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

Other Interesting Headlines – Week of July 26, 2010 – And Before

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August 1, 2010

Well, well, well! Here we go again — opposition to the new health care bill is still dropping. Within 4 weeks of signing the new health care reform bill polls were showing the public was warming to it. Now a new poll is showing yet another increase in those who think the new laws will benefit the average commoner. Over the past month those who hold a favorable view has increased to 50 percent from 46 percent in April, with 14 percent saying they had no opinion. If you add to that a new analysis out this week that says 29.5 million women will benefit from the new bill, the “in-favor” group will probably go up. WOW! Who would’ve thought that once the lies died down and the truth started coming out, things wouldn’t look so horrible? However, Republicans are still solidly against it. But that’s not surprising. If Democrats suddenly found a way to solve all our problems overnight with no negative side effects, the Republicans would argue “now’s just not the time to do it”.

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Financial Reform and Fannie & Freddie

The crowd who wants to do away with Fannie and Freddie are the same one’s who think only Wall Street should prosper. [...]

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

Health care is being purchased by the health care industry. Self-Serving doctors. More on “Govrernment” Sachs. Bernie Madoff and the SEC. We will never get all our money from Fannie and Freddie. [...]

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

Corus Bank will be taken over by the Federal Depositors Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which means the taxpayers get nipped again. We taxpayers will get the privilege to pay off that along with any other losses the company has. [...]

After Fannie And Freddie, Some Think US Has Become A Socialist Nation For The Rich

September 8, 2008

The Facts

In an interview with CNBC of Europe today Jim Rogers said “America is more communist than China is right now. You can see that this is welfare of the rich, it is socialism for the rich; it’s just bailing out financial institutions”. Rogers went on to say “this is madness, this is insanity, they have more than doubled the American national debt in one weekend for a bunch of crooks and incompetents. I’m not quite sure why I or anybody else should be paying for this.” Continue Reading » »

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Paulson Implemented Taxpayer Bailout Of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac – The National Debt Just Doubled

September 7, 2008

The Facts

Today Henry Paulson announced plans for the federal government to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Paulson exercised this option based on a bill that was passed by Congress in early July of this year, which “leaves investors and shareholders unaffected” according to Lawrence Lindsey. However, initial reports today say only common stock will likely loose with preferred stock protected. The official “un-official” report says the take over will cost taxpayers “tens of billions” of dollars, but goes on to say “the range of potential losses is wider”. Continue Reading » »

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All The Buzz Today Is About Fannie & Freddie

August 21, 2008

The Facts

We are all over this today” ; CNBC’s comment several times this morning and its only 11:00 AM ET. And, this story is referenced with just about every other topic they are covering today. Without fail, when discussing this topic, bailouts are a big part of the story, as if that surprises anyone. Continue Reading » »

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Freddie Mac’s CEO Knew of Impending Disaster – Refused to Act

August 5, 2008

The Facts

Richard Syron, CEO of Freddie Mac, was warned by his staff on numerious occassions that Freddie Mac was going in the wrong direction and heading for a downfall. David Andrukonis, Senior Vice-president and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of Freddie Mac, sent Syron a memo in 2004 advising him the company was buying bad loans. Other executives also warned Syron of impending problems. But Syron ignored them all and refused to consider the facts presented to him. His excuse was “we can’t afford to say no to anyone”. Continue Reading » »

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