Why Should I Care? Leaders Lack Good Reasons to Vote For Democrats – or...
There is great concern that the Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives and even possibly the Senate in the 2010 elections. While most prognosticators are predicting huge wins for...
View ArticleHill Democrats Whine About Third-Party Campaign Spending, Ignoring Their Own...
With low enthusiasm expected from Democratic base voters and the new flood of money created by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, Congressional Democrats are terrified that they are being...
View ArticleCalling Accounting to Account: The Abortion Funding Debate and the Chamber of...
The Chamber of Commerce gets money from foreign citizens and foreign corporations for their general fund. From their general fund, the Chamber of Commerce spends millions on ads to influence our...
View ArticleDear Congress, Almost No One Knows or Cares About Your Kabuki
It’s Christmas time, and I’m surrounded by family. Like with almost any large family gathering, the conversation eventually turns to polite questions about work. The family knows I write about...
View ArticleModest Reforms of Senate Filibuster Rules Won’t Cause Political Backlash
I know this is often hard for professional politicians and political aides to comprehend, but regular Americans really don’t pay attention to abstract congressional maneuvers. If the Senate Democratic...
View ArticleImmediate Austerity: A Win-Win Strategy for Republicans
When fully in control of Washington, the Republican Party has traditionally shown no concern for budget deficits. They had no problem passing both unpaid-for tax cuts or huge entitlement expansion on...
View ArticleBig Majorities Feel Rich Individuals and Large Corporations Pay Too Little in...
While most Americans feel that middle class and lower income individuals pay their fair share or too much in taxes, overwhelming majorities believe rich people and corporations pay far too little,...
View ArticleGovernment Contractors Will Fight for Right to Secretly Use Tax Dollars to...
A government contractor’s entire business model is based on trying to convince the politicians in power to give it large sums of taxpayer money. It should be evident to everyone that the potential for...
View ArticleMajorities from Every Political Ideology Want a Third Party Option
Overall, 52 percent of Americans would like to add a third major political party, while only 40 percent feel Democrats and Republicans do an adequate job representing the American people, according to...
View ArticleReminder: DC Needs Statehood
One of the biggest inherent injustices in our government system is that there is no democracy for the people living in the capital of the country which is called the leader of the free world. The...
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