Archive for the ‘Congress’ Category
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
When Bush attorney Harriet Miers ignored a subpoena to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committe, what did they do about it? NOTHING!
When former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez lied to the same Committee, what did they do?
NOTHING!
They apparently don’t have the time or inclination to pursue THOSE offenses, but they ...
Posted in Congress, Democrats, General, Politics 2.0, U.S. Senate | 9 Comments »
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
It can't. The numbers simply don't add up. Normally, you can't give money to people that you don't have but when you are able to print more of the stuff, why should conventional wisdom apply? When members of Congress become concerned about losing seats, they temporarily forget that ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Representative John Doolittle of California, once a rising star in the Republican Party but more recently under investigation in a scandal involving the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, announced his retirement from Congress on Thursday, declaring that it was time for a new chapter in his life.
“I plan to complete my ...
Posted in Congress, Ethics, Jack Abramoff, John Doolittle, Religion, Republicans | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
"I am disappointed in the way the Congress compiled this legislation, including abandoning the goal I set early this year to reduce the number and cost of earmarks by half. Instead, the Congress dropped into the bill nearly 9,800 earmarks that total more than $10 billion. These projects are ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
"The congressional leaders ran in the last election on a promise that they would curb earmarks. And they made some progress and there's more transparency in the process. But they have not made enough progress."
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi's protestations, the Democrats approval of additional funding for our military operations in Iraq makes it their war as well. In exchange, they will allow the budgets of several domestic programs to be slashed. The Democratic Party officially has neither a spine nor principles and ...
Posted in Congress, Democrats, Earmarks, Fiscal Policy, Iraq | 1 Comment »
