This editorial in The Times discusses Citizens United and the Supreme Court’s latest term. It was not a thoroughly disappointing term. But the tone and posture of the court’s conservative majority made clear that it is not done asserting itself in redefining campaign finance laws, the rights of corporations, national security powers and the ownership […]
Day: July 5, 2010
Earmarks “hard to suppress”
The Times reports on how companies are dealing with congressional earmark policies. Adopted because of repeated scandals over wasteful spending — the bridges to nowhere and expensive pet projects like a water-taxi service — the ban was intended to help eliminate earmark abuses. Critics say spending on earmarks, which added $16 billion to the federal […]
Politics and the Fourth
I hope you had a great July 4th! What would the day be without fireworks and running into a few elected officials and candidates? I ran into congressional candidate Keith Fimian at my local fireworks display. He’s running against first -termer Gerry Connolly in a race that Charlie Cook says “leans Democratic.” Hunter Mill Supervisor […]