Where money trumps peace.

That foreign interests would gain even more influence over domestic politics.

Happened. As predicted.

Money doesn't need a passport to cross borders. To help spread the PNAC message, Kristol's got partners (or "associates" for legal reasons) from Rupert Murdoch to Victoria Nuland.

http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/project_for_the_new_american_century

Wars without end for profits without cease is win!

Precisely! The OP of the NYT had a very interesting piece on this yesterday. Entitled "Is It Sheldon Adelson’s World?" the piece noted how Adelson and wife were present in the House balcony when Bibi spoke (his wife's purse actually fell from the balcony and hit NE Rep. Brad Ashford (D), who was reelected in 2014 in spite of Adelson's $$$ aid to his opponent).

While interesting, even moreso is this nugget: "Israel has much stricter laws on individuals donating to political campaigns, so Adelson got around that in 2007 by founding a free, giveaway newspaper in Israel — Israel Hayom — whose sole purpose is to back Netanyahu, attack his enemies in politics and the media, and enforce a far-right political agenda to prevent any Israeli territorial compromise on the West Bank (which, in time, could undermine Israel as a Jewish democracy). Graphically attractive, Israel Hayom is now the biggest-circulation daily in Israel. Precisely because it is free, it is putting a heavy strain on competitors, like Yediot and Haaretz, which both charge and are not pro-Netanyahu."

It doesn't stop there. "The Washington Post said that last November at a conference of the Israel American Council, a lobbying group Adelson has funded, he joked in a public discussion with another wealthy Israeli: “Why don’t you and I go after The New York Times?” Told it was family owned, Adelson quipped, “There is only one way to fight it: money.”

There you have it. There is little doubt we are living in an oligarchy.

And certainly in the context of politics, it's outright bribery.

I am replete with rue.

money and stupidity. It's a frightening thing.

Voters need to take off their blinders and see what these basturds are doing to them!

It shouldn't be too long now where bullets will also be considered free speech and be afforded more freedom and protection from the citizenry than we have against our oppressors.

And roll it back. And bury it under a toxic waste dump.

This is supposed to be a democracy, where we're all equal, monied or not. It's not supposed to make a difference. I would say to those on the receiving end of this lavishness - um - it's not your money that's going to impress St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. Out in front of there, we are ALL the same, ALL equal. Rich, poor, black, white, brown, short, tall, and regardless of belief system.

John Prine once said it - "your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore." And Jesus Himself went beyond that to the very most basic point of all: your money will get you into Heaven as soon as a camel can go through the eye of a needle.

Sheldon Adelson will get the war he has been spoiling for

the old bag of shit.

We must now fight and stop these enemies of democracy.

The ones who are still in government service bridge his Poppy's days to the present. From ISP's RightWeb, One Big Time PNAC Family:

Victoria Nuland's spouse: Robert Kagan

Robert Kangan's brother: Frederick Kagan

Frederick Kagan's spouse: Kimberly Kagan

Brilliant people, big ideas, etc. The thing is, that's a lot of PNAC. Jebthro will fit "Right" in.

country above their own. Even if that country is an ally, their agenda is not ours.

Could get their attention.

Thence the blog post, OP, tweets and such.

Loudly.

trying to strengthen Obama's "hand."

Just let repukes off the hook, decade after decade after decade.

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Her husband let Bush 41 off the hook.

Clinton's presidency was largely a time of austerity for the 99-percent.

She and President Barack Obama let Bush 43 off the hook.

Obama's presidency has largely been a time of austerity for the 99-percent.

You know who it hasn't been a time of austerity for?

http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/revitalizingamerica/SenatorPhilGramm.html

UGH. Gramm is still alive...sigh...evil seems to live forever while only the good die young.

Mossad and the KGB have nothing on the operatives in our borders.

However his evil as fuck spirit lives on at his website. So he is still alive, spiritually.

Until we wake up and see that most of the countries problems are caused by the legalized bribery which affects almost every issue we care about, we will get more of the same! We can no longer just vote in more Democrats and expect things to get much better. Both the media and banking oligopolies need to be broken up and campaign contributions outlawed. It won't happen without a lot of us willing to become active in the fight!

Campaign Finance Reform.

Every step forward was accompanied by two steps back.

Then came Citizens United and... All. Bets. Are. Off.



And politics became a "sure thing" for the players. Again.

What should POTUS Clinton have "done" with Bush 41? And why are you blaming a wife for the behavior of the husband, anyway? Do you blame Laura Bush for Dubya's missteps?

I remember an amazing recovery during the Clinton years.

And who's "she?" And what power did "she" have to "let Bush 43 off the hook?" Did "she" do a tour as Sheriff of Crawford while no one was looking?

If you're going to fling charges, they need to be clear and fair. You're blaming a wife for her husband's actions, and being vague about unstated crimes.

Meh.

So often Hillary is blamed for what Bill did or didn't do.

