Republicans loved Chelsea Clinton. She instantly became their constant punch line. For example here is John McCain: Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.” — Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998. And let’s not forget Rush Limbaugh: it was Limbaugh who ridiculed Chelsea Clinton, then 13, […]
The big F.U. that corporate media execs gave to the American people and, more importantly, U.S. soldiers. Jessica Yellin told Anderson Cooper last night the following: Yellin: I think the press corps dropped the ball in the beginning when the lead up to war began, uh the press corps was under enormous pressure from corporate […]
Of today’s news regarding the indictment of William Jefferson: House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio said Jefferson should be expelled from Congress if he is found guilty and refuses to resign. “The American people rightfully expect the highest ethical standards from their elected leaders,” Boehner said. Oh how 8 1/2 months changes things. What […]
From Roll Call via Think Progress: In a second blow to House Republicans this week, the FBI raided a business tied to the family of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation into the three-term lawmaker. Details of the raid on Patriot Insurance Agency in Sonoita, Ariz., were not immediately […]
To give you a taste of Ohio politics, here is something going on in my own backyard. I posted last September about the lockout at AK Steel, a prominent area employer. In that post I showed a picture of the new Butler County Republican headquarters, which came with a $800,000 price tag and donations from […]
And here we go yet again. Another company, another theft, another computer, another million people having their information exposed: A thief recently stole a computer server belonging to a major U.S. insurance company, and company officials now fear that the personal data of nearly 1 million people could be at risk, insurance industry sources tell […]
When is this crap going to stop?: A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons agency. But in the incident last September, somewhat similar to recent problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, senior department officials were told only two days ago, […]