Finally we are starting to see some accountability from the wasted adventure called Iraq: In what could turn out to be the greatest fraud in US history, American authorities have started to investigate the alleged role of senior military officers in the misuse of $125bn (£88bn) in a US -directed effort to reconstruct Iraq after […]
But damn this is bad. From our local newspaper: U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester Twp., visited Iraq today, Feb. 6, and praised American progress after the war-torn nation successfully held provincial elections last week. Not only did they get Boehner’s position wrong, but they totally screwed up which party controls Congress. This is […]
Why hasn’t Obama fixed the economy, ended the war in Iraq, caught Osama, given us all healthcare, etc.? That’s the sense you get when listening to these talking heads on TV. But on a more serious note, since when is government jobs not jobs? I am really tired of hearing these Republicans say “this bill […]
Oh this is just priceless: Republicans wrapped up their retreat Friday by signaling they are losing patience with President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress. Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) criticized the new administration on Friday, saying it had promised to reach out to Republicans on the Capitol Hill, but then offered an economic […]
Everyone remembers the SCHIP debacle last year. Polls showed overwhelming support amongst Americans for the popular program that provides healthcare to children, but Republicans still killed the legislation. Well it is back up, and it looks like the Republicans will really lose out: Republicans appear to have overplayed their hand when blocking the expansion of […]
The Guardian is reporting that the Obama team has signaled they may open some low-level diplomacy with Hamas: The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush’s doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say. The move to open contacts with Hamas, which […]
Day one of the new Congress and Roland Burris got rejected. Actually it wasn’t by anyone in the Senate, but rather by Illinois’ Secretary of State, who refused to sign his credentials. This is going to be very interesting to watch. As much of a creep as I think Blago is, it was a shrewd […]
No one wants you to be senator anymore! The Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday rejected Republican Norm Coleman’s request to count an additional 654 rejected absentee ballots in his weeks-old Senate showdown with Democrat Al Franken. The ruling clears the way for the state Canvassing Board to certify results showing Franken the winner after the […]
You’re probably wondering why I am thankful for that. Well it’s because of this: In a year when national Republican fortunes took a turn for the worse, Louisiana delivered the GOP two seats in Congress in elections delayed by Hurricane Gustav. Indicted Democratic U.S. Rep. William Jefferson was ousted Saturday from his New Orleans area […]
Ford’s CEO agrees to a paycut: Ford Motor became the first of the three U.S. automakers to unveil its turnaround plans to Congress Tuesday, but the plan contained little in the way of new cost cuts or other changes beyond what the company had previously announced. The company announced that the salary of Ford CEO […]