Michael Stopa Unites Religious Bigotries
As we witness a spreading anti-Muslim campaign this summer, urged on by congressional candidates, many Americans are wondering why they should care. Yes, they consider, the treatment of Muslims may be unfair and unconstitutional, but it's not a problem that will affect the majority of non-Muslim Americans, right?
These apathetic observers would do well to ...
Majority of Pat Tiberi campaign cash comes from Out Of State
Who does Patrick Tiberi represent?
Nominally, Pat Tiberi is the representative of the 12th District of Ohio. But you know the old saying: them who pay the piper call the tune. For his race for re-election against Paula Brooks, Tiberi has raised 55.1% from sources outside the state of Ohio, most of that money ...
Christine O’Donnell Seeks To Remove Constitutional Rights
At first glance, it seems like a statement of simple common sense. Christine O'Donnell, who seeks the Republican nomination to replace Thomas Carper in the U.S. Senate, says that she "believes terrorism is an act of war requiring the full force of our intelligence and military resources rather than granting terrorists precious Constitutional rights". ...
Abbott Laboratories Coordinated Contributions Prop Up Steve Stivers
The pharmaceutical corporation Abbott Laboratories is not fond of Mary Jo Kilroy. In her first term in Congress, Rep. Kilroy has pushed against "Pay to Delay," the practice in which big drug manufacturers pay off generic suppliers to keep inexpensive medicine off the market. She also cosponsored H.R. 684, a bill that would ...
Jackson Lee on Banning Mosques: It’s About Freedom of Religion
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has issued a statement concerning the increasingly contentious issue of whether to ban mosques in America. Her statement draws a distinction between feelings of emotional pain and standards of religious freedom:
First and foremost, I understand the pain, trauma, and grief suffered by the men, women and children who ...
Raese Maneuvers To Support Coal Executives, Not Coal Workers
Yesterday, John Raese won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat left empty by Robert Byrd. How did he edge out his Republican rivals? By gaining support from coal industry executives.
Raese gained that support by promising to "unshackle" the big coal companies from safety regulations, just months after one of the biggest ...
West Virginia Senate Candidate Rails Against Non-Existent Cap and Trade Legislation
West Virginia U.S. Senate candidate Attorney Harry Bruner casts himself as a firm defender of his state's fossil fuels industry against the "attack" of cap and trade climate legislation. He writes,
"Senators appear ignorant about the WV coal, oil and gas industry, its history and importance to the WV economy, and other energy issues. ...
Lynn Westmoreland Maintains His Perfect Record
An update on a previous report: Representative Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia has maintained his perfect record in Congress. Since he entered office more than five years ago, Rep. Westmoreland has represented his district through perfect inactivity, having failed to sponsor a single piece of legislation, a single amendment, or a single symbolic resolution in ...
Allen West Says Coexistence Must Go. Florida Republicans Say OK.
In March of 2010 as Allen West campaigned for the Republican nomination in Florida's 22nd congressional district, he railed against a bumper sticker that angered him greatly:
As I was driving up here today, I saw that bumper sticker that absolutely incenses me. It’s not the Obama bumper sticker. But it’s the bumper sticker that says, ...
Tea Party Goes Down In Florida
2010 was supposed to be the year of the Tea Party, but that's not how it looked yesterday in Florida's 11th congressional district. Tea Party activist Tim Curtis challenged incumbent Kathy Castor for the Democratic Party nomination.
Curtis ran on a platform of expanding offshore drilling, ignoring global warming, and lowering taxes paid by the ...
