Multiply 680,000 by $69 and you get about $46.9 million. Messina’s appears to want things both ways–a record-breaking money haul AND the appearance of being a campaign “owned” by ordinary people. That may be the case to the extent that you think maxing-out donors from Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood are “ordinary people.”- Micah [...]
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Stephen & his ‘Colbert Super PAC’
Oh, how the gods must enjoy Stephen Colbert, I sure know I do. From The Hill: “It has been said that freedom isn’t free. Today, we have placed a sizable down payment,” he noted. Stephen Colbert at the FEC in Washington DCThe six FEC commissioners issued an unanimous advisory opinion to Colbert at their monthly [...]
Judicial He Said, She Said
This story is simply incredible, with both sides of the story something to behold considering these are people who are supposed to be appreciative of a certain amount of decorum. The story’s been shifting and it now sounds like a Monty Python skit gone horribly wrong. Trouble is it’s not a comedy and the allegations [...]
Supreme Court Unanimously Decides Wal-Mart Case on Class Size
Big verdict today. From CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin: “The Supreme Court has basically said this is too big a case,” Toobin said. “The facts are so different regarding each of the plaintiffs that it’s not fair to Wal-Mart to lump them into one case.” – Toobin: High Court addressed only class size, not discrimination, in Wal-Mart [...]
Health Care ACA on Trial
In the most important appeal of the Obamacare constitutional saga, today was the best day yet for individual freedom. The government’s lawyer, Neal Katyal, spent most of the hearing on the ropes, with the judicial panel extremely cautious not to extend federal power beyond its present outer limits of regulating economic activity that has a [...]
David Brock Gears Up
Democratic oppo 2012 is up and running. The LA Times reported in April how Democrats were going to arm themselves after the Citizens United case and it’s in full swing, labeling Brock’s group a “research hub.” Mike Allen highlights the story today in his Playbook. David Brock’s new group, apart from Media Matters, already targeted [...]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Disembowels Jon Kyl
#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement If you’re confused about the hash tag above, I refer you to Stephen Colbert. Also see Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator from the great state of New York. Compliments of the New York Observer: “For my friends and colleagues, this is a factual statement — current law already prevents federal money from paying for abortions,” [...]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
It’s been something to watch play out on Twitter, which is where the photo began. It’s the Kloppenburg watch party, which I got via Mike Elk. Mike Murphy tweeted: Prosser too low in too many GOP places. St Croix tells story. Bush county, now tied. David Weigel counter tweet: Definitely see how Prosser wins this. [...]
Dual Sides of Anthony Weiner
The good Anthony Weiner slams Justice Clarence Thomas for his obvious conflict of interest on health care: The bad Anthony Weiner had the chuzpah last week to say there was “no occupation” in the West Bank. Rep. Weiner could use this map. Not sure which Anthony Weiner would show up if he runs for New [...]
First Amendment Protects Odious Speech Too
“Speech is powerful,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority. “It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it did here — inflict great pain.” But under the First Amendment, he went on, “we cannot react to that pain by punishing the [...]
Antonin Scalia, Lazy Mind & Tea Party Tutor
“All the most controversial stuff. … I don’t even have to read the briefs, for Pete’s sake.” – Antonin Scalia That’s where conservative judicial activism begins, with a preconceived political notion against “controversial stuff” that the Right uses the U.S. Constitution to excuse. So it’s fitting that today Mr. Scalia will join Rep. Michele Bachmann, [...]
Some Democrats Fight
In what may prove a significant development for the 2012 elections, David Brock, a prominent Democratic political operative, says he has amassed $4 million in pledges over the last few weeks and is moving quickly to hire a staff to set up what he hopes will become a permanent liberal counterweight over the airwaves to [...]
Clarence Thomas, ‘Obsessed with Porn’
Thank you Ginni Thomas. Having the audacity to ask Anita Hill for an apology has given the courage for Lillian McEwen to come out and talk about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ predilection with porn, but also big breasts. Now, a man having a big breast fetish isn’t exactly news, but classy guys keep it [...]
Mike Barnicle, ‘Political Pyromaniac’
A suicide bomber struck early on Tuesday at an army recruiting office here, killing dozens in the first major bombing of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan — a period made more fraught than in previous years by the looming deadline for American forces to replace their combat mission here with a training role. – [...]
If Thurgood Marshall Won’t Work, Go After Women
Republican senators have reached a new low. I didn’t think it was possible. NRO and their “elves” on the right are on the warpath. Since smearing Thurgood Marshall wasn’t enough, now they’re going after Kagan using women as a shield. Amidst this, we learned what I believe is very good news in the smoke signals [...]
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