Category: Campaign Finance

Does Harry Reid have a financial disclosure problem?

Here's an interesting story about seemingly improper financial dealings and disclosure by Senate minority leader Harry Reid. As always, I prefer to defer final judgment until more information becomes available, but this certainly looks bad. http://ww… more »

Something you don't see every day: a $100,000 stock

Today, the Class A shares of Berkshire Hathaway traded over $100,000 per share: more »

Walmart $4 drug program update

According to the WalMart website, the $4 generic drug program is starting in Tampa, is then expected to be rolled out in the rest of Florida by January, and then nationwide as quickly as they can. Here is their press release about it. And here is t… more »

Some good news for a change....

Here's a story that if you read it in a novel you would say it's too ridiculous to be believable. There are more than enough days available to write about death and destruction....how about if we take a day off from that? Have a great Sunday, every… more »

Wal-Mart wins in Maryland, only partially for the right reasons

see "Wal-Mart wins case on health care costs" (Washington Times, 7/20/06) http://washingtontimes.com/business/20060719-111450-2753r.htm In an example of the system getting it right, a Federal judge on Thursday overturned Marlyand's "Wal-Mart law" whi… more »

Israel's war is our war

Thanks to Steve Emerson for bringing this article to my attention. It's well worth reading to understand that what is going on between Israel and Hezbollah is important to America. Course Correction Israel’s war with Hezbollah is our war with Iran —… more »

Mexico's election: Echoes of Florida in 2000

see "Mexico election in dispute CONSERVATIVE CALDERÓN LEADS, BUT RECOUNT TO COME" (Mercury News, 7/4/06) http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14963779.htm In an outcome eerily similar to Bush v Gore in 2000, the losing leftist (Andr… more »

Hard to Stomach

Guest posting by Mike DePinto see "Organizing for an Indelicate Fight" http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/dining/03gras.html According to the website Foie Gras: Delicacy of Despair, ducks and geese are “kept in tiny wire cages, [where] the birds ha… more »

The Real Cost of the War (not as bad as it seems?)

Guest Posting by Mike DePinto See Cost of Iraq war might double (UPI, 4/27/06) A friend passed on a good bit of advice to me recently - if someone claims something is a bad alternative or a poor choice, ask him, and yourself, “compared to what?”… more »

Sudan: A Terrorist Nation

Sudan: A Terrorist Nation Guest Posting by Mike DePinto Osama Bin Laden provided yet another reason why the United States needs to send troops to the Sudan. In a tape authenticated by American intelligence officials, Bin Laden allied himself with t… more »
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