It’s business as usual in Congress for so-called conservatives who save their philosophical discourse to limiting civil rights and civil liberties – and no limits on the kickbacks they take from corporate America. Just two weeks after pleading guilty in a major federal fraud case, Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology firm, scored a largely unnoticed [...]

Stephen Colbert is a total class act.  He’s the best kind of American; I simply love this guy.  He writes a letter to followers of his Colbert SuperPAC - Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow – which you can find HERE.  You should read the whole entirely hilarious letter; an excerpt: Tonight, I am honored to [...]

California Jerry Brown has been doing some very good things in his state.  On the ballot today is Proposition 30 which would be a range of tax increases including the “millionaire’s tax”.  Governor Brown has been pushing this and is working very hard to get voters to sign on to his plan; voters would have [...]

It really says something when the first presidential election after Citizens United has led to more money being spent by anonymous billionaires, corporations and foreign money groups on behalf of the Republican party in this one election than every single election in modern history COMBINED.  Billionaires are trying to swing the election for their preferred [...]

Just so you know – the first two groups are run by Karl Rove and funded by anonymous billionaires, corporations and who knows what foreign money.  They are listed as 501(c)3 organizations for tax purposes and are defined as a “public charity or private foundation”; all donations that go towards these organizations are tax deductible. [...]

This video above comes from Meredith McGehee, Policy Director at The Campaign Legal Center.  She explains how donations from foreigners could be making their way to our election.  It’s illegal but thanks to the Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court … there are now loopholes allowing non-Americans or even sovereign countries to be able to [...]

Three BILLION in the next 9 weeks.  Prepare to be bombarded.  Now – in my mind … there is a difference between just having negative ads – which are currently 80% of all of the ads – versus DISHONEST ads.  The problem is that some ads are more honest than others but people are susceptible [...]

Being a good journalist doesn’t mean that you allow a person in an interview to just tell you whatever talking points they came on to tell you; if they are wrong – you should challenge them.  And that goes for EVERYONE … the President – anyone.  Too many so called “journalists” allow these interviewees to [...]

“Mr. President, you did not kill Osama bin Laden, America did. The work that the American military has done killed Osama bin Laden. You did not.” ~Ben Smith, purported to be a Navy SEAL  A 501(c)(4) group is coming out with ads in at least 6 different swing states accusing the President’s administration of leaking [...]

The problem with everything below from these anonymously funded 3rd party groups to cash bundlers that Romney won’t disclose (Obama does) to the trips overseas fundraising trips by Romney where reporters aren’t allowed in … we really have no idea who the hell is buying our democracy.  We have some information on the billionaires who [...]