These Tea Party congressmen. They are nothing but common people, just like you and me. Right? One-fifth of the 50 richest members of Congress are freshman House Republicans sent to Washington last year with strong Tea Party support, according to The Hill’s 50 Wealthiest for 2011. Ohio’s Rep. Jim Renacci, the wealthiest of the 87 […]
Glenn Beck earns roughly the same as all of us: Just how handsomely does it pay to be one of the most controversial men in America? For Glenn Beck, $32 million. Beck, who became a household name in 2009, pulled in the shocking sum through a revenue stream that includes books, radio, TV, digital media, […]
This is rather shocking. Chabot is a staunch conservative, but this looks to be the reasons he is siding with Democrats: But when foreclosures in his hometown of Cincinnati skyrocketed, Chabot found himself aligned with Democrats – and against his party’s leaders, his conservative colleagues and the White House. I can say firsthand that foreclosures […]
Why didn’t they start this years ago, before the collapse? The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal inquiries into 14 companies as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the troubled mortgage industry, F.B.I. officials said Tuesday. The F.B.I. said it was looking into possible accounting fraud, insider trading or other violations in connection with […]
Harry Reid has taken steps towards cleaning up the corruption in Congress with a bold move. He has banned all of his staff from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Via Raw Story: In a memo last night, Reid chief of staff Susan McCue instructed Reid staffers not to accept any gifts from lobbyists. The move is […]
Harry Reid has taken steps towards cleaning up the corruption in Congress with a bold move. He has banned all of his staff from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Via Raw Story: In a memo last night, Reid chief of staff Susan McCue instructed Reid staffers not to accept any gifts from lobbyists. The move is […]
The Boston Herald reports today that Exxon is expected to make more than $10 billion in profits for this quarter. Kind of nice for a company that has not felt the crunch of Hurricane Katrina like all other Americans are. Oil companies came under new fire yesterday when it emerged that ExxonMobil’s profits are likely […]