“DNC” on The Daily Caller

The back and forth between Democrats and Republicans over Voyeur-Gate continues. Earlier today, RNC spokesman Doug Heye sent out a list of DNC expenditures he said reporters would find “of interest.” The full list is at the bottom of this post. (more)

Bad for the country? Maybe. Good for Republican fundraising efforts? Without question.  That’s the early verdict on Obama’s health care plan. In the hours after the House voted on the bill last night, the RNC’s website received so much traffic, it briefly crashed. By 4:00 PM this afternoon, GOP headquarters had raised $600,000, with money pouring in at what appeared to be about $1,000 a minute. (more)

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has been campaigning on credit, while the Republican National Committee broke even in the past year. (more)

Barack Obama has long decried the corrupting influence of money in politics. As a candidate, he ran against lobbyists and the pay-for-play culture of Washington. As president, he has continued to hammer the theme, most recently in his impassioned attacks on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission. (more)

I backed Obama not because of skin color but because he convincingly made the case that he stood for “change” that this country needs. Now, across many fronts — in public policy and politics alike — people have rightly been questioning whether the change has been for the better. Unfortunately, the answer so far is clear: not yet. (more)