At least a few of the 11 didn't actually show up for Wurzelbacher, but were in the store anyway. One was reading "Dreams From My Father" upstairs and thought it was an amusing coincidence that "Joe the Plumber" was in Borders at the time. Wurzelbacher was scheduled to speak and sign books for three hours. He left after 55 minutes when no one else
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The 20 most corrupt members of Congress
The 20 most corrupt members of Congress
from http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/He is the Minority Leader in the 110th Congress and sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sen. McConnell’s ethics issues stem from earmarks he has inserted into legislation for clients of his former chief of staff, lobbyist Gordon Hunter Bates, in exchange for campaign contributions as well as the misuse of his nonprofit The McConnell Center for Political Leadership at the University of Louisville. Sen. McConnell was profiled in CREW’s 2007 congressional corruption report.
Gordon Hunter Bates and the Bates Capitol Group LLC
Gordon Hunter Bates served as Sen. McConnell’s chief legal counsel and then chief of staff from 1997 to 2002. After a 2003 lawsuit ended his bid for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, he opened a lobbying firm, Bates Capitol Group LLC (Bates Capitol). Bates Capitol clients include: E-Cavern, Voice for Humanity, Appriss Inc. and Boardpoint LLC, all of which have received earmarks thanks to Sen. McConnell. In addition, the senator rewrote legislation to help another Bates Group client, UPS Inc. All of these companies have made substantial contributions to Sen. McConnell’s campaigns.
If Sen. McConnell accepted donations to his campaign and political action committees in direct exchange for earmarking federal funds to clients of Bates Capitol, he may have violated the bribery statute and House rules. In addition, by using his position as a member of Congress to financially benefit clients of a lobbying firm owned by his former staff member, Sen. McConnell may be depriving his constituents, the United States Senate and the United States of his honest services.
The McConnell Center for Political Leadership
The McConnell Center for Political Leadership was founded by Sen. McConnell in 1991 as a non-profit organization for which the senator raises funds. Two of the largest donors to the McConnell Center are Ashland Inc. and UPS, which have donated $500,000 and $400,000 respectively. Some donations to the McConnell Center have been delivered to Sen. McConnell’s Capitol Hill office.
The University of Louisville Foundation was sued by the Courier Journal because the center insisted on maintaining the anonymity of its donors. In August 2008, the Kentucky Supreme Court held that the University of Louisville could not withhold information about donors from public records requests. The court agreed with the newspaper that “certain donors may not simply wish to conceal their identities, but rather may wish to conceal the true purposes of their donations.” Though the court ruled that the identities of 62 donors who requested their donations be anonymous need not be revealed, future donors will not be permitted to make anonymous donations.
If Sen. McConnell provided legislative assistance in return for contributions to the McConnell Center, he may have violated federal law and House rules.
More Pork for the Military-Industrial complex, PMA Group
...we’ve learned that PMA’s clients received nearly $300 million worth of earmarks in one defense appropriations bill. In what is best described as circular fund-raising, millions of those dollars made a return trip to Capitol Hill in the form of contributions to members of Congress. The 2009 defense appropriations bill, contained more than 1,000
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Why a War Crimes Commission Could Enable Prosecutions
Senate Democrats insist that the investigations they seek are not intended to spawn prosecutions. But they may not be able to control that.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
George W. Bush: Worst record of job creation-ever
The Bush administration created about three million jobs (net) over its eight years, a fraction of the 23 million jobs created under President Bill Clinton’s administration and only slightly better than President George H.W. Bush did in his four years in office.
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Stanford Owns The Congress - HUGE List of donations to campaign comm.
