One of the Republican crime family finishes his sentence: Former congressman Bob Ney of Ohio has been released from a halfway house in Cincinnati after serving a sentence in connection with a public corruption scandal. Advertisement Ney has served nearly a year-and-a-half of his original two-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The sentence was reduced after he completed […]
Ralph Reed, former business partner of Jack Abramoff, will be holding a fundraiser for John McCain. Democrats should have fun with this one.
Turns out Ralph Reed and Grover Norquist logged over 100 visits to the Bush White House. What makes this so interesting is the fact both men have been tied to Jack Abramoff. So how much longer before we get investigators looking at what “presidential favors” Bush did for these guys, which in turn were for […]
Tell me he is kidding – Conservative activist Grover Norquist says a Senate report connecting him with convicted felon Jack Abramoff is a personal attack from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that could hurt the senator’s recent efforts to woo the right for a presidential bid. Norquist says a Senate Indian Affairs Committee report last month […]
Like everyone else being investigated for their dealings with Abramoff, Bob Ney is no different. He has taken the same stance of “not remembering” key events like this one: Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney didn’t recall meeting with members of the Tigua tribe of Texas when Senate investigators questioned him during a probe of rogue […]
It looks like Ralph Reeds past dealings with Abramoff are really taking a toll on his run for lieutenant Governor in Georgia: Twenty-one Republican state senators on Friday called for Ralph Reed to withdraw from the contest for lieutenant governor, declaring that his ties to Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff could jeopardize the re-election of Gov. […]
It seems like the Abramoff story is still gaining ground. According to Raw Story, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Abramoff’s assistance with prosecutors could now implicate 60 lawmakers: It remains unclear which lawmakers prosecutors are looking at, and also how persuasive Mr. Abramoff could be in helping to make potential cases against any […]
The strongest base of the Republican party is the Christian right. They are the ones that deliver the votes needed for Republican’s to keep control. It is where the money is for the right so it’s no wonder the right cater to them so well. Just look at a typical example of homosexuality. The right […]
Just in from Raw Story Bush Management and Budget Procurement chief arrested after quitting John Byrne David Safavian, who oversees $300 billion of annual federal purchasing as director of the Office of Procurement Policy, has been arrested for three criminal charges relating to obstruction of a federal investigation. He resigned quietly last Friday. RAW STORY […]
Our childhood days of fun, running through the woods, hiding behind trees only to jump out and catch our enemy. We would take turns, one day I would be the cowboy, then the next day it was my turn to be an Indian. It was a great summer past time comprising of exercise and go […]