tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89682232011-04-21T14:09:36.955-04:00Hunting Down the Lies and Liars in PoliticsB. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1149348185189558362006-06-03T10:41:00.000-04:002006-06-03T12:08:39.743-04:00

Senator Elizabeth Dole, R-NC, has proven that she stinks at raising money for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, so she's giving diplomacy a try. Chances are, her lack of sincerity is going to cause her some troubles in her new endeavor.The Charlotte Observer is running the story of Dole's Memorial Day trip to Iraq. She was the first member of Congress to meet with the new Iraqi Prime

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Those of you who have been following the escapades of the feds lately know that they raided the House offices of Democrat William Jefferson as part of their investigation into his extraHouse activities.If you were following that, then you are aware that Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert vehemently opposed these actions by the feds. It made you wonder why he was so up in arms over a raid on the

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No person named in this timeline is guilty of any crime unless or until they plead guilty or are convicted.The following is my working timeline on the events and the lies surrounding these events in the Jack Abramoff/Senate/Congress scandals. My plan is to continue to fill the timeline and to research and write on the characters. Please let me know if you see any corrections I need to make or any

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Yesterday Tom DeLay's attorney represented him in court while DeLay had lunch at the Rotary Club. Before the court is Ronnie Earle's appeal of the judge's ruling in December that one of the charges be dropped against DeLay.DeLay and his attorney want this case to progress quickly so he can move forward with his campaign to keep his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. From The Washington

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The headline is pretty much the entire story. This lunatic who has been arrested before for throwing a package over the fence toward the White House. It was not an explosive. The funny thing is, this guy has been arrested before for doing exactly the same thing. Hmmm. Something tells me either he or his daddy is a Republican, because if he was a Democrat he'd be in the pokey.The story is from

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First, my apologies for being so tardy with the action plan today. I am trudging along through the slightly medicated stupor and very groggy from not being able to sleep through the pain. My lack of coherence today will be explained away by the above statement. My lack of coherence any other day defies explanation.We have had good news from both of our Senators. Mr. Burr and Mrs. Dole have both

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Tim Dunn has chosen to back away from race in North Carolina's 8th Congressional District. He cites difficulty in meeting family obligations. Sadly, many people wait to give financially to a campaign after the primary races are over. This can make running a primary campaign very difficult. You wind up running two campaigns at once.Larry Kissell, is now the frontrunner in the primary race

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From The Washington Post: So which Bush is telling the truth? The one who said we would have a majority of troops home by the end of the year or the one who says they will stay until after '08. Typical Bush style - leave your mess for someone else to clean up. You've been doing it your entire worthless life you whiney little (*$)(%^#$*#(%)($&#$^*^. Bushies buddies get all the cash. They are doing

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A friend has written an excellent diary at DailyKos about the Indiviuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). If you aren't aware with the many hurdles parents must overcome to get basic services for their children with disabilities this is a great article on just one of these.You will find it here. If you think it should receive wider attention, please recommend it. Thank you.

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This morning we have one thing and only one thing to do. This is the day that every single one of us will email or fax the US Department of Agriculture and tell them we do NOT think that selling off 300,000 acres of our National Forests is a good idea.I know that each of you read everything I linked to yesterday and we all have our reasons for opposing this sale ready to go. If not, I'm going to

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Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness, has said there will be less money coming to the states to prepare for bioterror attacks, because some states misused the money allotted them in the past. He then went on to say there were fewer restrictions on how the money could be used than there will be on future legislation. In other

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Happy Primary Election Day in Illinois. Good luck! I just love the excitement of election day!From The Washington Post: Even the President's success stories about the war are failures. Old forecasts about the war have been proven completely and utterly wrong - our soldiers were greeted with IEDs, not flowers - big, BIG difference. FBI wouldn't let one of their agents get a warrant to question

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For many of us the November elections aren't getting here fast enough. We've had enough corruption, lies, abuse of power and complete lunacy to last us a lifetime and we're eager to see the U.S. House of Representatives under new ownership...or at least new management. We'll take the Senate if we can manage it, but I'm willing to settle for just one house of Congress.I've been following the

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With everything else that is going on in the world many people haven't noticed the attack by the Bush administration on some of our most precious treasures. The President has planned to make up for a shortfall in funds for rural schools by selling off the logging lands in our National Forests to make up the difference. Yes, that's right. He's selling off the land base making it even more

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If you haven't seen Britt Hume's performance on Fox you have to visit Crooks and Liars to view the video. It is hilarious and obviously startled the other guests on the show. Hume not only spews White House talking points on the legality of the illegal wire taps approved by the President, he also spews some lies in the mix.Hat Tip FDL.

