Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission David Mason has an interesting post on the Center for Competitive Politics’ blog, “Defending Nancy Pelosi.” He writes: I suppose Speaker Pelosi is partly at fault for buying into the “more ethical than thou” logic of progressive campaign finance rules. She contributed to a climate that makes attacks […]
Category: FEC
BISC, Accountable America, Americans for Limited Government
There seems to be a trend of groups reaching-out to their opponent’s donors. A group called the “Ballot Initiative Strategy Center” is also involved in the controversy.
Readings
The Bellingham Herald reports on a new book that sounds interesting, The Wicked Wine of Democracy. Miller writes that he passed envelopes of cash to lawmakers, converted campaign checks into hard-to-trace cash, illegally shifted campaign expenses onto the books of labor unions, and did campaign work while on a union payroll. “I broke the law […]