Campaign 2010

Countdown to Congressional Elections


The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations.
Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics

The Rise of Corporate Freedom of Speech

(Surpassed 2008 total on August 18)

See Weekly Spending Totals

$2.9 Billion Spent in 08
on Congressional Race
See Major Contributors

Corporate money in politics is bad enough. Secret corporate money is intolerable.


Primary Election Results
(UPDATED: August 25, 2010)






"The Great 2010 Incumbent (Non-)Revolt"

Senate Primary’s
Incumbent Democrats
1 Loss; 6 Wins of 13
Incumbent Republicans
1 Loss; 9 Wins of 12

House Primary’s
Incumbent Democrats
2 Loss; 182 Wins of 245
Incumbent Republicans
2 Loss; 140 Wins of 158

General Election Candidates

Senate

House of Representatives

Visual Facts

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National Debt Clock

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WHEN Did You Become Fiscally Responsible?
BEFORE Obama or AFTER Obama??
January 20, 2009
$10,838,758,414,164.46 - ↑90%
Discretionary Spending at 48.6%

January 20, 2001
$5,719,124,940,098.04 - 36%
January 20, 1993
$4,192,107,025,882.17 - 62%
January 20, 1989
$2,601,104,000,000.00 - 189%
January 20, 1981
$909,041,000.000.00

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Debt by President

Are You A Tea Party Hyprocrite??

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United States of Corporations

Thanks to the GOP's Supreme Court
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Corporate Bill of Rights

Quotes and Links

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The Decade When the U.S. Lost Its Way

Where Have All the Neocons Gone?

From Neocons to Crazy-Cons

America Builds an Aristocracy

Supreme immodesty: Why the justices play politics

The Biggest Medicare Fraud Ever

Enough Right-Wing Propaganda

Tax Rate for Richest 400 Taxpayers Plummeted in Recent Decades, Even as Their Pre-Tax Incomes Skyrocketed

"The financial reform bill will determine whether Wall Street’s banks will serve the American economy or whether the American economy will continue to serve Wall Street's banks."

"While the economy doesn't function for most of us ordinary workers, it yields considerable reward for those at the top."

Republicans Are Locked in a Passionate Embrace with a Corpse and Won't Let Go

"The most important thing Republicans think is that if there are Americans who can't afford the insurance policies that private insurers are willing to offer, then that's their problem."

"It should tell you everything you need to know that, in lobbying to retain its bank supervisory powers, the Fed's allies include the big Wall Street banks."

"[Texas Republican Jeb] Hensarling told a Texas-size whopper — and then tried to claim Republican credit for Bill Clinton’s budget surpluses."

"The Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision last week giving American corporations the right to unlimited political spending was an astonishing display of judicial arrogance, overreach and unjustified activism."

"It was wrong because nothing in the First Amendment dictates that corporations must be treated identically to people."

"They backed the truck up to Fort Knox in broad daylight. They emptied it out, we rescued them and they get $150 billion in bonuses."

"A huge, unregulated boom in which almost all the upside went directly into private hands, followed by a gigantic bust in which the losses were socialized."

So You Just Squandered Billions . . . Take Another Whack at It

Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Have Grown Even Bigger

Bankers' bonuses Beat Earnings as Industry Imploded

U.S. Rescue May Reach $23.7 Trillion

The Bank Bailouts — Corporate Welfarism

New Evidence Cheney Swayed Reaction to Leak - Valerie Plame

Once Again, The More You Watch Fox The Dumber You Are

"Over the past year, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury have injected trillions of dollars into frozen financial markets, snapping up unwanted bonds, extending guarantees to banks and slashing interest rates."

