Month: January 2010
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Disclosures, Disclosures, Disclosures
UPDATED: Included All loans received this reporting period The latest campaign disclosures are slowing coming in. Buzz Brockway is doing a great job compiling Google Docs for competitive districts for the State Senate and State House. I will pull out some of his data for some key races, but will list disclosure amounts for the…
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Jill Chambers destroyed in most recent disclosure filings
From the Elena Parent for Desuckifying House 81 Files: Parent raises $80,200 in House District 81 bid Ashford Park Democrat outraises entrenched incumbent Chambers by $73,290 Atlanta – Ashford Park resident Elena Parent reported $80,200 raised late Friday in her first financial disclosure since launching her campaign to challenge State Rep. Jill Chambers, R-Dunwoody, in…
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Chris Dodd is out…
Chris Dodd, Senator from Countrywide, will not be running for reelection. Grand. Did you know he used to date Carrie Fisher, like, before she went insane? It’s true. Maybe it just wasn’t fun anymore without Teddy.
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A Semester Later, G.I. Bill Still Backlogged
Although I still believe that Jim Webb-sponsored Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 is one of the greatest bills passed this past decade, it’s painful to see such a good program so mired in delay and inefficiency. Rep. Harry Mitchell of Arizona says enough is enough, especially considering the revelation that apparently some of…
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Searching for nuance and balance in 2010.
Today my good buddy David Sirota tweeted a link to this piece, The Obama Disconnect: What Happens When Myth Meets Reality, a very thoughtful and well-crafted analysis of the first year of the Obama Presidency in relation to the Obama Candidacy. There is a lot to Micah Sifry’s piece, and further insight in the comments.…