
A former Texas legislator who has a good shot at being the next justice on the state's Supreme Court would bring to the job a checkered ethical past, a Bible-based view of the law, endorsements from Chuck Norris and Alan Keyes, and a commitment to "keeping God in the equation" in American civic life.
Meet Rick Green.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (40) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (5)You may remember Kevin Trudeau from such late-night infomercials as Free Money, Mega Memory System, and Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About.
Now, the man dubbed the "infomercial king" by Chicago media, who has been in a cat-and-mouse game with the FTC for years -- for allegedly making bogus claims about everything from weight loss to cures for debt, cancer, and heroin addiction -- may be headed to jail after asking supporters to bombard a federal judge with e-mails.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (23) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (3)Republicans and their allies in the business community talk a good game about the virtues of free-market competition. But, as we've seen in the debate over the public option, that stance often goes out the window when corporate profits are at stake.
And now we've got another example -- one of the sleaziest and most blatantly self-serving yet.
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