Posts Tagged ‘Lobbyist’
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The Limits of Direct Democracy
Posted on November 6, 2014
I couldn’t do it. Despite talking a big game about being for pot legalization, when I had the chance to vote for the policy, I voted no. It didn’t matter. ...
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Ted Cruz Should Be Straight With Voters
Posted on October 22, 2014
It started out strong and then got progressively weaker. I am talking about Ted Cruz’s op-ed in USA. He decided to tell Republicans what their priorities should be for next...
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The Constant Gardener
Posted on May 26, 2010
In 2005, Paramount released a movie starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz called The Constant Gardener. This post has absolutely nothing to do with that movie. I was thinking about...
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Getting Caught in The Changing Times
Posted on March 3, 2010
“The times, they are a changing.” That anthem of the 60’s should always be in the minds of all Hill ethics counselors. Charlie Rangel’s troubles with the Ethics Committee follow...
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Obama and the Lobbyists
Posted on June 6, 2008
For the record, let me say that I am favor of a law that bans lobbyists from giving campaign contributions. That way, I could easily ignore all those requests...
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