Something that has been really bothering me is how Democrats are saying they can force citizens to buy insurance because of the “commerce clause” of the Constitution: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; If this clause gives Congress the power to force you and me […]
There has been a lot of talk lately about the constitutionality of the health insurance mandate. The right seems to want to point to the tenth amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. […]
Thanks to Nichole we have this flashback where Bush had the prosecutor in Guam removed. The prosecutor had a grand jury and was investigating none other than Jack Abramoff: A US grand jury in Guam opened an investigation of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff more than two years ago, but President Bush removed the supervising federal […]
They are so out to get Harry Reid that they will find anything and try to turn it into a scandal. The AP is really sinking to a new low on this one: Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, who has criticized Republican ethics, accepted free ringside tickets to three professional boxing matches from Nevada officials […]
Now me might find out more about Abramoff’s visits to the White House: The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials — and with whom he met. U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn last Tuesday approved an […]
American Prospect commissioned a non-partisan research firm to investigate the allegations that Abramoff gave money to Democrats also. Their findings: in total, the donations of Abramoff’s tribal clients to Democrats dropped by nine percent after they hired him, while their donations to Republicans more than doubled, increasing by 135 percent after they signed him up; […]
Oh those sweet young College Republicans. Trying to form the minds and desires of their members into becoming the leaders of tomorrow. Just look at a couple of the prominent Republicans who have been at the top of theCollege Republican National Committee. In June 1971, [Karl] Rove dropped out of the University of Utah to […]
The deal is done. Abramoff has officially pleaded guilty to a federal court in Washington D.C. and is expected to head to Florida tomorrow to do the same with the charges he is facing there in the Sun Cruz deal. Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, tax evasion, fraud, and violation of lobbying laws. Reporters described […]
Tom Delay has a hearing tomorrow regarding a motion to dismiss the charges brought onto him by Ronnie Earle. While Tom Delay may be going to bed thinking positively about tomorrow’s hearing, another problem looms. That problem is named Mike Scanlon. Today Scanlon pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges. He has not been sentenced yet […]
Roll Call is reporting that former Abramoff partner Michael Scanlon will turn himself in and has reached a deal to plea guilty in exchange for testimony against his former partner. Scanlon will also offer testimony against anyone else named in indictments from this investigation. There are numerous others under the microscope on this probe. They […]