Stories by David Donnelly
David Donnelly is the director of Campaign Money Watch and national campaigns director of Public Campaign Action Fund.
The campaign finance system is spinning out of control, guzzling the money that should go to solving the real issues facing this country.
Posted on Mar 21, 2007
GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in the passage of a bankruptcy bill that made it tough for Americans to deal with their debts -- and now the banking and credit card industry is rewarding him handsomely.
Posted on Mar 2, 2007
Blaming lobbyists for corrupt lawmakers is not enough; the Democrats must act on the public's mandate to clean up Congress.
Posted on Nov 16, 2006
Ralph Reed's downfall suggests other politicians may be vulnerable to voter anger, unless they repent for their big money ways.
Posted on Jul 19, 2006
The web giant has gone to great lengths to keep the internet open to all, but by teaming up with Republican lobbyists, it's politics as usual.
Posted on Mar 31, 2006
Negative opinion may have caught up with powerbroker Tom DeLay.
Posted on Jan 5, 2005
The Vice President claims that the economy has been boosted by the eBay phenomenon; however, if anyone has profited, it's the Bush administration.
Posted on Sep 15, 2004
Six weeks after Cintas Corp.'s chairman co-hosted a $1.7 million fundraiser for George W. Bush, the EPA proposed exempting industrial laundries like Cintas from rules that protect workers from handling toxic materials. Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Posted on Mar 26, 2004
The battleground state of Ohio is one of Bush's most trustworthy sources of campaign contributions, as corporate donors vie to 'protect their investment.'
Posted on Mar 3, 2004
The Democatic candidates' fratricidal behavior on campaign spending works to nullify one of the most powerful issues they have against Bush -- that his White House is captive of special interests.
Posted on Feb 15, 2004
A few choice words from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address might set George W. Bush straight -- if only he would listen.
Posted on Nov 19, 2003
