<p>I think this is one of the best ideas I have <a href=”http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0629/conyers-throws-grayson-cosponsors-war-making-poor-act/”>ever heard out of Congress:</a></p> <blockquote> <p>It seems that Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) would agree, perpetual war is making you poor.</p> <p>To begin rectifying the situation, he’s joined with Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) in co-sponsoring the "War is Making You Poor Act," […]
We all knew this was coming, but now its official: Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded guilty this morning to conspiring to commit bribery and is free on personal bond. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said, “The defendant now stands convicted.” The one count of conspiring to commit bribery is punishable for […]
Didn’t expect this: Former White House political adviser Karl Rove and counsel Harriet Miers have agreed to face questions from Congress about allegations of improper political influence in the Justice Department, the House Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday. Both will give depositions to investigators from the committee, and claims of privilege will be “significantly limited,” according […]
Now reports are saying that 4 years of Rove email may be missing: A lawyer for the Republican National Committee told congressional staff members yesterday that the RNC is missing at least four years’ worth of e-mail from White House senior adviser Karl Rove that is being sought as part of investigations into the Bush […]
Bush is down to a 37% approval rating in the latest poll released byCBS and the New York Times. 7 out of 10 respondents also are concerned the deficit will grow by the end of Bush’s Presidency. It will be interesting to see what the numbers do next week after the State of the Union […]
CensureBush.org has been launched in conjunction with afterdowningstreet.org to support new legislation introduced to the House today to censure President Bush and Vice-President Cheney when it comes to the pre-war intelligence on Iraq. It also supports legislation which was also introduced to set up a committee to investigate rather or not impeachable offenses were committed […]
From Raw Story Landmark hate crimes legislation passes House 09/14/2005 @ 5:36 pm In an unexpected 223-199 vote, the House of Representatives passed sweeping hate crimes legislation Wednesday, including protections for minorities and gays who are the subject of hate crimes. The bill, authored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), was a rider on another bill […]
According to aWashington Post article today, Patrick Fitzgerald is also looking into how the infamous 16 words got into the President’s state of the union address in 2003. This kind of reminds you of the original Matrix when Morpheus told Neo “You take the red pill…..you stay in wonderland…and I show you just how deep […]
It has been almost a week since the rumors started surfacing on the internet that Karl Rove is indeed the person who ousted former CIA agent Valerie Plame. Ironically this was not questioned once this week at any of the White House press briefings. The silence could only be a sign of keeping a lid […]
From an email I received today by Afterdowningstreet.org For Immediate Release: June 10, 2005 Memogate Hearings Scheduled for June 16 On Thursday June 16, 2005, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of House Judiciary Committee, and other Democratic Members will hold a Democratic hearing to hear testimony concerning the Downing Street Minutes and the efforts […]