That is the rumor with the announcement of Rob Portman leaving the Bush administration: Rob Portman’s announcement Tuesday that he will resign as White House budget director puts the popular former Cincinnati-area congressman back in play as a force in Ohio politics – and as a potential statewide candidate in coming elections. For a political […]
As well as their living conditions: Reports of a rising death rate and rooms spattered with blood, urine and feces at the Armed Forces Retirement Home prompted the Pentagon yesterday to begin investigating conditions at the veterans facility in Northwest Washington. The Government Accountability Office warned the Pentagon this week that residents of the home […]
It appears that way: Banana company Chiquita Brands International said Wednesday it has agreed to a $25 million fine after admitting it paid a Colombian terrorist group for protection in a volatile farming region. The settlement resolves a lengthy Justice Department investigation into the company’s financial dealings with terrorist organizations in Colombia. In court documents […]
Every time Bush talks about our “robust and strong” economy, I just want to puke. He acts like if he says it enough then it must be true. Of course we all know Bush doesn’t read the papers to see articles like this: If you want to measure the strength of the city, you might […]
Here is an interesting report released by the Progressive Legislative Action Network (PLAN). HELENA, MT – The Progressive Legislative Action Network (PLAN) today issued a report that exposes many of the conservative movement’s methods of operation in state government and how progressives can deliver results. The organization also rolled out its website that will serve […]
Freeper of the week has to go to Larry Northern, the 59 year old Texan who took chained a pipe to the back of his pickup truck and used it to destroy the white crosses set up at Camp Casey in Crawford. Each one of the crosses represented a fallen soldier, so this tells you […]
In a week from today, there will be a congressional election held one district to the east of me. The election will be to replace Rep. Rob Portman who was recently appointed as the US Trades Ambassador. This is a key election as it stands a good chance at tipping the political scale a little […]