by MCDC | Aug 1, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“There’s a new controversy brewing – one that could mean trouble for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It involves a lawsuit on behalf of landowners in Southwestern Virginia. They claim two energy companies failed to pay them royalties on methane gas wells....
by MCDC | Jul 30, 2013 | Ethics, Video, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“Ken Cuccinelli used taxpayer funds to investigate a U-Va. professor whose research on climate change Cuccinelli opposed. Cuccinelli, a climate change denier, forced the university to spend over half a million dollars defending itself against its own attorney general....
by MCDC | Jul 30, 2013 | Ethics, News, Video
Rachel Maddow discusses the wave of scandals currently engulfing the careers of former congressman and New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner (D), San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (D) and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R). All three men, she said, are degrading the...
by MCDC | Jul 28, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Farm Bill
Farm Bill Vote Switchers Have Nearly Twice as Much Money From Traditional Farm Bill Interests On Thursday, July 11, the House Republican leadership convinced just enough of its caucus to vote in favor of the revised farm bill H.R. 2642, which eliminates funding for...
by MCDC | Jul 24, 2013 | Citizens United, Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Farm Bill, Filibuster, Global Warming, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Racism, Sequester, Social Security, Video, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
The history of America is a history of change. The history of Democrats is the history of change that matters for America. The reason we won in 2012 was because supporters like you were the most engaged in political history. As we move on to the elections to come, we...
by MCDC | Jul 22, 2013 | Ethics, Health Care
The Republican Congress is testing a new frontier of radicalism—governmental sabotage..