Again, the IOKIYAR syndrome strikes: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has vowed to bring the Senate to a standstill unless congressional leaders agree to allocate $40,000 for a federal study on deepening the Port of Charleston. Graham says one out of five jobs in South Carolina stem from trade through Charleston’s busy port, and he warns […]
Hearing the Republicans pound their chests as the anti-earmark crusaders has me laughing. I decided it was time to look for some historical data on earmarks, which ended up validating my suspicions. First thing you will notice is that the source of this chart is from the very conservative Heritage Foundation, using data from the […]
The whole investigation into the handling of the late Ted Stevens prosecution took a really interesting turn this weekend: One of the prosecutors who handled the corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens committed suicide over the weekend, according to his lawyer. Justice Department prosecutor Nicholas Marsh and five others have been the subject of […]
Via an AP breaking news alert: JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A family spokesman tells the AP that ex-Sen. Stevens was killed in a plane crash in Alaska.
On Monday I posted about how we are seeing younger Supreme Court picks, which in turn means we will have justices remain in the high court even longer. I also said how that is damaging to our country, since the court won’t keep up with the changes of society. Today we have a picture perfect […]
“A sad day for Alaska yesterday when he was found guilty of seven felonies. But — and now he needs to do the right thing, and the right thing is, as he’s proclaiming his innocence and proclaiming, too, that he will go through the appellate process, OK, then he needs to step aside and allow […]
It looks like action is starting to happen in regards to AIG. Of course Cuomo is leading the way: New York state’s attorney general joined the growing list of those angered by news of American International Group’s bonuses, and wants to have details on his desk this afternoon about who is getting it rewarded. Attorney […]
Ted Stevens reelection bid has gone down the tubes. The AP is now calling the race for Begich.
Poor Ted Stevens: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens dropped further behind Democrat Mark Begich in his re-election bid Tuesday as the convicted felon’s 85th birthday became a grueling wait that could determine whether his decades-long hold on power is over. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed the Anchorage mayor by 2,374 votes […]
Democrat Mark Begich now leads felon Ted Stevens by 814 votes in the Alaskan Senate race. There are still about 40,000 more ballots to count, which Alaska says will be done over the next week. I guess they are waiting on Todd Palin to bring them in via snow machine.