Intoxination

Tag: congressional oversight

Jan 3
2011

Where’s The Proof, Darrell?

Politics

We have heard for months the chest beating of Darrell Issa, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Now it’s gone from chest beating to down right slander: The Republican congressman who is taking over responsibility for congressional oversight calledPresident Obama‘s administration “one of the most corrupt administrations” on Sunday and […]

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Apr 7
2009

Oversight? Whoa…..

Misc

Something we aren’t used to seeing; oversight of an administration, being conducted by the administration’s own party: A congressional oversight committee opened an investigation yesterday into whether the Obama administration is circumventing a law that limits lavish pay for executives at firms benefiting from the $700 billion federal bailout. Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), chairman of […]

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Mar 4
2009

BREAKING: Rove And Miers Will Give Depositions

Misc

Didn’t expect this: Former White House political adviser Karl Rove and counsel Harriet Miers have agreed to face questions from Congress about allegations of improper political influence in the Justice Department, the House Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday. Both will give depositions to investigators from the committee, and claims of privilege will be “significantly limited,” according […]

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Jan 16
2008

Scientists Taking Complaints To Capital Hill

Misc

I think they are getting fed up: Two dozen scientists swarmed over Capitol Hill this week mad as vespinae ( hornets) at what they say is Bush administration meddling in environmental science. Organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Endangered Species Coalition, the rumpled researchers won time in the offices of more than […]

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Apr 1
2006

The GOPs Latest Ad

Misc

Let me set the stage. A dark background with a constant thumping much like a heart beat. Loud crashes come through as you hear sound bites of George Bush vowing to “protect” the American people. This is the start of the RNC’s new ad to attack Democrats and it is great. The highlight of the […]

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Jan 4
2006

NSA Breifings Broke The Law

Misc

It appears that more and more Democrats in Congress was telling the NSA their wiretapping program was not legal. WASHINGTON – The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told President Bush Wednesday that the White House broke the law by withholding information from the full congressional oversight committees about a new domestic surveillance program. […]

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Jun 29
2005

NEW RULE: Leave the Acting to Hollywood

Misc

President Bush’s speech on Tuesday night was the kind of acting job you would expect a back drop of porn music too. He acted out his reasons for the war in Iraq which have changed time and time again. Shortly paused by one short round of applause that was reported by two major news networks […]

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