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From The Washington Post: Bush remains blind, deaf and dumb when it comes to the war. Press is finally getting the right picture of a completely disorganized, inept Republican party. The Pentagon paid this man millions for useless technology thanks to the Republicans he bribed. Speaking of the Pentagon....now they are outsourcing sensitive intelligence jobs.From The New York Times: Bush and

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The date is March 21, 2006 for the Illinois primary. There is no senate race in the state this year. The most interesting race I see so far is the seat left open when Henry Hyde announced his retirement. There are three Democrats running for the nomination in the primary including Iraq war veteran and double amputee Tammy Duckworth. She has received support from John Kerry.District by district...

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From The Washington Post: Lobbyists in Washington are already planning ways around new rules. Members of Congress running unopposed still spending large. French take to the streets to protest job descrimination. Haven't they heard of blogs? I just don't trust Rummy on his opinion of the war, do you?From The New York Times: Torture of detainees by U.S. forces more widespread than first believed.

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From The Washington Post: Carolina Wins! ....and so do NC State, Boston College and Dook. Mary Landrieu(D-La) and the Republicans vote to destroy Alaska so that New Orleans will get a few bucks. Rep. John Boehner not very different from DeLay afterall. Secret Service agents impersonate reporters from Fox News and receive verbal reprimand.From The New York Times: Graft in New Orleans? Nah...say it

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From The Washington Post: Republicans in Congress revolt against the King. Now every man, woman, child, sperm and egg are in debt up to their eyeballs. Republicans whine about an abusive White House yet still don't have the balls to make the President obey the law. Ann Coulter cries about a bit of pie in her face then condones killing Supreme Court Justices. Do you think the lunatics who worship

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If you need further proof that Republicans fear a loss of support and subsequent losses in fundraising, you need look no further. In an attempt to bolster attendance at fundraisers they've decided to have an open bar - a titty bar.The National Republican Congressional Committee will be hosting porn star Mary Carey at a $2500 a plate Flag Day dinner which will be attended by President Bush. Carey

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From The Washington Post: Republicans want to curb 527 donations but huge soft money corporate donations to their massive leadership PACS are OK. Once again proving it is all about the money. President Bush is redefining his Preemptive Strike campaign so he can include any country capable of actually pronouncing the word n-u-c-l-e-a-r properly as being a viable target. Howie Kurtz pulls his head

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From The Washington Post: Finally! A Democratic Senator with a spine. Don't miss this online Tourney Tracker bracket generator. Three months ago it was "Cut and Run" and now it's doable. (Pssst! It's election time.)From The New York Times: The trial lawyer who screwed up the Moussaoui case had almost no criminal trial experience....and she's working on one of the single most important criminal

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When I was growing up my parents warned me about hanging out with the wrong crowd. I thought then that a person's character would be judged by their actions, but have learned through life experiences that it is many times judged by the company that a person keeps. Much can be learned about our Representatives in Washington just by looking at the company they keep, as well as who is giving them

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Eleanor Clift has a pleasant read in Newsweek for anyone who isn't a Bush apologist and it may just hand the Democrats at least part of that message they've been looking for.I would like to spend the morning expanding on some of her points, but my 12-yr-old wants to go shopping at Birkdale in Huntersville, NC., so my morning will be spent shopping for new gym shorts at Dick's and books at Barnes

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Pam Spaulding from Pam's House Blend has a great find. The NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Campaign) which boasts my Senator, Elizabeth Dole, as its leader has a new web site to smear Rep. Harold Ford from Tennessee. Pam has pictures from the 'Big Pimpin' web site, and you have to see it to believe it. This news follows my post about a campaign to intimidate money out of unsuspecting voters.

