Post Tagged with: "Jack McConnell"

June 30, 2010 05:10

Mr. Lead Paint buys a federal judgeship

Trial lawyer that contributed $694,000 to Democrats gets federal judgeship. That’s hope and change the Chicago way. The trial lawyers’ chief Washington voice is the American Association for Justice, dubbed a “Heavy Hitter” by OpenSecrets.org. The AAJ has given more than $31 million in federal campaign contributions in the last 20 years, 91 percent of which went to Democrats.

May 14, 2010 06:17

Obama judicial doctrine: The leftier the better

As the nation’s attention focuses on Elena Kagan, conservatives must not lose sight of the rest of the judiciary. When it comes to nominees to the federal bench below the Supreme Court level, President Obama has offered up some doozies.