Taking a HARD look at the Business of Politics

I’ve been following the heavy handed and well funded lobbying of the Telecomm Giants to get into the IPTV business by pushing (and some say WRITING) the new State Level Legislation that has been introduced in a bunch of different States across the US.
For those of you who haven’t followed the “Cable Choice and […]

The New York Times reports today that Iraq is now exporting terrorists to destabilize other areas such as Jordan. Even worse, there’s growing evidence that Iraq is being used as a training ground for terrorists from all over the region.
Way to go, Dubya. Not only have you the blood on your hands from dead American […]

It’s a step in the right direction. Yesterday the House voted for transparency in exposing the role that registered lobbyists play in soliciting and collecting contributions for political campaigns by bundling campaign contribution checks that are each written to a max of $2300. This will expose the role that Lobbyists have played in influencing Congress […]

The FCC is taking comments on their Official Inquiry on Net Neutrality. Please take a few minutes to use the form linked and tell the FCC why Net Neutrality is important to you.
This is what I just sent as a comment. Feel free to paraphrase me or quote me:
The FCC is entrusted with protecting the […]

The Bill that was passed by the Senate that was supposed to protect the health, wellbeing, and wallets of the American People from a wealth of problems with prescription drugs was so weakened in committee before its passage that it ended up doing MUCH MORE HARM than it did good. And the Senators who overturned […]

The NY Times ran an article today about the role an FBI Informer played in the capture of the Fort Dix Terrorist Suspects. It points out that in many instances the informer may have been the instigator rather than simply a conduit of information. This is entrapment, pure and simple.
The article also points out that […]

The NY Times article about how Olberg was vindicated in blowing the whistle on the Student Aid Scandal, depicts an end run around the regulations and purposeful negation of oversight which cost taxpayers at the very least hundreds of millions of dollars, and benefitted companies such as Nelnet, one of the biggest contributors to the […]

After an overwhelming (literally) response to the FDA call for comments to changes in the way Health Food Supplements are classified, there’s been an amendment accepted unanimously by the Senate (94 to 0) to the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007. The amendment states:

Sec. X08. Rule of Construction
Nothing in this title (or […]

Apparently the Telecomms are meeting more resistance than they used to. There is a LOT of lobbying money being spent on this by the Telecomms, as well as by the Cable Companies who have their own agenda. And the fight has gotten dirty. When Massachussetts wanted to amend the Cable Choice and Competition Bill, Verizon […]