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

Random Thoughts on Other Notable Headlines of the Day — Issue XXIX

He said “I think that’s all appropriate and our company is well positioned for it”. So if his company is “well positioned” for it, why do they have to wait for reform before they implement the very things President Obama is asking for? [...]

Bear Sterns Bailout Backlash Interview

March 18, 2008

The Facts

During their Power Lunch segment today, CNBC had a discussion with three guests on the backlash from the Bear Sterns Bailout. The guest included Republican Strategist Jack Berkman, Andrew Jakobovics from the Center for American Progress, and CNBC’s own John Harwood. Each of them was ask to express their sentiments on the government bailout. Continue Reading » »

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Why Didn’t Stock Market Dive On Bear Sterns News?

March 17, 2008

The Facts

Before the stock market opened today on Wall Street, the futures were down by several hundred points on the Bear Stern news. When the market opened at 9:30 ET there was the typical sell off of stock that you would expect to see due to a couple of Blue Chip companies announcing that their earnings weren’t quite what was expected. But nothing as one would expect with the fifth largest investment bank of our country going bankrupt. In fact, as the day went on, those stock market losses began to go away and the day actually close on the up side. Continue Reading » »

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Who Sold Their Bear Sterns Stock And Who Didn’t

March 17, 2008

The Facts

If you watched any of the television news media today besides Fox News for more than five minutes you are well aware that Bear Sterns declared bankruptcy over the weekend. Last Monday their stock was at $70 per share; by Wednesday the stock was at $53 per share; today it is running between 3 and 4 dollars a share. Continue Reading » »

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Taxpayers Financing JPMorgan Buyout Of Bear Sterns

March 17, 2008

The Facts

Last Friday, March 14, the Federal Reserve made available to banks $200 billion in unsecured loans. The timing on this loan was primarily to bail out Bear Sterns. JPMorgan was the intermediary to this bail out. But over the weekend, Bear Sterns declared bankruptcy, and guess who’s buying them out; JPMorgan. And JPMorgan is buying them for $2 dollars per share, for a total of $236 million. Now the Federal government is making available another $30 billion to pay for Bear Sterns liquid assets. Continue Reading » »

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Where Are Extremist Republicans Now? UPDATE

March 16, 2008

This is an update to a post I placed on March 14, 2008. The “Facts” and “My View” comments are the same from that post. What I have added is some comments from a family member and a famous quote from a well know person.

The Facts

Bear Stearns, one of the biggest brokerage houses in the world, is about to go bankrupt, so the Federal Government is bailing them out by providing money through JPMorgan Chase. Bear Stearns stock has taken a 53% plunge. Continue Reading » »

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Where Are Extremist Republicans Now?

March 14, 2008

The Facts

Bear Stearns, one of the biggest brokerage houses in the world, is about to go bankrupt, so the Federal Government is bailing them out by providing money through JPMorgan Chase. Bear Stearns stock has taken a 53% plunge. Continue Reading » »

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