I don't hear of any other "political wives" getting blamed for their husband's conduct, certainly.

When was the last time Mrs. Harry Reid was taken to task for something HER husband did?

HRC is berated constantly, just for being Hillary. It's obvious, and it's wrong.

Or anything else she wanted to talk about. At least, the Republican Senators do. For instance, when President Obama does something they don't like they write a letter.

As for her husband: He had Bush 41 and the whole neocon cabal dead to rights. Somehow, they slipped through the net.

Go back to civics class.

And a junior senator in a seniority system that was managed--quite rigidly, too--by the late Robert Byrd wasn't going to do anything that didn't get his up-check.

The Senate today is far less rigid than it was in those days.

So yeah. There's THAT. But never mind--blame Hillary, because she's someone's wife that you didn't happen to like. That's what it comes across like--and if that's not your intent, you need to do cleanup on your comments.

Same if I was Secretary of State cough Kagans.

From ISP's RightWeb, one happy Big Time PNAC Family:

Victoria Nuland's spouse: Robert Kagan

Robert Kangan's brother: Frederick Kagan

Frederick Kagan's spouse: Kimberly Kagan

Brilliant people, big ideas, etc. The thing is, that's a lot of PNAC.

Please don't get mad, MADem. I didn't pardon anybody.

A minute ago you were berating Bill Clinton -- and his WIFE, the First Lady--for not taking Bush's cronies to task, while flashing the front page of the NYT showing that Bush had PARDONED said cronies.

So, again, what was he to do? Lash them with a wet noodle? Point at them and holler "Nanny, nanny boo boo?"

Vague insinuations (and your insinuations are painfully so) and slimy little comments that go nowhere just don't fly with me. You've not acquitted yourself well at all with this "indictment" of Hillary for being a married woman and a freshman Senator in an entrenched (at the time) system.

You haven't made the sale.

I'm demonstrating what I look for in a candidate: Integrity.

You can call it slimy if you want.

You should support candidates with integrity, too

I also don't make vague insinuations about candidates I don't prefer in order to make the ones I like look "better," either. That's just not cool.

I'll be voting for the Democratic nominee in 2016. The worst Democrat is better than the best Republican.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well, it's not REALLY funny, that there's no limit on cynicism..... :/

enzyme which releases bile and bitterness...best to avoid it. keep a healthy perspective by not dwelling too much on the cynics corrosive points of view. they accomplish nothing more than to continually stir the pot. it is never over for them.

Sorry couldn't resist.

It goes beyond just an ethics charge.

foreign, or from agents acting for a foreign nation?

LOL. Perfect.

They work.

There is no ceiling.

Our Congressmen are hard-working ethical people who do not let money corrupt them, or even cause the appearance of corruption. I know this to be true because the SCOTUS said so!

Bastards.

"Tehran Tom was bought and paid for by another government than ours: and their interests are not the same as ours."

In the editorial, the author references two organizations to hang the bribery label, Kristol’s Emergency Committee for Israel Elliott Management and Paul Singer’s hedge fund. These are both US organizations.

The OP might be correct. I'm saying, however, that he fails to make the "another government" connection, which is essential for the whole traitor charge to stick.

Insert some sort of disclaimer here where I express my support for all things progressive, outrage at the GOP and a commitment to truth in propaganda.

these days, the statement is not inaccurate.

Of course there should be a ban on corporations and other non-human entities contributing to campaigns, restricting it only to US citizens.

But there isn't a restriction, and Democrats also collect funds at the same trough.

Tehran Tom is a traitor in that he is colluding with a foreign government against the interests of the United States as outlined in the Constitution, but this rant about bribery is inapplicable at best.

Let's stick with shoveling the real shit Tehran Tom is creating, rather than making our own.

But WRT Tehran Tom the Traitor Tot, such "donations" are fair game when they are impactful to the subject at hand.

I wouldn't bring in, say, "contributions" from a salmon lobbyist (just an example) in this case, any more than I would mention Israeli-linked funding when west coast fisheries were in question.

If a funding stream is relevant it should be called out.

into the campaign coffers of Treasonous Tommy. That is UNDISPUTED.

A few scant months later, the Traitor Tot scrawls a letter, likely authored by an agent of that lobbying group (Bill "Red Faced" Kristol) that aligns with the interests of that foreign government for whom the donating lobbyists lobby. A bunch of eager beavers, also deep in the pockets of said lobbying group, jump on the bandwagon and sign the letter as well.

Follow The Money.

So we should say nothing about this.

The SCOTUS Five got what they wanted with CU, widespread corruption in a lawless election finance landscape that will never be fixed by the GOP Congress.

Welcome to fascism, America, how you all likening it?

I am sure the rest of the world is more afraid of what happens if the fascists get into the White House as well than a million ISIS fighters.

America has 5000 nuclear warheads.

