Update on New Jersey pay to play
The Times has the news on today’s court decision on Gov. Christie’s recent pay to play executive order. The opinion is here.
Daily Archives: May 7, 2010
Norm Eisen’s Friday dump (yes, it’s a trend)
Friday: Check. White House Blog post from Norm Eisen: Check. Ethics waiver for White House Counsel Bob Bauer: What? The White House Blog has the post and the waiver.
Republicans organizing for 2010 and beyond
Politico reports on Republicans’ efforts to organize for 2010 and beyond. The network, which doesn’t have a name, attempts to replicate the Democracy Alliance, an umbrella group — founded in 2005 and funded by George Soros and other billionaires — … Continue reading
McCain’s “macaca” moment for campaign finance reform advocates?
Think Progress caught Sen. McCain on the street going into the Chamber of Commerce’s offices and asked him about the DISCLOSE Act. The video is here. It seems as if Sen. McCain has concluded quite definitively that the DISCLOSE Act … Continue reading
Times profile of White House Counsel Bob Bauer
The Times profiles White House Bob Bauer this morning. Advocates of campaign finance reform have not always been big fans of Mr. Bauer, who took a dim view of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Law, which barred political parties from receiving unregulated … Continue reading