June 7, 2006 – 7:56 am
 Via a trackback from Ms. Underestimated, it looks like there is a possibility that Cell Phone Cynthia may make a deal for her incident where she hit a police officer: Federal prosecutors investigating the confrontation between Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia and a Capitol police officer have been talking privately with McKinney’s office in hopes […]
May 28, 2006 – 4:30 pm
Let’s start with Sen. Frist (via the AP) In a break with his counterparts in the House, the Senate’s leader said Sunday the FBI was within its right to search the office of a congressman under investigation in a bribery case. “No House member, no senator, nobody in government should be above the law of the […]
May 27, 2006 – 8:40 pm
Perhaps President Bush and Speaker Hastert should listen carefully: Top officials at the Justice Department and the FBI threatened to resign this week if President Bush ordered them to return materials seized in last week’s raid of Rep. William Jefferson’s office, senior administration officials said. The showdown, said to be reaching a “tipping point” by […]
May 26, 2006 – 11:39 am
Shouldn’t this case be about William Jefferson (D-La), not Dennis Hastert? Yet, with Hastert’s silly outbursts, he has made it more about himself: Conservatives yesterday expressed confusion and outrage over House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert’s defense of a Democratic congressman whose Capitol Hill office was raided last weekend by the FBI. “Only thing I can […]
May 25, 2006 – 2:57 pm
The following story was actually entitled something else earlier in the day, but now it is about “Hastert lashes out at the Justice Dept.” Either way: The confrontational approach by Hastert and the House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi, did not sit well with some colleagues. “Criticizing the executive and judicial branches of our government for […]
May 24, 2006 – 1:23 pm
Teach mention the issue with Hastert having a hissy fit over the search of Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La) Capital Hill office. He is still freaking out. As John Hawkins at Right Wing News points out: Moreover, trying to use the Constitution as a shield in this case is pure bunk. If you look at Article […]
May 23, 2006 – 12:16 pm
From the AP: WASHINGTON – The FBI‘s weekend search of the House office of a Louisiana Democrat under investigation for bribery may have overstepped Constitutional boundaries, House leaders said as the congressman under investigation pledged to stay in office. In real words, they are complaining that they are being held to the same standards as […]
May 22, 2006 – 11:29 am
By now, most of you are aware of the issues surrounding Rep. William Jefferson (D-La): Allegedly scamming a Virginia businesswoman could prove to be a major mistake for a Democratic congressman from New Orleans. The FBI revealed Sunday that Rep. William Jefferson under investigation for bribery, was videotaped accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an […]
May 21, 2006 – 9:52 pm
This pretty much sums up the 2006 Democratic Platform: So in conclusion, how do we win? RUN AGAINST BUSH. Make this election about two things: 1) change; 2) bringing balance to the government. And run in as many districts and states as we possibly can. This to me seems to be a winning strategy. In […]
May 19, 2006 – 8:17 pm
Maybe some of the Republicans are finally listening (h/t GottaShoutIt): On May 18th, 2006, the U.S. Senate approved an amendment offered by Sen. James Inhofe that would make English the national language of the United States. The amendment, offered as part of comprehensive immigration reform legislation, passed by a margin of 63-34. The measure declares that […]
