From Raw Story: Former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling have been found guilty on dozens of charges of conspiracy and fraud. Lay was found guilty on all charges, which could net him 45 years in jail. Skilling was found guilty of the first 35 counts brought against him. He was acquitted, however, of […]
This story is so back and forth. First it starts off with ABC’s Brian Ross reporting this: Federal officials say the Congressional bribery investigation now includes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, based on information from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government. Part of the investigation involves a letter Hastert wrote three […]
By now I am sure most of you have read about Delay thinking Stephen Colbert is actually some right-wing journalist, even though his show is obvious satire and appears on Comedy Central. If you are in the dark on this then check out Think Progress. Now Bob Greenwald has responded: Life as I have known […]
It’s been five years since terrorism grappled America, spurring a seeming endless trail of hampered freedoms. Even now, to this day, the Bush regime continues it’s role in murky dealings. The legislative nightmares and fumbled policies may pale in comparison to the attacks of September 11th, 2001 and for good reason. On May 16th, […]
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) blasted the Republicans on the House floor in a blistering speech. He used people like Newt Gingrich as an example of how conservatives are even fed up with the failures our Republican controlled government. Check out the video below the fold. This is a blistering attack (h/t Atrios).
On April 18, 2005, the Washington Post did a write up about Rick Santorum entitled “Father First, Senator Second“. This story was really creepy as it talked about Santorum bringing the dead fetus home from his wife’s miscarriage and treating it as part of the family. You can read more about it in my post […]
The problem with illegal immigration is the employers. These people exploit the conditions in which these people are here and use those reasons for their own profit. If employers didn’t higher illegal immigrants then we would not have illegal immigrants. So how is Senate addressing this situation? They are going to fine the employers. Now […]
What is ironic is how Republicans talk about backing Bush 100% until it comes to their re-election chances (From today’s Wall Street Journal): President Bush goes to Pennsylvania tomorrow to campaign for embattled Republican House members in the Philadelphia suburbs. But one of the candidates isn’t expected to be there. Mr. Bush “is really doing […]
(This is Karma, my new kitten. She is a three month old bobbed-tail) Finally Congress is working on some decent legislation: WASHINGTON (AP) — A television shot of a little boy losing his dog during Katrina rescue operations was the catalyst for the House to pass legislation Monday that would require pets to be considered […]
Here is a story that really makes you wonder: An unusual FBI raid of a Democratic congressman’s office over the weekend prompted complaints yesterday from leaders in both parties, who said the tactic was unduly aggressive and may have breached the constitutional separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Rep. William […]