In keeping with the swing of things, its time to look at Tom Delay again. Recently numerous associates of the House leader have been indicted for involvements in a political action group Delay founded. Now the Associated Press is reporting that the Grand Jury investigating the conspiracy charges is set to end tomorrow and could […]
Raw Story has gotten their hands on one of the first proposals for budget cuts the GOP has authored. Seems like they are not as much up on public opinion as we would hope. They aren’t targeting the actual pork items, instead they got their sites set on something else. Mostly they are calling for […]
House GOP leaders have scrapped plans for a joint investigation into the Katrina response. The decision came about because of Democrats refusal to put anyone on the panel. While this may seem like Democrats are the culprits, actually it is the other way around. The Democrats are set on having a independent commission investigate the […]
From the Associated Press FEC Sues Pro-Republican Political Group By SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press Writer Federal election officials Monday sued a political group to try to force it to comply with campaign finance limits, the first lawsuit of its kind to arise from big-money fundraising during the 2004 elections. The Federal Election Commission filed a […]
Last week Newsweek ran a poll asking if Congressional races were hold right now would they vote for the Republican or the Democrat candidate. 50% said they would go Democrat while only 38% would go Republican. Hopefully this will send a message of hope and vision to the Democratic leadership. Democrats have not held control […]
President Bush’s speech last night appears to be nothing more than that, just a speech. He talked about a plan to rebuild the Gulf Coast and restore normalcy to the lives of those affected. He gave a speech that some have compared to a “FDR speechâ€ÂÂ. A real question lies now in the sincerity of […]
70% of Americans want an independent commission to look into the failures of Katrina’s response. Democrats want the same type of commission. Republicans refuse to allow it to happen. To further add insult to injury, this will give the power of subpoenaing witnesses solely to the Republicans. While they are crying about Democrats making this […]
Senator John Warner, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he intends to summons Rumsfeld to Capital Hill to answer questions about Iraq. He is doing this because of the rising number of lost soldiers, the economic cost and the increased insurgency taking place in Iraq. Mr. Warner is also planning on holding hearings in […]
This week has been one of the deadliest weeks in Iraq since the war started. Now it even has more Republicans wondering if we should stay the course. Here in Ohio, we were hit hard with a majority of the soldiers who perished this week residing in this state. There is some good news coming […]
Republican Jean Schmidt won Ohio’s second congressional district. The final count was 59132 (52%) vs 55151 (48%). Even though Paul Hackett lost, there is still cause for celebration. This race got this close in a district that republicans usually win by 40%. Also, it is not a loss of a seat as it was still […]