The Washington Post starts off with a nice description of Delay’s drop out: The pending resignation of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), once one of the most powerful lawmakers in Washington, comes amid a federal criminal investigation that already has reached into his inner circle of longtime advisers. DeLay faces a trial later […]
On the weekend that Bill Frist won the Southern Republicans straw poll to be the Presidential nominee in 2008, we find out that his predecessor is now talking about a run for the Oval Office in 08. Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, accusing the GOP of spreading a message of fear, says he is […]
SCARBOROUGH: The lack of leadership in Washington, D.C., is sickening. If you look at what Republicans did-promised to do in 1994, when they took control of Congress, and see how they’ve been acting over the past three or four years, the biggest debt and deficit ever. They are irresponsible and reckless on so many levels. […]
It turns out in the days following September 11 that Bush tried to get extraordinary powers granted to him through Congress but those attempts failed. This new information comes from an article appearing in today’s Washington Post: The Bush administration requested, and Congress rejected, war-making authority “in the United States” in negotiations over the joint […]
In the aftermath of Katrina, President Bush appeared in New Orleans along side Mississippi Senator Trent Lott and talked about rebuilding. He even said he looked forward to the day when Lott’s house was rebuilt and he could sit on the porch with him drinking lemonade. It appears as though Lott might not feel the […]
When oil executives took to Capital Hill last month to testify before Senate about their profits, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was outraged that Democrats would want them sworn in. What did he know? As it turns out, these executives lied when asked if they ever met with Cheney about energy policy. In fact they did […]
For those that still don’t believe the Republicans are perfect examples of hypocrites then perhaps this article from Reuters will change your thinking. Congress may probe leaks in CIA prisons story Top Republicans in Congress are considering a investigation into leaks of information used by The Washington Post in an article on a covert global […]
Looks like trouble could be compounding for Bill Frist according to this article which appears today in the Washington Post: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has been subpoenaed to turn over personal records and documents as federal authorities step up a probe of his July sales of HCA Inc. stock, according to sources familiar […]
From the Associated Press Frist Knew About Blind Trust Investments Despite Denials, Frist Updated on His Investments in Blind Trust Investments By JONATHAN M. KATZ and LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writers The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2005 – Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., was updated several times about his investments in blind trusts during […]
Via Bloomberg Specter Urges Delay in Replacement of O’Connor at Supreme Court Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he urged President George W. Bush today to delay nominating a replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, said he talked to Justice O’Connor about […]