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The Strange Case Against Ted Stevens

April 9, 2009

Let me say right up front, I didn't like Ted Stevens, the former Republican Senator from Alaska. He was just the sort of porkbarrel spending politician that I abhor. Like so many others in Washington D.C., he treated the taxpayers like they were his personal ATM machine. He was an entrenched political insider, a career [...]

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Send In The Clowns

March 31, 2009

If you want to see a classic example of how our government acts outside the law, watch this video with Glenn Beck ripping Connecticut's Attorney General a new one over the AIG bonuses. The good stuff starts about 1:30 into the video. Watch the AG squirm and stutter for 11 minutes as Beck continually [...]

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The Politics Of TARP Funds

March 24, 2009

Congress gets very upset when TARP bailout money goes to corporate employee bonuses, corporate jet rides, and corporate golf tournaments.
What Congress doesn't get so very upset about is when TARP bailout money goes to Congress, in the form of campaign contributions.
In recent filings with the Federal Election Commission, the political action committee for Bank [...]

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Oh, Those Wacky Democrats

February 16, 2009

Campaign promise:
"sunlight is the best disinfectant…and when there's a bill that ends up on my desk as President, you, the public, will have five days to look online and find out what's in it, before I sign it." – Barack Obama
Reality:
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – wasn't put online.
The SCHIP expansion – [...]

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Leahy's Truth Squad

February 11, 2009

Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) wants to launch an investigation into all the Bush administration's unseemly activities, such as – firing 8 U.S. attorneys, wiretapping without warrants, and misleading the public about those weapons of mass destruction. Leahy would call his investigation a "Truth Commission."
Leahy said "a person or group" of "fair-minded" individuals could be [...]

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The Best Man For The Job

February 4, 2009

On monday, when asked if he still supported Tom Daschle as Health And Human Services (HHS) chief, even though Daschle owed $140K in back taxes until his nomination was announced, President Barack Obama said "absolutely."
On tuesday, after Daschle withdrew his name from consideration, Obama said the following during an interview with Chris Wallace. (link)
"…we [...]

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Pay-To-Play ? Not Me, I'm Innocent !

January 28, 2009

As I watch embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich make the media rounds proclaiming his innocence, even though he's on tape trying to get quid pro quo for President Obama's vacant Senate seat, and also on tape trying to trade political favors for campaign contributions, I think to myself…..this guy is a talented politician and really [...]

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Bugging Blagojevich

December 11, 2008

"All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure" – Mark Twain
Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has over 300 hours of tape of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, obtained by bugging the Governor's campaign offices and home phone. Fitzgerald refers to Blago's actions as a "political corruption crime spree", and arrested him. Blago is charged [...]

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Troopergate

September 15, 2008

The Troopergate investigation was launched to determine whether or not Alaska Governor Sarah Palin(R) abused the power of her office by firing Alaska Safety Commissioner Walt Moneghan. The Safety Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Governor, so Palin is allowed to hire and fire whomever she pleases for the job, but allegations have been [...]

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The Emperor's Club

March 12, 2008

The Emperor's Club…is that the 796 Democratic superdelegates who are poised to trump the will of the people at their whim during the Democratic primaries ? Or is that the Democratic National Committee, who disenfranchised voters in two entire states during the Democratic primaries ?
Naw, it isn't a group of politicians at all. It's a [...]

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Vote For The CAGW Porker Of The Year !

January 25, 2008

It's time again to vote for the Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) Porker of the Year.
The public outcry over the tens of billions of taxpayer dollars thrown at special-interest, pork-barrel projects reached a fever pitch in 2007. But who truly stood out as the worst custodian of your hard-earned money last year? Cast [...]

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John Murtha, Distinguished Gentleman

January 15, 2008

I'm sure you all remember Nancy Pelosi saying she was going to clean up the "culture of corruption" in Congress when the Democrats took control in 2006. Nancy was referring to the culture of corruption in the outgoing Republican Congress, of course. It was a big campaign issue for the Democrats, and it worked. The [...]

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