I have raised this question before; why does Diebold choose Microsoft for their voting machines over Linux? Linux is much more secure, much more customizable, and, possibly the biggest reason, much cheaper (Linux is free). We find this week that this question still needs to be raised: Problems found in an audit of Diebold tabulation […]
(updated and bumped) The Muckraker has uncovered a gem from the DOJ document dump: Four months after the San Diego United States Attorney’s office launched an investigation into whether he had accepted bribes from defense contractors, and little more than a month before he pled guilty to those charges, Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA) signed on […]
The final nail in the GOP coffin this election season would be if the DOJ announced a bunch more indictments in the Abramoff scandal. We know this is not about to happen, but this little bit of information gives us insight into the possibility that they will becoming after elections: Jack Abramoff, the lobbying scandal […]
And for another dose of corruption: Lester Crawford, the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner who resigned suddenly in September 2005, was indicted in U.S. court for making false statements related to his investments and conflict of interest. U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor announced the indictment in a court filing today in Washington. Forget the fact […]
This should be required viewing and training for all DNC Strategists from here on out. This was awesome (h/t Christy) The Republicans want to try and put out the ethics problems involving Democrats, but the fact of the matter is there are only a handful. They can name 3 or 4 and we can respond […]
The Republicans try to paint corruption as a bi-partisan problem, but the majority of the problems we hear about come from the right side of the aisle: Federal investigators probing Rep. Jerry Lewis (news, bio, voting record)’ ties to lobbyists are looking into a land deal that put nearly 41 pristine acres in the congressman’s […]
This is some great news from the Buckeye State: Democrat Ted Strickland has surged to a surprising lead of 20 percentage points in the first Dispatch Poll on Ohio’s Nov. 7 race for governor. Meanwhile, Democrat Sherrod Brown holds an 8-point edge in his bid to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine. Strickland’s 47-to-27 advantage […]
The Republican led Coin-Gate scandal here in Ohio is 14 months old and still growing: The scandal that has gripped state government for 14 months broadened yesterday as two Cleveland-area investment brokers were indicted on charges that they conspired to bribe a high-ranking official of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in exchange for getting […]
The Democrats are pwning the Republicans in the debate over Iraq. Nancy Pelosi is providing videos of it via her YouTube page. In this post is the video of Rep. Louis Slaughters speech, of which I am a big fan, tearing into the Republicans. She is hitting them on the corruption of the contracts and […]
Just now coming in that a grand jury in Frankfort, Kentucky has indicted Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher on misdemeanor charges in connection with state hiring practices. The corruption keeps coming from the GOP. Hey KY – Welcome to Ohio now where we can share in the dis-honor of having criminals in the governor’s mansion. I will have […]