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It's pretty bad when a sitting president can't even get his party loyalists to back him. However, when he's attempting to sell the country down the hole, we won't call them names or belittle them for finally doing something that might just be in the country's best interest.An article in The Washington Post has this to say: The bipartisan uprising in Congress in the face of a veto threat

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This rant is in reference to a CNN article linked to below.You want choice in an unplanned pregancy? I'll do you one better. You can choose the fucking condom. Men have had all the choices for most of the history of this fucking world and now you're whining because you want to opt out of financially supporting a child your girlfriend said she couldn't bear. Please go read this amazing bit of

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First, I do not condone what Conyers is accused of having done. If he did it, he probably should be admonished by the ethics committee.However, DeLay has been admonished 3 times for far more serious breeches of the rules and is under indictment for money laundering and under investigation for other crimes. Duke Cunningham just went to jail for accepting bribes and he was never admonished.If you

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DeLay wins his primary. Not only do they shoot old men in the face down in Texas they elect people who are under indictment. Amazing. From The Washington Post: DeLay -- under criminal indictment on a money-laundering charge; rebuked threetimes by the House ethics committee; and linked to former GOP lobbyist JackAbramoff, who has pleaded guilty to political corruption charges -- faced

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Earlier today I went out to my mailbox to get our mail. I saw a very official looking envelope that had printed "Return Enclosed" at the bottom as if it were a tax return. While it was addressed to my husband, we commonly open each other's mail if it has to do with taxes. It wasn't until I pulled out the contents of the envelope that I realized it was a fundraiser. My blood started to

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I don't usually read The Washinton Post Opinion columns. I figure I get their opinion each time I read an article. It's not like most Post reporters are objective and just report the facts. I broke down and read Richard Morin's column from Sunday, Just How Low is 18%.In my opinion, Richard Morin was more than entertaining.....he was accurate. Iraq teeters on the brink of civil war. The Bush

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According to this piece in The Washington Post, Republican strategists identified Jewish voters as their next target after 9/11 calling them "September 12 Republicans". Did you need any more proof that Bush has used and continues to use one of the great tragedies of our nation for his benefit? Leave it to Republicans to use 9/11 to identify new voting blocks instead of concentrating on healing,

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In 2004, at the suggestion of the 9/11 Commission the Civil Liberties Oversight Board was created. It has never been funded, nor has it hired any staff. It has taken a year for its members to receive nominations and confirmation. President Bush has guaranteed the board will not be able to accomplish its stated goals. He failed to include funding for it in the most recent budget.According to

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My first thought after reading this article in The Washington Post , was that an earthly judgment day, of sorts, is arriving for Tom DeLay. My second thought was that some people in Texas must have awfully thick skulls. Maybe they are just not very bright in DeLay's district, or maybe they just happen to like people who are accused of multiple felonies and under indictment for some of them.The

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At some point a public official is responsible for the legality of the campaign contributions they receive. Virgil Goode, (R-Va) and Katherine Harris, (R-Fla) have recently been named as recipients of illegal contributions from defense contractor, Mitchell Wade. Wade says that he did not inform them the contributions were illegal.The actions taken by these two legislators come very close to

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In his plea, defense contractor Mitchell Wade, admitted to paying his employees to make campaign contributions to two Republicans, though he says these two did not know the contributions were illegal. In the 2004 cycle Katherine Harris(R - Fla) received $32,000 from employees of MZM, Inc and Virgil Goode(R - Va) received $23,551. Goode also received $34,625 in the 2006 cycle. The above

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The Associated Press has a story out that confirms what many of us have suspected for some time now. President Bush is not in control of his White House and has divorced himself from the responsibility of running this country.President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already

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There are already security risks associated with our ports since it is impossible to inspect ever container delivered to the United States. Does anyone with a functioning brain and an ounce of common sense believe this is going to make our ports safer? The Washington Post has this updated story. For more from the blogosphere read Reddhedd at Firedoglake.

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Steven Levy of Newsweek does a good job of outlining what could be in the future of the web and he dumbs it down so even I can understand it. So, will you have a first class seat on the web or will you be in steerage with the rest of us?