Whoever has the gold makes the rules.

good thing there's the emails and another snow storm, because, gee, what could they talk about?

outside countries (oh the irony) . . .

That said, back on topic, GOPers are beating the drums for forever war, ya know, the end of times so earth can be re-washed and only the true believers, the so called "Christians" shall reappear as the savior of all of mankind - hallelujus!!!!!

My only hope is that the US military is still a professional force that wouldn't let President Rubio Merkin and Dr. StrangeL get their hands on the buttons.

A dark comedy(?) if the military has been infiltrated by LibertyU graduates and taliban also. Perhaps we could call it "Left Behind and Blown Away".

Sorta the tree/forest paradigm.

No heroes, no scoundrels. No rights, no wrongs. No "Team USA", "Deutschland Uber Alles".

OK, the cockroaches will have to cast the votes.

So I don't know from Saints. I do know from Sellers.

Where is your evidence either of these two organizations are anything but American?

Since you obviously misunderstood the question the first time, I ask again, Where is your proof these organizations are not American?

Mitt Romney doesn't live in the Cayman Islands, but some of his money does.

Where is your evidence?

From the observed behavior to technicalities.

When a rabidly pro-Isreal group with documented ties to Israeli organizations gives $900,000.00 + to Tehran Tom, we can reasonably infer that is was done to benefit Israeli interests, which in this case are demonstrably opposed to those of the US.

I will further point out that had these foreign interests in and out of Israel's government NOT wanted this letter imbroglio to happen, they would be shouting their anger from the rooftops. Not happening.

You were the one who typed this:

Tehran Tom was bought and paid for by another government than ours: and their interests are not the same as ours.

It's in your OP. I'm merely asking for you to back up the accusation. Still waiting.

Not buying.

what you wrote is a distraction? That's the argument you're going with? I'd be embarrassed but whatever. It's obvious you put out an accusation you can't back up and now it's YOU trying to deflect from that.

So - and I do want to get this right - every single organization that mentions Israel in their title is working for the Israeli government? Do I have that right? Does that work with other countries as well - or just Israel?

Not that I'm surprised there is someone trying to shove words into my mouth - it's a pattern around here for people who can't make an decent argument. My question had nothing to do with Cotton - it had to do with the OP claiming the organization is from a foreign government. How utterly and pathetically unsurprising that you try and deflect from the fact the OP threw out an accusation neither one of you can back up.

You did rush to Cotton's defense with those exact words, correct? Did someone else "shove" those words into your mouth?

So a truthful statement means rushing to someone's defense. You truly are a piece of work. I wear your scorn as a badge of honor. Personally, I'd be embarrassed to use the argument you are but that's just me.

haven't answered my very simple question because it was a bullshit accusation that you can't back up so are trying to deflect. Like I said, I'd be embarrassed if I were you.

...are from Political Committees. This is essentially legalized money laundering. Individuals (and businesses) contribute to a Committee, and when that recontributes it to a candidate, they don't have to detail "which" money goes to which candidate. I could contribute a million dollars to "Liberal Democrats", and then if "Liberal Democrats" gives a half million to Hillary Clinton and a half million to Elizabeth Warren, no one knows that those two contributions ultimately came from me.

Here is the list of top contributors to Cotton:

Club for Growth 798,000
Sen Conservative Fund 302,000
Citizens for Prosperity 52,000
Natl. Rep. Sen. Committee 45,000
New Senate Majority 2014 28,000
Reclaim America PAC 25,000

etc.

Coulda fooled me.

This is a very bad business... foreign interests controlling
a political party in our country.

'DOOMSDAY POLITICS'.

The only reason people like Cotton(head) give a rat's ass about a spit of land in the ME is because they see that spit of land and the people that live there as the vehicle to the "second coming" or as I call it 'Skydaddy takes me to NeverNever Land".
Think about it, why else would facist, flag-hugging, self-entitled, narcissistic, xenophobic asshats like Cotton (head) give two-shits about a place and people of Israel?
'Doomsday Politics'.

Let the eagle soar and all that.

Petition - We the people.. - PASS THIS ON! SPREAD IT AROUND! - Over 224k signers in TWO DAYS!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/file-charges-against-47-us-senators-violation-logan-act-attempting-undermine-nuclear-agreement/NKQnpJS9


we petition the obama administration to:
File charges against the 47 U.S. Senators in violation of The Logan Act in attempting to undermine a nuclear agreement.

On March 9th, 2015, forty-seven United States Senators committed a treasonous offense when they decided to violate the Logan Act, a 1799 law which forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years.

At a time when the United States government is attempting to reach a potential nuclear agreement with the Iranian government, 47 Senators saw fit to instead issue a condescending letter to the Iranian government stating that any agreement brokered by our President would not be upheld once the president leaves office.

This is a clear violation of federal law. In attempting to undermine our own nation, these 47 senators have committed treason.
Published Date: Mar 09, 2015

Everyone should sign it IMNSHO.