Looks like the Democrats have recruited another veteran to serve in Congress: PENNSYLVANIA. Dems have recruited another top notch candidate to place another Congressional seat in play. Navy Admiral Joe Sestak — who retired last months after 31 years in the military — has announced his candidacy against ten-term Congressman Curt Weldon (R) in the […]
Turns out Gonzalez can authorize a wiretap for up to a year under FISA asGeorgia10 points out: First, let me point out that under Section 1802, the government can wiretap a foreign power for up to one year without a warrant. Not 72 hours. An entire year. This provision is applicable when the Attorney General […]
Turns out Gonzalez can authorize a wiretap for up to a year under FISA as Georgia10 points out: First, let me point out that under Section 1802, the government can wiretap a foreign power for up to one year without a warrant. Not 72 hours. An entire year. This provision is applicable when the Attorney […]
Tornado season is just around the corner and then we get back into hurricane season. During the off season, Washington had a great time frame to right some wrongs that were exposed during Katrina. Instead they have chosen to not cooperate with Capital Hill in investigating the failures. Now we might here even more details […]
From Newsweek: If you read enough numbers, you never know what you’ll find. Take President Bush and private Social Security accounts. Last year, even though Bush talked endlessly about the supposed joys of private accounts, he never proposed a specific plan to Congress and never put privatization costs in the budget. But this year, with […]
Raw Story has the details. The story is still developing but this is a huge step in the right direction and could signal the start of a full House inquiry.
This is just down right sad: WHILE ATTORNEY GENERAL Alberto Gonzalez assures the U.S. Senate that the Bush Administration’s domestic eavesdropping program is a vital “early warning system†for terrorists, another homeland security measure strikes at a local elementary school. The kindergarten class at Lakewood’s Taft Elementary was planning a field trip to NASA Glenn […]
James Webb, the former Navy Secretary under Reagan and an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq has announced a run for Senate in Virginia, opposing 5 term Republican Senator George Allen according to the Richmond Times Dispatch. This is another great step forward for Democrats. Not only does it put in some good opposition […]
To keep up on Boehner even more, here is another article tying his office to Jack Abramoff: A White House aide who was once chief of staff to House Majority Leader John Boehner helped plan a 1996 trip to the Northern Mariana Islands that was organized by fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff, billing records from Abramoff’s […]