It’s amazing – the very person the right has been using to defend the actions of Mark Foley has died. No more details yet, it was just announced. Not much more out yet, just this: Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday at Boston Medical Center, […]
Last night Mike DeWine and Sherrod Brown held a debate for the Senate seat here in Ohio. DeWine has been touting his seat on the intelligence committee as a strong point of his candidacy. It recently came out that DeWine has missed about 1/2 of the Intelligence Committee meetings since he has been on it. […]
We get more proof that our own democracy is under attack: Some U.S. states have placed laws to make it difficult to vote instead of reforming ballot problems. The study looked into 10 states with reported ballot difficulties. The study cited proposed laws in Arizona and Georgia, that call for a government-issued photo identification card […]
Chris Shays has already proven once this week what an inconsiderate shill he is when he defended Hastert’s inactions in the Foley scandal by saying “at least no one died” (note to child predators – you got a U.S. Congressman saying it is alright to prey as long as you don’t kill), comparing the incident […]
I did a post last week trying to make the argument that the fact Mark Foley had to live a life of shame because he was a member of a party that would not accept his sexuality. In turn this life of shame leads down a dangerous road that can lead to the behavior that […]
An article in today’s Washington Post discusses how Democrats are targeting their opponents and using past and present legal/ethical problems their competition has faced as issues in their campaigns. The article takes a slant towards painting the Democrats strategy as dangerous. This part in particular highlights that slant: Former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie […]
Today’s Washington Post takes a look into the psyche of Bush through his choice of words: But a survey of transcripts from Bush’s public remarks over the past seven years shows the president’s worsening political predicament has actually stoked, rather than diminished, his desire to proclaim what he cannot abide. Some presidential scholars and psychologists […]
The right wingers jump every time the word “classified” or “secret” is used as a source in a New York Times article. Well how about if the Washington Times uses the same terms? Recent U.S. intelligence analyses of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs were flawed and the lack of clarity on the issue hampered […]
The hero. The idol. The man they set up on a pedestal for the entire conservative movement is now implicated in the Jack Abramoff scandal: Five conservative nonprofit organizations, including one run by prominent Republican Grover Norquist, “perpetrated a fraud” on taxpayers by selling their clout to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Senate investigators said in a […]
Not just resign as speaker, but leave Congress all together. I got a feeling this will get much worse in the coming days/weeks as the investigation continues.