On Tuesday, ThinkProgress reported how Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) flew off the handle and yelled at a constituent that, "Don't blame banks, and don't blame the marketplace for the mess we're in right now! I am tired of hearing that crap!" Well, we're tired of hearing politicians do the bidding of Wall Street. I am tired of hearing THAT crap. So, we launched a new site: http://iamtiredofhearingthatcrap.tumblr.com/. What are you tired of hearing of?

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
K Street files: Which campaign groups deserve tax-exempt status?
"But campaign finance watchdogs complain that, far from changing the status quo, Americans Elect may be violating tax laws and furthering the trend toward secrecy in political campaigns."

Another attack on corporate speech
Blah blah blah leave the corporations alone blah blah blah.

Congress/2012
Accusations over deficit proposals stall supercommittee
"The deficit supercommittee has quickly devolved from secret talks to full-fledged public brawl, with both sides leaking details of horse-trading and exchanging bitter charges ahead of what may become yet another major embarrassment for Washington."

Toomey's November fundraising schedule
Hey look, Sen. Toomey's having some fundraisers this month. Glad the supercommittee is keeping him so busy!

Payback Time? The Supercommittee and fossil fuel subsidies
We released a report with Oil Change International yesterday looking at the fossil fuel campaign cash to supercommittee members. Check it out!

Karl Rove group attack ad targets Warren's support of Occupy Wall Street
American Crossroads, funded by several Wall Street types, has new ads up against Elizabeth Warren for her support of Occupy Wall Street. Synergy!

Perry's other debate mistake
The New York Times is calling this, from last night, a gaffe for Perry: “We have a culture in Washington, D.C., where these corporate lobbyists have these cozy relationships with the people that they’re regulating." Corporate lobbyists TECHNICALLY don't regulate anyone, but maybe he was just being honest about how our system really works.

Jefferson County Alabama files biggest municipal bankruptcy
Jefferson County, Ala. has filed for bankruptcy. It's home of Spencer Bachus, the chair of the financial services committee who once said his job was to "serve the banks." Note this line, about legislation he voted against, "The threat of bankruptcy has loomed over the county for more than three years and inspired provisions in the federal Dodd-Frank law seeking to protect localities from complex financial trades involving derivatives."

Sunlight Foundation follows lobbyist tweets
"The nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation is today launching a tool designed to track the personal Twitter activity — be it musings about the Kardashians or latest meeting with a congressmen — of Washington’s influence class."

Report: Gingrey's bank stock benefits may violate ethics law
"U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey may have received stock benefits in violation of congressional ethics rules from his role as an insider of two Georgia banks, one of which failed, according to a report Wednesday by Thomson Reuters."

New super PAC forms to back Howard Berman
"A new "super PAC" emerged this month to back the candidacy of Rep. Howard Berman the California Democrat who faces a tough reelection battle in part because he must compete with a neighboring San Fernando Valley Democrat, Rep. Brad Sherman, for a newly redrawn congressional seat."

Emails show fundraiser discussed Solyndra with White House
"House Republicans released emails Wednesday that show a major fundraiser for President Obama discussed the $535 million loan guarantee for the solar company Solyndra during a meeting with White House officials."

Senator threatened labor board before Boeing complaint
Before the NLRB filed its complaint alleging Boeing broke federal labor law, Sen. Lindsay Graham called the NLRB to threaten them, said he had "already talked to Boeing." Hope it wasn't at a fundraiser.
- Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is concerned, too, that Boeing "tried to inappropriately influence lawmakers in its ongoing fight with the National Labor Relations Board."

HuffPost Fundrace: Rove's new target
New update from Paul Blumenthal on the campaigns: round up of money and politics stories from the past few days.

Other
Political coup against Pearce wonderful
Great letter from Arizona: "A coalition of young people, immigration-reform activists, businesspeople and Clean Election proponents made our democracy work as it should," and "And if you brush off allegations of taking gifts from lobbyists and sully the reputation of our beloved Fiesta Bowl, your constituents have the tools to relieve you of your duties."

Immigration advocates praise Pearce's defeat
Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly: "Pearce's anti-immigrant positions may have made him into a controversial figure, but it was his love of campaign cash, special-interest perks and opposition to clean elections that led voters to kick him out of the Senate."

Arizona recall: Why Russell Pearce lost
Washington Post on Sen. Russell Pearce's loss: Immigration was a factor in his defeat — in large part because the Mormon Church decided that it should be. But an ethics scandal and under-handed campaign tactics also played a role."

Fundraising ban may propel lawmaker resignations
A new ban on raising money during the legislative session in Utah may "force some state lawmakers to contemplate leaving the Legislature to run for office." The question is, does this mean they cant raise money for OTHER offices. A state lawmaker running for Congress says, “I’m not sure I’m willing to take a 45-day hiatus from raising money.” #priorities