Tim Johnson

Ryan Grim

Banks' Favorite Dem Set To Chair Banking Committee

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


If Senator Tim Johnson ascends to the chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee, the biggest winners will be Wall Street, pay-day lenders and credi...

Arthur Delaney

Dodd Dinner With Online Payday Lenders Transforms Into Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics


The Online Lenders Alliance, a lobby group for Internet payday lenders, is hosting a three-day conference in Washington, D.C. The agenda's highlights ...

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Tim Giago | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics


Tim Giago

The Bureau of Labor Statistics sent out a press release touting South Dakota as having the lowest unemployment rates in the Nation. This statement qualifies as a lie -- a damned lie.

Local GOP Reps Blasted For Bailout Votes

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago


Five Illinois Republicans who helped defeat the Bush administration's financial rescue bill are under pressure by the National Assn. of Manufacturers ...

Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

Seth Colter Walls

Tim Johnson: Palin's Experience Claims "Laughable," McCain "Hard To Work With"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


In an interview with the Huffington Post, Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota called Sarah Palin "not ready" to be vice president, referencing her recent...

The Anthrax Perpetrator and the Arkansas Shooter Were Taking Antidepressants

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.17.2008 | Politics


Dr. Peter Breggin

It was recently disclosed that two murderers, one extremely notorious, were probably taking antidepressants at the time of their crimes, but hardly an...