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 […]
“A sad day for Alaska yesterday when he was found guilty of seven felonies. But — and now he needs to do the right thing, and the right thing is, as he’s proclaiming his innocence and proclaiming, too, that he will go through the appellate process, OK, then he needs to step aside and allow […]
If the NYT’s reporting about Rick Davis is so wrong, then why is he running? John McCain campaign manager Rick Davis–under the spotlight because of his work for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac–is skipping a Wednesday lunch with reporters sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. Do the innocent run, or do they try […]
Conrad Burns has really pissed me off lately. It started when he decided to attack firefighters, and then after calling them “lazy”, gets caught napping during a meeting in Senate. Now it looks like paypack may become very sweet: After months of defiant protestations of innocence about his role in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, […]
And it is going to be good! Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney has agreed with the Justice Department to plead guilty to at least one criminal charge in a deal that could be announced as early as Friday, Capitol Hill sources said Thursday. The Justice Department and Ney’s attorney would not discuss whether a deal […]
Bob Ney has announced that he will temporarily step down as chairman of the House Administration Committee. “Unfortunately it has become clear to me in recent days that the false allegations made against me have become a distraction to the important work of the House Republican Conference and the important work that remains ahead for […]