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Campaign Reform

A Lonely Nation…

October 11, 2011

“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon. Going to the candidate’s debate. Laugh about it, shout about it When you’ve got to choose Every way you look at this you lose. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you. What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson. Joltin’ Joe has [...]

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A Profile In Leadership

August 16, 2011

Yesterday, Howard Schultz , Starbucks CEO showed the courage to do the right thing by withholding campaign contributions until congressional members return to Washington,D.C. and enact a serious plan to cut the deficit. Additionally,  he blasted the partisan agendas that surrounded raising the debt ceiling.  Calling on other CEOs to join him in this boycott, [...]

Tagged as: Boycott Political Donations, Call For Corporations To Step Up, Howard Schultz, Obama Contributors Call For Campaign Donations Boycott, Starbucks, U.S. deficit, Unemployment and corporations

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Why Vetting A Candidate Is Important Even To A Political Movement

April 27, 2011

Although The Tea Party is not officially a political party per se  and part of its’ membership has aligned with the Republican Party, it still needs to ascertain the credentials of any candidate seeking its’ support.  It is not enough for an individual to simply label themselves as a Tea Party candidate, mouth the words, [...]

Tagged as: Butasforme Reformed Liberal, Governor Walker, Tea Party, Tea Party Candidates, The Tea Party And How It Selects Its' Candidates, Vetting Candidates of A Movement

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Wisconsin Governor Walker Backs Down On Obvious Case Of Cronyism

April 7, 2011

Tea Party Governor Scott Walker reversed a promotion of the son of  Wisconsin Builders Association lobbyist and Walker campaign top donor Jerry Deschane,  after Democrats cries of cronyism.  Deschane’s son, Brian Deschane, was promoted from his previous $65,000 job with the Department of Regulation and Licensing  to head a division of the Commerce Department that overseas environmentand regulatory matters with an [...]

Tagged as: Campaign Donations, collective bargaining, cronyism and patronage, Deschane, lobbyists, Scott Walker, Tea Party, unions, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill

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Unspent Campaign Funds & Tom Delay

November 25, 2010

The recent conviction of Tom Delay by a Texas Court of funneling corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002 brings into question of where–or to whom unspent campaign funds go?  First, “leftover” funds raised by a candidate or candidates political committee go to paying any outstanding bills/debts.  We all remember how Hillary Clinton’s campaign appealed [...]

Tagged as: Barack Obama, campaign money laundering, Corporate donations, Ethics, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Parade.com, Political Donations, Redistricting, Texas, Tom Delay, Unspent campaign funds

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