John Campbell

Car Dealers Exempt From New Consumer Protection Agency

Steve Parker | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

The House Financial Services Committee approved a key amendment Thursday, 47-21, to keep automobile dealers exempt them from a new government consumer protection agency.

Clear and Present Conflict of Interest. How Bad Does it Have to Be?

David Donnelly | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


David Donnelly

Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) has taken $170,550 in campaign contributions from auto dealers. Who do you think he wants to exempt from the provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill?

'The Wacko Wing'

The Progress Report | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


The Progress Report

Birthers claim that the birth certificate posted by the Obama campaign was "a false, fake birth certificate," but its authenticity has been independently confirmed.

Conspiracy Theorists Say NASA Faked Obama's Birth

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.22.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The so-called "Birther" movement gained new steam today as one of its prominent Congressional advocates claimed that NASA faked the birth of Barack Obama.

Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

GOP Rep: Obama Creating An Ayn Rand Dystopia

The Washington Independent | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), who gives his departing interns copies of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged," told me today that the response to Preside...

Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

Orange County's Steve Young on Obama's "50 State Strategy"

Cristina Chang | Posted 08.13.2008 | Home


Cristina Chang

Can the "50 state strategy" help the down-ticket candidates? I sat down with a proud liberal trying to unseat a conservative incumbent in California.