"Draft Bill Halter" Effort Succeeds

Congratulations to everyone who was involved in the effort to "Draft" Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter to primary Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Corporate Shill - AR). In particular, great work by David Wayne McAvoy II, the leader of the "Draft Bill Halter" movement. As someone who co-founded a "Draft" movement myself - to persuade Jim Webb to run for Senate and then help elect him - and as someone who thinks Blanche Lincoln represents everything wrong with American politics, I am extremely happy to see David McAvoy et al. succeed in their efforts. If you want to learn more about Halter or help him out, click here. The bottom line is that Blanche Lincoln has pissed everybody off and is going to lose regardless, so supporting Halter is a great chance to stand up for progressive rather than corporatist values. Also, he sounds like an excellent candidate in his own right. This should be fun!

How Do Politicians Find Polluter Love?

Cross-posted from The Green Miles

Are you a politician who's eager to sell out to polluters, but haven't been able to find the right match? This Valentine's Day, there's a new website to help -- PolluterHarmony.com.

Just listen to this testimonial from legendary polluter & front group funder Charles Koch:

When the PolluterHarmony compatibility test matched me up with a Democratic senator from Arkansas, I was sure the site was a scam. How could a Libertarian like me possibly relate to a Democrat? But then I read Blanche's profile, I realized maybe I was wrong. She wrote that she loves discovering new places, especially for oil drilling. More importantly, she considers herself someone who likes taking risks, like with public health and safety. Best of all, she had one of the worst environmental voting records of any Democrat on Capitol Hill.

When we first met, I knew I'd found my match. Within a few weeks, I was funneling thousands of dollars into her campaign fund while she quietly worked to stall climate and clean energy policy.

And check out this story from a polluter lobbyist matched up with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK):



"It's like we finish each other's legislation." Hilarious! Great Valentine's Day parody from Greenpeace.