Just got this breaking news alert from the Washington Post: Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, fell ill at the witness table during a Senate hearing Tuesday and had to be escorted from the room. Petraeus was listening to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) express concern about the direction […]
The self proclaimed “America’s toughest sheriff” is in some trouble: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now the target of a federal grand jury probe, according to the Maricopa county manager. Manager David Smith tells 12 News he has been called as a witness in the investigation, as well as Deputy County Manager Sandi Wilson. […]
(photo credit: Reuters) Finally Americans get to bear witness to some of the costs of war: The arrival of remains of Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, a 30-year-old supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, at Dover Air Force Base at 11 p.m. today marked the first time that the transfer of any of the nearly 5,000 U.S. […]
If it isn’t his involvement with hookers, then its something else: Vitter, according to the witness, remained defiant, yelling that the employee could call the police if he wanted to and their supervisors, who, presumably, might be more impressed with his Senator’s pin. But after talking a huffy big game, Vitter apparently thought better of […]
Oh the Right-wing sites had a feeding frenzy yesterday with the news that Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) assaulted a capital police officer. First off here is what Drudge had to say about it: Congresswoman McKinney Punches Police Officer… MORE… Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) punched a U.S. Capitol Police officer today after he mistakenly pursued her […]