The following party committees and members of Congress, past and present, have received contributions from the PAC and/or employees of Stanford Financial Group since 2000 (including contributions to both candidate committees and leadership PACs):
Source: Open Secrets Org
Name
Total
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
$965,500
National Republican Congressional Cmte
$250,125
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
$202,000
Republican National Cmte
$160,744
National Republican Senatorial Cmte
$133,345
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla)
$45,900
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
$41,375
Pres. Barack Obama (D)*
$31,750
Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio)
$28,200
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz)*
$28,150
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)
$27,500
Democratic Party of New Jersey
$25,000
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas)
$20,100
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
$19,700
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
$17,000
Rep. Charlie A. Gonzalez (D-Texas)
$15,500
Rep. Max Sandlin (D-Texas)
$15,500
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
$15,100
Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas)*
$14,500
Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala)
$14,000
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)*
$11,800
Rep. Martin Frost (D-Texas)
$11,000
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss)
$8,800
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev)
$8,500
Greg Davis (R-Miss)
$8,500
Raul L. Martinez (D-Fla)
$7,600
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
$7,300
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
$7,000
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
$6,900
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
$6,100
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash)
$6,000
Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill)
$5,300
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
$5,000
Del. Donna Christian-Green (D-VI)
$5,000
Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)
$5,000
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa)
$5,000
John Neely Kennedy (R-La)*
$5,000
Bill Richardson (D)
$4,600
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)
$4,600
Nikki Tinker (D-Tenn)
$4,600
Mitt Romney (R)
$4,600
Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY)
$4,550
Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
$4,000
Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass)
$4,000
Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)
$4,000
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND)
$4,000
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-Texas)
$4,000
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill)
$3,500
Woody Jenkins (R-La)
$3,500
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
$3,500
Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla)
$3,500
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill)
$3,000
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va)
$3,000
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn)
$3,000
Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla)
$3,000
Rep. Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio)
$3,000
Rep. Melvin L. Watt (D-NC)
$3,000
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
$3,000
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)
$2,550
Jonathan Powers (3-NY)
$2,550
Rep. Michael E. McMahon (D-NY)
$2,550
Rep. Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla)
$2,500
Rep. Adam H. Putnam (R-Fla)
$2,500
Sen. Gordon H. Smith (R-Ore)
$2,500
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich)
$2,500
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga)
$2,500
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va)
$2,500
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss)
$2,500
Rep. Stephen Ira Cohen (D-Tenn)
$2,500
Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn)
$2,500
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla)
$2,500
Sen. John E. Sununu (R-NH)
$2,500
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
$2,500
Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (D-Pa)
$2,500
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky)
$2,500
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La)
$2,500
Rep. Walter Clifford Minnick (D-Idaho)
$2,300
Dan Seals (D-Ill)
$2,300
Linda D. Stender (D-NJ)
$2,300
Rep. John A. Boccieri (D-Ohio)
$2,300
Rep. Deborah Halvorson (D-Ill)
$2,300
Ashwin Madia (D-Minn)
$2,300
Republican Party of Texas
$2,300
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala)
$2,000
Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi (R-Ohio)
$2,000
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)
$2,000
Christine Jennings (D-Fla)
$2,000
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
$2,000
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas)
$2,000
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
$2,000
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla)
$2,000
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
$2,000
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
$2,000
Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md)
$2,000
Rep. Pete King (R-NY)
$1,500
Sen. John Breaux (D-La)
$1,500
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
$1,500
Tony Perkins (R-La)
$1,500
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga)
$1,500
Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr (R-La)
$1,500
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
$1,500
Daniel Johnson (D-NC)
$1,250
Joe Garcia (D-Fla)
$1,000
Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La)
$1,000
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
$1,000
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif)
$1,000
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del)
$1,000
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn)
$1,000
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WVa)
$1,000
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash)
$1,000
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
$1,000
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
$1,000
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
$1,000
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan)
$1,000
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont)
$1,000
Sen. Rod Grams (R-Minn)
$1,000
Sen. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ)
$1,000
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
$1,000
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass)
$1,000
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass)
$1,000
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga)
$1,000
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)
$1,000
Sen. John Edwards (D)
$750
Pres. George W. Bush (R)
$750
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas)
$500
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
$500
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla)
$500
Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn)
$500
Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr (D-Tenn)
$500
Sen. David Vitter (R-La)
$500
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla)
$500
Rep. Robert E Latta (R-Ohio)
$500
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
$500
Bruce Lunsford (D-Ky)
$500
Vernon Jones (D-Ga)
$500
William G. Shafroth (D-Colo)
$500
Democratic Party of Tennessee
$500
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss)
$250
George E. Irvin Sr (D-Miss)
$250
Sen. George Allen (R-Va)
$250
Rep. Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R-Miss)
$250
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
$250
Source: Open Secrets Org
Name
Total
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
$965,500
National Republican Congressional Cmte
$250,125
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