Building a Better Capitalism

The End of Supply Side Economics

The Great Wealth Transfer

The Richer

Who Rules America? Power, Politics, and Social Change

Proponents of Estate Tax Repeal Are Resurrecting Old Misconceptions

Income Gaps Between Very Rich and Everyone Else More Than Tripled In Last Three Decades

Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program

Our Gilded Age

The Rich and the Rest of Us

GOP's "Small Government" Talk is Hollow


Distortions, Hypocrisy & More

"I'm not upset that you lied to me; I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you"
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Today is

Why John McCain Won & Lost

November 1, 2008

Entering the primary season of the 2008 presidential election, John McCain was far from being the favorite to win the Republican Primary as viewed by most of the media and media talking heads. Rudy Giuliani was seen as the very big favorite, with Mitt Romney running a close second, and Fred Thompson coming in third. The only thing that kept McCain from being dead last was Ron Paul. Most of the far right was supporting Giuliani, with an eye on Romney if Giuliani faltered. So when McCain ended up being the last man standing, most of the old George Bush far right supporters were surprised and disappointed. Continue Reading » »

McCain And Obama Campaign Promises

October 27, 2008

With just seven days before the Presidential election a lot of folks haven’t made up their mind who they really want to vote for. Naturally, the hard-core Republicans and hard-core Democrats will vote their party, and that’s just fine. But before you vote, you should know what campaign promises they have [...]

Republicans Hyping Scare Tactic Of One-Party Rule

October 26, 2008

 

The Facts

 

With nine days left before the elections, Republicans running for reelection have adopted a new tactic to improve their reelection possibilities; they are warning voters of serious problems with having both the legislative and executive branches controlled by the Democrats. With this new attack, it seems the Republicans have basically accepted that John McCain will not win the Presidency, and feel they are in danger of loosing more seats in Congress. Continue Reading » »

McCarthyism Reincarnated In This Years Presidential & Congressional Elections

October 25, 2008

 

The Facts

 

Michele Bachmann, a member of the US House of Representatives from Minnesota’s 6th district, was interviewed on October 17th by Chris Matthews of MSNBC. In the interview, Bachmann questioned whether or not many members of Congress may be anti-American; something she had already accused Barak Obama of being. Continue Reading » »

Democratic Supporters File Fake Voter Registration Forms

October 10, 2008

 

The Facts

 

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has been nabbed for filing fake election forms in advance of the presidential election in November. The crime was discovered in Indiana. As a result, ACRON has lost all credibility as a viable organization for getting voters to register, and rightfully so. My hope is they will cease to exist. Continue Reading » »

Attacks Already In Full Force On Hated Political Party For Financial Problems

September 29, 2008

 

The Facts

 

The propaganda attacks have begun in full force to lay blame on a particular political party for this financial mess we are in. While supporters of both parties are guilty of these attacks, the Republican supporters have a clear edge over the supporters of the Democratic Party. You see a little of this in the presidential campaign ads and a bit more comes from pundits. And we saw it today with the House leaders blaming the Democratic leadership for some Republicans not voting for the bailout bill and Barney Frank blaming the Republicans. But the vast majority comes from those who have appointed themselves as the head attack sharks for their party, and they do it in the form of propagandist emails and video clips. Continue Reading » »

John McCain, Regulation, and Deregulation

September 19, 2008

The Facts

With the exception of one news outlet, everyone has been, and still is, talking about John McCain changing his mind concerning regulating the business world, in particular the insurance and financial institutions. Beginning earlier this week, McCain has not only embraced regulation, but is demanding it in the face of the taxpayers being ripped off just to make a lot of rich people richer. He called it “reckless conduct, corruption and unbridled greed” on Wall Street. He went on to say “government has a clear responsibility to act in defense of the public interest, and that’s exactly what I intend to do. We’re going to enact and enforce reforms to make sure that these outrages never happen in the first place”. Continue Reading » »

In Politics, Truth & Facts Doesn’t Matter

September 10, 2008

The Facts

No where else than during a campaign does fiction exist more. This has been the case for so many decades that a candidate has actually come to believe they can’t win an election with just truth and a meaningful platform. We voters have perpetrated that mentality by supporting & repeating their fiction, then voting for them based on that fiction. Unfortunately for America, that fact has never been more prevalent than today, and has been escalating for the past 28 years. Continue Reading » »