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According to this story in The New York Times, President Bush and the CIA have found a new way to rewrite history. They are reclassifying documents that have been part of the public domain for years. Historians who have already reviewed and copied many of the documents say that almost all are harmless and removing them from public view serves no purpose.Well, of course it does if you want

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In an attempt to prevent a thorough investigation into illegal activities endorsed by President Bush, his administration has intervened repeatedly to stop a call for the truth. This call has been coming from both sides of the aisle. According to The Washington Post, Republican lawmakers are calling for the President to be more honest about the program President Bush uses to spy on American

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Representative William J. Jefferson, (D-LA) stands accused of accepting bribes from a Nigerian internet company. While he, like all of the Republicans who are indicted or under investigation is innocent until he pleads guilty or is found guilty by a court of law, the press and Republicans are eager to paint him guilty and part of the Republican culture of corruption in Washington. If Jefferson is

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How utterly embarrassing. UPDATE: The Washington Post version of the story has Armstrong blaming the other hunter. It's obviously OK to get shot by the Vice President because she's been peppered pretty good herself. I wonder who shot Armstrong? The story gets more and more ridiculous as the long versions come out.I have been quail hunting. I just don't see how this can happen. But then, we

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The AP is reporting that Senator Jack Reed, (D-RI) and Senator George Allen, (R-VA) should be investigated in the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson. According to court documents disclosed last week, Libby told a federal grand jury that he disclosed in July 2003 the contents of a classified National Intelligence Estimate as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used

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The New York Times (NYT) : The U.S. military's humanitarian efforts to make sure no detainee goes hungry at Guantanamo. Republican's yank the teeth out of the push for reform. White House finally decides to brief the full House Intelligence Committee AFTER the administration broke the law.The Washington Post (WaPo) : FISA judges are not too happy with the illegal wiretapping.Russell Senate

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Here's a roundup of what some of the more popular for-profit news sources are saying in their headlines:The New York Times (NYT): Lawmaker Heather Wilson (R - New Mexico) calls for an immediate inquiry into the illegal wiretap operations conducted by the NSA and the Bush administration.Gonzales still defends the President's illegal actions. Finally, some Democrats need to figure out what they

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Sadly, it seems to be lacking in Washington these days. It doesn't appear to be missing in Virginia, though. Virginia's Governor, Tim Kaine, set the tone for what many hope will be an election year that brings control of at least one house of Congress back to the Democrats.He might not have appealed to the liberal base of the Democratic Party, but in many southern and midwestern states it is the

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This falls in the realm of the unbelievable.Short version: Indians sue the U.S. Government for mismanagment of funds. It seems the government mishandled over $100 billion in lost royalties from Indian land. The Tribes are settling for about a quarter of that amount, but they wanted the government to cover the $7 million in attorney's fees. The Interior Department took the $7 million straight back

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House Republicans elected John Boehner to replace embattled Tom DeLay as Majority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.UPDATE: The Washington Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer have this to say.

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I watched the entire speech. What an amazing pack of lies. I've read about everything there is on the web from traditional media and bloggers. It seems just about everyone else is calling Bush on his lies too.I was going to do an in-depth piece on the speech, but I think there are several sites that have done brilliant jobs of this, so I will link to them all at the end of this brief post.My

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Newsweek has an excellent, in-depth piece about a handful of courageous lawyers who fought the illegal wiretapping approved by the Bush administration.I'm encouraged. I hadn't thought there were any honest Republicans.

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If you missed last night's edition of Hairball, you didn't miss much. Chris Matthews completely missed a chance to ask Tom DeLay some tough questions. Instead, he lobbed in some soft ones and sat while DeLay lied his heart out.Then if that wasn't bad enough he suggests that Ted Kennedy molested Sam Alito's wife. If you missed it, Crooks and Liars has the video up. This ass wipe accuses a

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That's taking it too far in my opinion. Bush may be incompetent, ignorant, arrogant and capable of destroying everything he touches, but I wouldn't call him a butcher.The story is on CNN.

