Tag Archives: Citizens United

Democracy lost: unraveling Limbaugh from his boycott

To be fair, Rush Limbaugh and his legion of “ditto heads” have a point. Whenever I think of him, my mind automatically adds the honorific “that asshole” to his name as in “that asshole Rush Limbaugh.” Back when I used … Continue reading

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That’s a wrap, Evangelicals

Evangelical politicians are the guys who gather up money and power by claiming God speaks to them. They prefer to be called “social conservatives” as if they are not entirely driven by religious fundamentalism. They have had a pretty sucky … Continue reading

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Shattering the Class Warfare taboo

Today, most Americans see conflict between the rich and us The United States has always had a culturally-enforced taboo: don’t speak ill of the rich. If anyone thought or said that the rich don’t play fair, they were simply a … Continue reading

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The Republican religious war

Make no mistake – if Mitt Romney was a Baptist this thing would be over. But Citizen’s United unleashed a ton of Mormon money and Evangelicals are running scared. What’s playing out in the GOP today isn’t a battle between … Continue reading

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The constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United

This generation’s most important legislation misses the mark In the coming days, you’ll hear more about legislation unveiled this week by New Mexico’s Senator Tom Udall. It would give Congress and the states the power to regulate campaign contributions. A … Continue reading

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