$202,000
Republican National Cmte
$160,744
National Republican Senatorial Cmte
$133,345
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla)
$45,900
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
$41,375
Pres. Barack Obama (D)*
$31,750
Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio)
$28,200
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz)*
$28,150
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)
$27,500
Democratic Party of New Jersey
$25,000
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas)
$20,100
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
$19,700
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
$17,000
Rep. Charlie A. Gonzalez (D-Texas)
$15,500
Rep. Max Sandlin (D-Texas)
$15,500
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
$15,100
Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas)*
$14,500
Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala)
$14,000
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)*
$11,800
Rep. Martin Frost (D-Texas)
$11,000
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss)
$8,800
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev)
$8,500
Greg Davis (R-Miss)
$8,500
Raul L. Martinez (D-Fla)
$7,600
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
$7,300
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
$7,000
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
$6,900
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
$6,100
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash)
$6,000
Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill)
$5,300
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
$5,000
Del. Donna Christian-Green (D-VI)
$5,000
Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)
$5,000
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa)
$5,000
John Neely Kennedy (R-La)*
$5,000
Bill Richardson (D)
$4,600
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)
$4,600
Nikki Tinker (D-Tenn)
$4,600
Mitt Romney (R)
$4,600
Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY)
$4,550
Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
$4,000
Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass)
$4,000
Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)
$4,000
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND)
$4,000
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-Texas)
$4,000
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill)
$3,500
Woody Jenkins (R-La)
$3,500
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
$3,500
Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla)
$3,500
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill)
$3,000
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va)
$3,000
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn)
$3,000
Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla)
$3,000
Rep. Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio)
$3,000
Rep. Melvin L. Watt (D-NC)
$3,000
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
$3,000
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)
$2,550
Jonathan Powers (3-NY)
$2,550
Rep. Michael E. McMahon (D-NY)
$2,550
Rep. Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla)
$2,500
Rep. Adam H. Putnam (R-Fla)
$2,500
Sen. Gordon H. Smith (R-Ore)
$2,500
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich)
$2,500
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga)
$2,500
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va)
$2,500
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss)
$2,500
Rep. Stephen Ira Cohen (D-Tenn)
$2,500
Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn)
$2,500
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla)
$2,500
Sen. John E. Sununu (R-NH)
$2,500
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
$2,500
Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (D-Pa)
$2,500
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky)
$2,500
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La)
$2,500
Rep. Walter Clifford Minnick (D-Idaho)
$2,300
Dan Seals (D-Ill)
$2,300
Linda D. Stender (D-NJ)
$2,300
Rep. John A. Boccieri (D-Ohio)
$2,300
Rep. Deborah Halvorson (D-Ill)
$2,300
Ashwin Madia (D-Minn)
$2,300
Republican Party of Texas
$2,300
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala)
$2,000
Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi (R-Ohio)
$2,000
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)
$2,000
Christine Jennings (D-Fla)
$2,000
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
$2,000
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas)
$2,000
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
$2,000
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla)
$2,000
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
$2,000
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
$2,000
Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md)
$2,000
Rep. Pete King (R-NY)
$1,500
Sen. John Breaux (D-La)
$1,500
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
$1,500
Tony Perkins (R-La)
$1,500
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga)
$1,500
Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr (R-La)
$1,500
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
$1,500
Daniel Johnson (D-NC)
$1,250
Joe Garcia (D-Fla)
$1,000
Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La)
$1,000
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
$1,000
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif)
$1,000
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del)
$1,000
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn)
$1,000
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WVa)
$1,000
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash)
$1,000
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
$1,000
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
$1,000
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
$1,000
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan)
$1,000
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont)
$1,000
Sen. Rod Grams (R-Minn)
$1,000
Sen. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ)
$1,000
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
$1,000
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass)
$1,000
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass)
$1,000
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga)
$1,000
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)
$1,000
Sen. John Edwards (D)
$750
Pres. George W. Bush (R)
$750
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas)
$500
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
$500
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla)
$500
Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn)
$500
Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr (D-Tenn)
$500
Sen. David Vitter (R-La)
$500
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla)
$500
Rep. Robert E Latta (R-Ohio)
$500
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
$500
Bruce Lunsford (D-Ky)
$500
Vernon Jones (D-Ga)
$500
William G. Shafroth (D-Colo)
$500
Democratic Party of Tennessee
$500
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss)
$250
George E. Irvin Sr (D-Miss)
$250
Sen. George Allen (R-Va)
$250
Rep. Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R-Miss)
$250
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
$250
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sen. Patrick Leahy: Investigate Bush-Cheney Abuses
Proposing the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate abuses during the Bush-Cheney administration, which may include the use of torture, warrantless wiretapping, extraordinary rendition, and executive override of laws.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Rep. Kucinich introduces Dept. of Peace Bill with 62 co-sponsors
Washington, DC
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) yesterday reintroduced legislation that would authorize a Cabinet-level Department of Peace.
