December 22, 2024

Dave Levinthal (reports on political influence issues for POLITICO): Colbert’s Super PAC and Washington’s hottest corporate property? Former members of Congress aka Access! Access! Access! Influence! Influence! Influence!; Will Hopkins served in Iraq and now heads NH Peace Action. Worried about spending? Are we bankrupting our future? What constitutes 20% of the US Budget? Answer: Spending on defense and homeland security accounts for a whopping 20 percent of the government’s budget–time to talk!