From TPM Muckraker Hayden, President Bush’s pick to replace Porter Goss as head of the CIA, contracted with MZM Inc. for the services of Lt. Gen. James C. King, then a senior vice president of the company, the sources say. MZM was owned and operated by Mitchell Wade, who has admitted to bribing former Rep. […]
Here is more dirty Republican tricks, this time happening one county over from me: Some postcards are causing problems in Warren County. The cards endorse Pete Beck in the Republican primary for Warren County Commissioner. At the bottom of the cards is the signature of Lebanon?s mayor, Amy Brewer. But Brewer said she did not […]
Historically voter turn out has decreased every year in our country. Mid-term elections have taken even a harder hit on participation then presidential elections. So why should this year be any different? Well first off, the last time there was a spike in a mid-term election turn out was in 1994, when the Republicans had […]
Knight Ridder has broken open a story that spans over a couple big scandals. Those scandals are Randy Cunningham and the spying on anti-war activists: A Pentagon intelligence agency that kept files on American anti-war activists hired one of the contractors who bribed former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., to help it collect data on […]
Out of all the Republicans in the country, the pick by the Southern Republican Convention to be the next President is (excuse me while I wipe the tears from my eyes, I have been laughing hard) Bill Frist. I got only one thing to say about that. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (ok three things). Frist would […]
So I am going through the Vanity Fair (pdf file) article on Abramoff and all I can say is WOW. It really shows us more into the connections this slime has. Here are some interesting excerpts from it: …the head of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman, said in an interview, “Abramoff is someone who […]
John has all the details. How dirty will the self-righteous Ricky get?
So I wake up, do my morning check of news media and blogs. I come to one of my favorite sites, Think Progress, and see a quote from Rep. Bill Young which appears in today’s Washington Post: Young said he wouldn’t be so mad if it were just Sheehan. “I totally disagree with everything she […]
Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham allegedly demanded and recieved a bribe from a Pentagon contractor. Duke’s defense is trying to play it down since the allegations did not come in the form of an indictment. “This complaint is not a serious legal filing; it’s a public relations exercise, It cites no testimony, no documents – in […]
We already know there is tons of corruption and scandals surrounding the RNC, but how high can it go. A report released today says it could go all the way up to the newly appointed treasurer. The AP is reporting that federal prosecutors are investigating corruption of a Illinois state pension fund. They have subpoened […]