On Being Bumped, Or, Let's Have Another Roundup

by: fake consultant

Mon Jul 04, 2011 at 10:18:21 AM MST

But that's OK, because the world's been busy doing a lot of other things - and while many of them get media coverage, some don't get a lot of notice at all.

And of course, there are also those stories that look one way at first glance...but look a lot different when you dig a bit deeper.

We'll hit a few of those today, have a bit of fun doing it, and get ready for what promises to be another busy week of strategically not doing things in Washington.

To make things even better, some of the stories will be real, and some won't.

We'll see if you can tell the difference.

Palin Bus Fueled By PAC Donations

by: Bill Egnor AKA Something The Dog Said

Thu Jun 02, 2011 at 06:38:20 AM MST

There are a lot of people who don't like politicians. Or they say they don't like them, since it seems that a lot of the population of our nation don't actually know any politicians in a meaningful way. I grew up around them, so the idea of hating them seems a little bit like self loathing. Still there are times when the actions of high profile pols stain everyone in the business of government with a black mark.

That is where we are in regards to Sarah Palin. As trashy and unselfconscious as she is I don't have problems with her being controversial to get more attention. That is part of the nature of politics, but this bus tour of hers is going to be one of those times where people see on politician doing something really distasteful and put it on the all of them.

You Sister Sarah is on vacation and her Political Action Committee are paying for it. That's right all the bills for the bus, the driver, food and anything else is being footed by not by the Palin's but by the donors who hope that she will run or support candidates or some such.

Just to rub salt in the wound, it is all completely legal. You see SaraPAC is what is called a "unconnected PAC" which means while it is a still a political action committee it is not associated with a campaign and does not have the restrictions on what it can spend money on. If the erstwhile half-term Governor wants to buy out the gift shop at the Statue of Liberty, then she can do it on the SarahPAC credit card.  

Someone wants public comments for the holidays

by: trainstar

Mon Dec 27, 2010 at 16:48:55 PM MST

Tuesday, December 28, 5:30pm
Conference Room 1.B.6, Dept. 101
Office of the Clerk and Recorder
Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building
201 West Colfax Avenue

Campaign Committees Can Invest Donations? WTF?!?

by: Bill Egnor AKA Something The Dog Said

Wed Jul 21, 2010 at 06:12:55 AM MST

The thing that startled me about this story is that you can invest campaign funds at all. The intent of the donor is to give you money to fund your campaign, not for you to take risks with it in the stock market. I can understand the desire, when you are gathering a million dollars or more in a year to maximize the interest you can get, after all no political campaign ever has too much money. Still there is something really not right about being able to put it into the stock market.