“It is well known that in times of economic difficulty violence increases. When relationships are strained by economic hardship, domestic violence, violent robbery and abuse of children and animals all increase. When the world is facing possibly the largest economic downturn since the Great Depression, now is not the time to ignore social issues and interpersonal relationships, now is the time to make special attention to make sure that our relations and health do not suffer along with our pocket books,” stated Kucinich.
The Cabinet-level Department authorized in the legislation embodies a broad-based approach to peaceful, non-violent conflict resolution at both domestic and international levels. The Department of Peace would serve to promote non-violence as an organizing principle in our society, and help to create the conditions for a more peaceful world
“Peace is a foundational principle of this Congress and of this country. This bill gives it a chance to have an animating power in our civic life by addressing the issues of domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, violence in the schools and racial violence,” added Kucinich."
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) yesterday reintroduced legislation that would authorize a Cabinet-level Department of Peace.
“It is well known that in times of economic difficulty violence increases. When relationships are strained by economic hardship, domestic violence, violent robbery and abuse of children and animals all increase. When the world is facing possibly the largest economic downturn since the Great Depression, now is not the time to ignore social issues and interpersonal relationships, now is the time to make special attention to make sure that our relations and health do not suffer along with our pocket books,” stated Kucinich.
The Cabinet-level Department authorized in the legislation embodies a broad-based approach to peaceful, non-violent conflict resolution at both domestic and international levels. The Department of Peace would serve to promote non-violence as an organizing principle in our society, and help to create the conditions for a more peaceful world
“Peace is a foundational principle of this Congress and of this country. This bill gives it a chance to have an animating power in our civic life by addressing the issues of domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, violence in the schools and racial violence,” added Kucinich."
Sunday, February 8, 2009
New G.O.P. Chairman Made Questionable Payment To Sister
Accusations that payment made for services not rendered during his Senate campaign. GOP chairman has denied the claims.
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Richest 1% hold more wealth than any time since 1929
According to researchers, since the late 1970s, a greater and greater share of national income has gone to people at the top of the earnings ladder. As late as 1976, the richest 1 percent of the country took home about 9 percent of the total national income. By 2006, they were pocketing more than 20%
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Friday, February 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal Blew Chance to Expose Madoff
A bombshell is buried in Harry Markopolos' prepared testimony (.pdf) to a House panel today: he contacted the Wall Street Journal on the Bernie Madoff fraud three years ago, and the newspaper did nothing. I believe that senior editors of the Journal respected and feared Mr. Madoff"
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
SEC pummeled as Madoff tipster testifies
Harry Markopolos, a former investment manager who tried to warn U.S. regulators about Bernard Madoff, joined lawmakers in blasting the Securities and Exchange Commission but said he was...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Obama says "Some Banks Won't Make It"
WASHINGTON — In a sobering appraisal of the nation's banking system, President Barack Obama signaled Monday that he will need more money to bail out the battered financial industry. Even so, he said, "some banks won't make it."
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Dodd Orders Treasury to Recover Billions in Wall St. Bonuses
Wall Street bonuses for 2008 reach an astonishing $18.4 billion. Obama called it "outrageous" in the current recession context and with the heavy losses posted by Wall Street.It would not be surprising if some money was coming from TARP funds already allocated by the Bush administration.
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Bailouts for Bunglers
The plans for rescuing the banking system are shaping up as a classic exercise in “lemon socialism”: taxpayers bear the cost if things go wrong, but stockholders and executives get the benefits if things go right.
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In Daschle’s Tax Woes, a Peek Into Washington
The disclosures about Tom Daschle show how he was able to live lavishly by dint of his name and connections.
