Author Archives: akadjian

OpenCongress is a great resource to find out how your House Representative or Senator has voted.

What are the original bailout funds being used for? Three days after receiving $25 billion in bailout funds Bank of America hosted a conference call with conservative activists to organize opposition to labor and the Democratic party. Top business executives argued for giving large donations to at-risk Republicans in the […]

I think El Rushbo is about to explode. His rants are getting angrier and angrier and I think he’s starting to foam at the mouth. His latest claim goes something like this: The Democratic plan has a very real chance of helping to stimulate the economy and create jobs and […]

Enjoy the Money Song …

Here is a list of conservative legislation designed to “drown the government in a bathtub” at the request of big business (note the Orwellian titles): Safety and Health Improvement and Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 – Written by a group of industry lobbyists to weaken OSHA The Telecommunications Act of […]

Conservatives have argued for years that it is better to be strong and wrong, than weak and right. Recent events may put this notion to the test. One thing I will have to admit, however, is that the conservative story is strong. This story is, I believe, the main reason […]

USAspending.gov This is a wonderful, searchable site where you can view who is receiving money from the federal government for contracts, grants, and federal assistance. It contains a list of the top 100 contractors as well as being searchable by congressional district or agency. Here’s an example built using data […]

Conservatives will tell you that it is clear that they are victims of a vast conspiracy and are under attack! To find out who all these groups and people are, I started compiling a list while listening to conservative talk radio and reading conservative blogs. Here is the list of […]

This is a story about 3 numbers and what these numbers tell us: $700 billion, $30 billion, and $1 million. The $700 billion is of course the infamous financial bailout figure. $30 billion is the amount the auto industry was asking for. And $1 million is the amount of a contract […]

Chip Saltsman, former Tennessee GOP leader, in a bid to become chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent a CD of parodies to committee members that included the song “Barack the Magic Negro.” Many have labeled the effort as racist and the current chairman of the RNC has stated that he is appalled. […]