Horrible news out of Tucson today: Gabrielle Giffords, a congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head on Saturday at a public event held at a grocery store in Tucson, her spokesman, C. J. Karamargin, said. Others at the event, including members of her staff, were among the injured. The gunman is in custody and […]
Following up on my previous post, buried on the second page of the Politico article I mentioned is this little gem: But the new coins – concerns over which apparently stemmed from an email chain letter widely circulated among conservatives – were commissioned by the Republican-led Congress in 2005 and approved by President Bush. All […]
For the past several days the media has been pushing the story that “Pelosi knew about torture and did nothing”. When people come out to defend Pelosi, such as former Senator Bob Graham, they are ignored. Instead the media has gone to bed with the Republicans in pushing their own version of what did or […]
And the truth comes out: A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed. More details to follow. And we all called it! UPDATE – The full story […]
That is exactly the problem. All parties have basically agreed on an agreement – Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, The White House and House Democrats. The ones not on board? House Republicans. Then to show how little they understand the economy, or how little they care about the American people, we have this little gem: According […]
Richard Hohlt is one of Washington Mutual’s lobbyists, receiving close to $40,000 in the first half of 2007. He is also a major Republican fundraiser and then there is this little gem: Hohlt is also the leader of a group of Washington, DC insiders called the “Off the Record Club” and is known as an […]
(h/t Paddy for the graphic) Here is some of the news about Palin popping up: McCain’s VP Choice Is Under Ethics Investigation For Abuse Of Power In Alaska Alaska Gov. And Longshot McCain VP Praises Obama’s Energy Plan As people get digging, I am sure we will have much more in the way of fun […]
Craig Crawford is one of the pundits trying to keep the Obama – Clinton feud going: Stunning. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s convention speech on Tuesday was so NOT what Barack Obama needed. Sure, Clinton said Obama’s name several times. But this was an obligatory, boiler-plate endorsement that was devoid of a single personal reference to indicate […]
The Wall Street Journal published this little gem: The Logan Act makes it a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to three years for any American, “without authority of the United States,” to communicate with a foreign government in an effort to influence that government’s behavior on any “disputes or controversies with […]
Comes this little gem: In a case some say reveals political backscratching at the courthouse, a Texas Supreme Court justice saw his arson-related indictment thrown out Friday at the request of a scandal-plagued, but fellow Republican, prosecutor. The move outraged the grand jury foreman, who threatened to reconvene the panel and issue the charges again. […]