Elections 2010 Early results, local and more…..

The polls closed just over an hour ago. Anyone in line at 7:00 p.m. is allowed to vote. So it may be that as I write this blog entry there are people who have only just voted.

Approximately $4B dollars has gone into this mid-term general election. Much of that money has come from groups that make great effort to stay anonymous. Others are found out as is the case with Karl Rove creations American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS. The Koch Brothers manage numerous others.

Whether at the end of the day we have a new congress or not remains to be seen. The nation is in need of a moment of greatness. (Think FDR) Presently it appears we’re getting Rand Paul and the wrath of those are much like the majority population of Texas Red.

From Texas Red: a cratered landscape of prisons, deplorable apartheid public education, lack of healthcare and politicians and majority population intent on keeping it that way…


Hasta Siempre,

More:

LaHood trails Reed in early voting results

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/lahood_trails_reed_in_early_voting_results_106572313.html

Fierce accusations and attack ads characterize 23rd Congressional seat

http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Attack-ads--106568774.html

  

Midterm elections live blog 2010

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101102/el_yblog_upshot/2010-midterm-elections-live-blog

Politics News Alert: Andrew Cuomo (D) defeats Carl Paladino (R) in New York gubernatorial race

Manchin win basically ensures Dem Senate control

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sectionfronts/politics/index.html?wpisrc=nl_polalert

Election night cheat sheet: Key races to watch

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_exclusive/20101102/pl_yblog_exclusive/election-night-cheat-sheet-key-races-to-watch

Rick's Diction

What do his words reveal about Gov. Perry's elusive character?

http://www.texasobserver.org/culture/ricks-diction

And 2010's Biggest Winner Is…

Dark money, shadowy groups, and secret millionaires.

http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/11/2010-midterms-campaign-finance-secret-spending

Polls open in crucial US midterms

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/11/201011282323209197.html

US: myth of the two party system

Would America look much different if Republican John McCain had beaten Democrat Barack Obama to become president?

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2010/10/2010103175555761506.html

Cirque de Folly: Election Time USA!

Tea party candidates accused of having links to criminal biker gangs, as pundits scream about patriotism and freedom.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/usmidtermelections2010/2010/10/20101031201944594227.html

opensecrets.org

http://www.opensecrets.org/

factcheck.org

http://www.factcheck.org/

Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
http://www.amazon.com/Winner-Take-All-Politics-Washington-Richer-Turned/dp/1416588698

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity
www.amazon.com/Good-Capitalism-Economics-Growth-Prosperity/dp/0300158327/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1285203922&sr=1-1

13 Bankers
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307379051

Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future
http://www.amazon.com/Aftershock-Next-Economy-Americas-Future/dp/0307592812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1285922323&sr=1-1

Bill Moyers on Plutonomy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSoglDcRbAg