Nazi Hunter of the Day: Newt Gingrich

This image by guest artist Newt Gingrich, revealing Mitt Romney’s anti-Jewish-senior past. Newt Gingrich reaches new lows in the Florida-race-to-the-bottom-primary almost by the minute. In yesterday’s Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gingrich-delivers-on-wild-and-wooly-vow/2012/01/29/gIQA0sUAbQ_story.html we saw the signs of a right-wing lunatic fringe gone mainstream in which a Gingrich campaign stop had the feeling of a hate group rally. Today … Read more

Suddenly Uncorrupt Ex-Congressman of the Day: Bill Delahunt

Former Congressman-turned lobbyist Bill Delahunt has graciously decided to forego the $15,000 a month fee from a company he helped get a big contract as congressman. This decision comes after an exposé by the Boston Globe, showing how public scrutiny can lead one to remarkable self-discovery. It doesn’t stop him from being the poster-boy for … Read more

Supreme Courage of the Day: The Montana Supreme Court

Recently the Montana Supreme Court (Chief Justice Mike McGrath sketched here) ruled that the odious Citizens United ruling handed down 2 years ago by the US Supreme Court would not pass muster in Montana.  Montana, it felt,  had had a long tradition of understanding the toxic influence of money on democracy and had the responsibility … Read more