T.W. Farnamfor WaPo: ” Big donors considering whether to work the phones raising money for President Obama’s reelection campaign might consider the fate of his 2008 bundlers. Many of them, it turns out, won plum jobs in his administration.… Continue reading
The Hill:“Native American tribes are questioning the ethics of government watchdog groups that have partnered with Jack Abramoff since his release from prison. The criticism has turned the tables on watchdog officials, who are usually the ones pointing the… Continue reading
In early February I flagged a cert. petition involving Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, saying I suspected and hoped the petition gets a lot of attention, because it raises important and recurring issues which have never been fully resolved about… Continue reading
If Senator Snowe moves to K street, she could make $1 million per year as a lobbyist. As I explain, the revolving door is one of the most dangerous aspects of Washington lobbying.
I’ll have more to say about… Continue reading
LA Times: “Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca admitted Friday that he broke state law by making a political endorsement while in uniform. Baca’s acknowledgment of the violation came after inquiries from The Times about a campaign video on… Continue reading
“It’s our system of checks and balances. They deposit checks—it increases their balances.”
Jon Stewart, on Congress’s insider trading controversy and the STOCK Act
AP: “The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), who holds one of the most… Continue reading