Indiana Republicans sign on to “Black Genocide” bill
Trent Franks, a Republican Congressman from Arizona, is probably most famous for his groundbreaking historical theory that black Americans were better off under slavery. But this week, Franks re-introduced his conspiracy theory anti-abortion bill, the grandiosely-named “Susan B. Anthony and…
The Indiana GOP’s Vote Fraud Problem
Over the past several years, the Indiana GOP has spent more than $12.2 million taxpayer dollars on voter education and ID cards since passing a restrictive voter ID law in 2006. That cost doesn’t begin to take into account the…
Lugar defends taxpayer-funded lobbying for Keystone XL Pipeline
Indiana Senator Richard Lugar responded to Representative Henry Waxman’s letter, inquiring into why the state of Indiana was spending taxpayer money to lobby for the Keystone XL Pipeline. Lugar, who has embraced this right-wing cause du jour as he faces…
Hoosier taxpayers foot lobbying bill for foreign company
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House’s Energy and Commerce committee, has sent a letter (PDF) to Indiana’s official lobbyist to inquire why Indiana is lobbying for the Keystone XL Pipeline project. From the letter: I have…
On Pro-Rape Republicans [TW]
[Potential trigger warning for rape, incest, pedophilia] Let me say, for the record, that I don’t actually believe any Republicans are pro-rape. Let me repeat that: I don’t believe any Republicans are pro-rape. But there’s been another rash of GOPers…
Mike Pence’s Bad Math on Taxes
On Sunday’s This Week, host Christiane Amanpour tried to moderate a discussion between Reagan’s budget director David Stockman and Indiana Congressman (and former radio talk show host) Mike Pence. While Amanpour and Stockman had a discussion about facts, Pence just…
Buying Hoosier Elections: Parties vs Nonparty Groups Revisited
Previously, I posted a district-by-district comparison showing that, compared to previous elections, we’re seeing a much larger amount of money being spent by groups that do not disclose their donors. I relied on several sources of information for this post,…
Buying Hoosier Elections With Lies
Greg Sargent had a great post a week or so ago, hitting on the fact that all the untraceable outside money pouring into our elections isn’t only problematic on its own – it’s also that it is buying lie after…
Todd Rokita Threatens Political Opponents
For the last few months, Secretary of State (and current Congressional candidate) Todd Rokita has been on a campaign against the Indiana State Teachers Association. He’s repeatedly insinuated, while offering no evidence, that the ISTA has commingled political funds with…
Buying Hoosier Elections, Then and Now
This is the 3rd installment in a series of posts. See my previous entries: Who’s Buying Hoosier Elections – a look at the outside groups spending money in Indiana’s Congressional elections Which Hoosier Elections Are Being Bought – a race-by-race…
