Al Franken had his first amendment pass the Senate since being sworn in, and it is a good one: On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Democrat got his first piece of legislation passed by the United States Senate via roll call vote. The amendment stopped federal funding for those defense contractors who used mandatory arbitration clauses […]
For those that don’t remember Wilkes, he is one of the people buying influence from former Republican Rep. Randy Cunningham. He has been convicted on all 13 charges against him: A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Brent Wilkes on all 13 counts in his corruption trial. The Poway defense contractor had been accused by […]
Or as I like to call it, “Fucking Crooks!”. It looks like Mitch McConnell is more worried about his own finances than he is the country. Here is an interesting story that rings of Duke Cunningham: Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is pushing $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is […]
San Diego Union Tribune: A federal grand jury issued indictments on Tuesday against Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes and former high-ranking CIA official Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, childhood friends from San Diego who are embroiled in the Randy “Duke” Cunningham congressional corruption scandal. The U.S. Attorney’s office wouldn’t comment on the matter, but has scheduled a […]
So now people in the Bush administration find it “strange” that laws apply to them? The topic was the largest defense procurement scandal in recent decades, and the two investigators for the Pentagon’s inspector general in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s office on April 1, 2005, asked the secretary to raise his hand and swear […]
What could be more amazing than to find out the very person who helped deliver Bush his victory in 2000 to now be investigated for bribery. Well she is and it helps paint the picture of how deep corruption goes in the Republican party even more. From the AP: U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said Thursday […]
A little bit from the “Duke” files: A defense contractor admitted Friday that he paid a California congressman more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for millions more in government contracts. Mitchell Wade pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring with former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to bribe the lawmaker with cash, cars […]
For anyone who believes Boehner is a new face that might help with the problems of a corrupt government, well think again: Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who was elected House majority leader last week, is renting his Capitol Hill apartment from a veteran lobbyist whose clients have direct stakes in legislation Boehner has co-written […]
It was just a couple months ago that we learned the Bush White House was illegally paying someone to write and publish “puff pieces” promoting the administrations’ education agenda. Today we learn that the military has taken the same course of action in Iraq. WASHINGTON  As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the […]
Republican Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham has pleaded guilty in federal court to income tax violations. This from the AP: Rep. Cunningham Pleads Guilty Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax violations after an investigation of the California Republican’s home sale. Cunningham has been under investigation since his sale of his home to […]