The fringe elements of America’s right continues to show it’s ugly head: Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin (R) has made a name for himself by introducing far-right extremist bills. He has introduced legislation barring the state from requiring vaccinations, eliminating income taxes and replacing them with nothing, and requiring state taxpayers to only pay in […]
Get ready to be pissed to the point of wanting to break stuff: A Morgan Stanley wealth manager will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because Colorado prosecutors don’t want him to lose his job. Martin Joel Erzinger, who manages more than $1 billion in assets for Morgan Stanley in Denver, is being accused […]
Perhaps this from the WSJ Blogs gives a good reason: If there’s any doubt about the importance of getting a record of Senate investigative interviews, consider the case of J. Steven Griles. Griles, the former deputy Interior secretary, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Washington today to lying to Senate investigators when he […]
Now that the Abramoff probe has yielded a conviction that touches the White House, I wonder how they will spin it: David H. Safavian, a former Bush administration official with close ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was found guilty today in federal court of four of five felony charges against him in connection with […]
This story came out yesterday and it merits repeating: US Republicans calling for elections to replace DeLay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About two dozen Republicans have promised to sign a petition calling for elections to permanently replace Rep. Tom DeLay as majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, aides said on Friday. “We have commitments […]
Could it be that all of the tactics being pulled by Tom Delay’s defense attorney are actually to help him get a trial that will lean in his favor. Listening to Delay talk you wouldn’t think so, but according to a Washington Post article today he did almost plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge in […]
Last week I reported on theGore for Porn scandal that has transpired on the internet. Now the Associated Press is reporting that the Army has launched an investigation into it. Army Probes Complaints of Corpse Photos The Army is investigating complaints that soldiers posted photographs of Iraqi corpses on an Internet site in exchange for […]