Category: Campaign Finance
Does Harry Reid have a financial disclosure problem?
Oct 11th
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
Oct 5th
Today, the Class A shares of Berkshire Hathaway traded over $100,000 per share: more »
Walmart $4 drug program update
Sep 26th
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....
Aug 20th
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
Jul 22nd
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
Jul 19th
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
Jul 5th
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
May 9th
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?)
May 8th
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
Apr 23rd
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 »
