Month June 2006

Netroots: Kosola

Politus, a centrist Democrat, details how Jerome Armstrong got paid $24,000 upfront plus $5,000 a month for “Website Design & Hosting” for the ongoing Sherrod Brown campaign. Here’s the kicker. Kosola: Opinions for sale Question: Who on earth pays that…

War’s Iraqi death toll tops 50,000

Higher than the U.S. estimate but thought to be undercounted, the tally is equivalent to 570,000 Americans killed in three years. This from the L.A. Times, who provides detailed documentation. 50,000+ dead Iraqis and 2,500+ dead Americans. For what? What…

Reed/Norquist links to Abramoff

Not that this is news, but at least it’s ‘official’ now. Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed was paid more than $4 million by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s influence peddling operation on behalf of Indian gambling interests, a Senate report released…