entitled "Come out, come out, whoever you are," President Obama this morning blasted the Citizens United ruling, explained what it meant to the American political...
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HEMMED In - Closing the Door...Too Late?
Today's output from Blogistan Polytechnic Institute’s state-of-the-art HEMMED (High-Energy Meta Mojo Elucidation Detector) machine is a horse who has bolted out of the barn and is now running out to...
View ArticleHow every Dem candidate should be ending their ads
As you know, candidates who air commercials on TV or the radio must state at some point something along the lines of: My name is Barack Obama and I approved this message. Through the years we have seen...
View ArticleMy Dear Fellow Goo-Goos ...
Some tough love from the Wall Street Journal: So how about it, goo-goos? Your standard bearer on Capitol Hill looks like a goner, and the Supreme Court has rightly gutted your schemes to limit...
View ArticleLet’s All Say “Cards on the Table,” Again!
Let’s All Say “Cards on the Table,” Again! by Susan C. Strong, Founder & Executive Director, The Metaphor Project, http://www.metaphorproject.org Business and personal cards, that is. Once again,...
View ArticleTwitter Townhall on DISCLOSE act 2012
I will be moderating a Twitter Townhall via my work account (@CAPcongress) on the DISCLOSE 2012 act with Senators Whitehouse and Merkley, as well as CAP Action Fund president Tom Perriello. We will be...
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DISCLOSE Act Vote Monday!
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced Thursday that the DISCLOSE Act (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections) has been reintroduced in Congress and will be up for a...
View ArticleStatement by President Obama on the DISCLOSE Act, July 16, 2012
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2012 Statement by the President on the DISCLOSE Act Two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United that big...
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NM-Sen: Tom Udall (D) Continues To Push For A Constitutional Amendment To End...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Tom Udall (D. NM) regarding the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United: My uncle Mo, who served in the House for many years, used to say "Reform is not for...
View ArticleDevelop Your Identity
It is good, vital and necessary for you to relate to all living things/people/plants/animals as one of them, not above below. They have abilities which you lack and vice versa. You relate as a self....
View ArticleRussian Meddling proves need for a new Disclose Act
The steady drum beat of revelations about Russian connections to the Trump Campaign is deeply troubling. The extent of alleged connections between Russian actors and the Trump campaign and transition...
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MT-Sen: Tester (D) Slams Trump's Treasury For Reversing Transparency Rules On...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s (D. MT) re-election campaign:Late last night, we learned the Treasury Department will no longer require some politically active nonprofit...
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