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Reasons why U.S.-Israel relations won't change: PAC $$$
WORLD ALLIANCE FOR ISRAEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Candidate Contributions: 2007-2008 Campaign Cycle
Total 2007-2008 campaign contributions: $183,000
(this is just ONE, pro-Israeli PAC - there have to be at least a dozen of them)
Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) $4500
Engel, Eliot (D-NY) $5000
Levin, Carl (D-MI) $5000
Cohen, Steve (D-TN) $5000
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $5000
Reed, Jack (D-RI) $5000
Durbin, Richard (D-IL) $5000
Rockefeller, John (D-WV) $5000
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) $5000
Harkin, Tom (D-IA) $5000
Baucus, Max (D-MT) $5000
Wicker, Roger (R-MS) $5000
Coleman, Norm (R-MN) $5000
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $5000
Landrieu, Mary (D-LA) $10000
Lowey, Nita (D-NY) $2000
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) $2000
McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) $2000
Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) $2500
Cornyn, John (R-TX) $2500
Israel, Steve (D-NY) $2500
Andrews, Robert (D-NJ) $2500
Johnson, Tim (D-SD) $2500
Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) $2500
Pryor, Mark (D-AR) $2500
Salazar, John (D-CO) $2500
Marshall, Jim (D-GA) $2500
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL) $2500
Schiff, Adam (D-CA) $2500
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) $2500
Kirk, Mark (R-IL) $3000
Sanchez, Loretta (D-CA) $3500
Bean, Melissa (D-IL) $3500
Sanchez, Linda (D-CA) $3500
Reichert, Dave (R-WA) $3500
Hall, John (D-NY) $3500
Barrow, John (D-GA) $3500
Collins, Susan (R-ME) $3500
Dreier, David (R-CA) $3500
Boswell, Leonard (D-IA) $3500
Gerlach, Jim (R-PA) $3500
Edwards, Chet (D-TX) $3500
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) $3500
Harman, Jane (D-CA) $3500
Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) $3500
Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) $3500
Berman, Howard (D-CA) $3500
Emanuel, Rahm (D-IL) $500
Michaud, Michael (D-ME) $500
Warner, Mark (D-VA) $1000
Boehner, John (R-OH) $1000
Risch, Jim (R-ID) $1000
Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) $1000
Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) $1000
Baca, Joe (D-CA) $1000
Enzi, Michael (R-WY) $1000
Klein, Ron (D-FL) $1000
Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) $1000
Udall, Tom (D-NM) $1000
Hodes, Paul (D-NH) $1000
Costa, Jim (D-CA) $1500
Candidate Contributions: 2007-2008 Campaign Cycle
Total 2007-2008 campaign contributions: $183,000
(this is just ONE, pro-Israeli PAC - there have to be at least a dozen of them)
Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) $4500
Engel, Eliot (D-NY) $5000
Levin, Carl (D-MI) $5000
Cohen, Steve (D-TN) $5000
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $5000
Reed, Jack (D-RI) $5000
Durbin, Richard (D-IL) $5000
Rockefeller, John (D-WV) $5000
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) $5000
Harkin, Tom (D-IA) $5000
Baucus, Max (D-MT) $5000
Wicker, Roger (R-MS) $5000
Coleman, Norm (R-MN) $5000
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $5000
Landrieu, Mary (D-LA) $10000
Lowey, Nita (D-NY) $2000
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) $2000
McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) $2000
Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) $2500
Cornyn, John (R-TX) $2500
Israel, Steve (D-NY) $2500
Andrews, Robert (D-NJ) $2500
Johnson, Tim (D-SD) $2500
Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) $2500
Pryor, Mark (D-AR) $2500
Salazar, John (D-CO) $2500
Marshall, Jim (D-GA) $2500
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL) $2500
Schiff, Adam (D-CA) $2500
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) $2500
Kirk, Mark (R-IL) $3000
Sanchez, Loretta (D-CA) $3500
Bean, Melissa (D-IL) $3500
Sanchez, Linda (D-CA) $3500
Reichert, Dave (R-WA) $3500
Hall, John (D-NY) $3500
Barrow, John (D-GA) $3500
Collins, Susan (R-ME) $3500
Dreier, David (R-CA) $3500
Boswell, Leonard (D-IA) $3500
Gerlach, Jim (R-PA) $3500
Edwards, Chet (D-TX) $3500
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) $3500
Harman, Jane (D-CA) $3500
Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) $3500
Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) $3500
Berman, Howard (D-CA) $3500
Emanuel, Rahm (D-IL) $500
Michaud, Michael (D-ME) $500
Warner, Mark (D-VA) $1000
Boehner, John (R-OH) $1000
Risch, Jim (R-ID) $1000
Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) $1000
Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) $1000
Baca, Joe (D-CA) $1000
Enzi, Michael (R-WY) $1000
Klein, Ron (D-FL) $1000
Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) $1000
Udall, Tom (D-NM) $1000
Hodes, Paul (D-NH) $1000
Costa, Jim (D-CA) $1500
400 richest Americans’ incomes doubled under Bush
Bloomberg reports that, according to recently released IRS data, “the average tax rate paid by the richest 400 Americans fell by a third to 17.2 percent through the first six years of the Bush administration and their average income doubled to $263.3 million.”
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Angry Senator Wants Pay Cap On Wall Street 'Idiots'
An angry U.S. senator introduced legislation Friday to cap compensation for employees of any company that accepts federal bailout money. Under the terms of a bill introduced by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, no employee would be allowed to make more than the president of the United States.
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