Two great articles tonight about shadowy money and who is cashing in on the Tea Party movement.

Mother Jones has a good report on the high-pressure scam artist tactics of Goldline, one of Glenn Beck's few remaining sponsors. Also a great history of goldbugs throughout American history. And the important question of whether Beck's gold fetish is ( Read more... )

Due to a reporting error, Mike has recently misstated the gender of the Illinois Secretary of State on numerous occasions. The secretary is in fact a dude.

Mike apologizes for the error.