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I was reading Dana Milbank's recent column on a liberal food fight looking for the good part, you know the part where some lefty radical shoves mashed potatoes into Karl Rove's face, and I came across an error so glaring that even someone not paying attention to the events in the Senate chamber yesterday would have caught it. OK, well, obviously not.In the article Dana Milbank was obviously

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I will probably take the night off. I have some research to do on Abramoff and Co., but that can wait. For those who didn't get to witness one of the final blows to our Constitution, The Washington Post has the story. One bright note was the fiery speech by Menendez. Welcome to the Senate! You will be getting some of my contribution dollars as will anyone running against Lieberman and

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I haven't posted any about the cloture vote or proposed filibuster of Judge Samuel Alito's confirmation because I wasn't really sure how I felt about it - the filibuster, not his confirmation. I know how I feel about that. Yes, it may seem like just a bunch of grandstanding, but I've decided that it is important to Democrats to push their Senators to vote no on the cloture vote or to abstain

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In its lead editorial The Washington Post reminds us that the civil liberties violations by the Pentagon's CIFA are as bad, if not worse than those committed by the NSA. A database managed by a secretive Pentagon intelligence agency called Counterintelligence Field Activity, or CIFA, was found last month to contain reports on at least four dozen antiwar meetings or protests, many of them on

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Glenn Greenwald has another excellent post about the NSA illegal wiretap debacle. Here's just a little snippet. My advice is to visit Glenn's site and read it all. Obviously, the assumption of Sens. DeWine, Schumer, and Kyl was that it actually mattered what FISA said because FISA was the law that governed the scope of the Administration’s eavesdropping powers. Of course, we now know that while

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In a recent Newsweek piece Eleanor Clift does a good job summarizing the President and predicting some of what might happen in his upcoming State of the Union Address. She also spends some time outlining a tax reform measure being pushed by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden. This is worth a quick read.

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In a Washington Post article this morning Dan Balz reviews the midterm challenges of President Bush. Will the State of the Union speech scheduled for Tuesday night deliver the punch the Republicans need to change the momentum of public opinion? I doubt it. There have simply been too many scandals. Even many Republicans are tired of the mess in Washington.A month ago I was chanting, "It's the war

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Jim VandeHei of the Washington Post is having a difficult time winding his small mind around the real facts about Democrats. It isn't the base that is trying to bring centrist Democrats to the left. It is the illegal actions of President Bush and the corrupt and morally bankrupt Republicans who are driving us much further left than many of us would normally go. VandeHei, affectionately known as

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Previously I posted that the Saginaw Chippew Indian Tribe showed a dramatic change in their political contribution habits after hiring Jack Abramoff. It appears the same is true of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the first tribe to hire him.The Tribe hired Jack Abramoff in 1995. In the 1996 election cycle they obviously favored Democrats with a soft money contribution to the DNC of

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She also says she doesn't see a problem with crack cocaine, or maybe it was the she doesn't have a problem with crack cocaine. Hehehe...sorry, but if someone from the left joked about putting rat poison in Scalito's creme broulee Coulter would be convulsive with anger and the spittle would be flying. The link for the actual article is here.

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Before hiring Jack Abramoff the Saginaw Chippewah Indian Tribe preferred to give its money to Democrats. After hiring Abramoff it was a completely different story. Those who are following the scandals surrounding the Republican lobbyist are familiar with the assertion that Abramoff directed his Indian clients to send campaign contributions to Democrats. Before I take this discussion any further I

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Jane Hamsher from FireDogLake will be participating in a live chat with the Washington Post at 1:00p.m. EST. The following is the question I submitted. I do not expect it to be read or answered.The traditional media has long been inaccessible to it's readers and viewers and could control criticism by simply not printing it. With the internet and the popularity of blogs the public now has the

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The truth about lobbyists and campaign contributions is simple. It isn't illegal to receive them and in the case of the Abramoff scandal, it isn't illegal to receive them from Indian Tribes. It isn't illegal to receive campaign contributions that were directed by a lobbyist. There are a lot of Democrats and Republicans who received contributions from Indian Tribes from 1999 to 2004 who are guilty

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I haven't posted much over the past week, but I have been busy working on some research involving FEC filings. Quite a bit has happened in the traditional media with Deborah Howell's fiasco, Chris Matthews comparing Michael Moore to Osama Bin Laden and then there's Tim Russert saving a question about an African American for an African American. You know they all know each other, right? Timmeh

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Just read Glenn Greenwald's latest post on just how deep the shit is getting over illegal wiretaps.Nothing more needs to be said.

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President Bush is spending his time meeting with victims of Sadam Hussein's government. I wonder who will meet with the victims of the Bush government. There are millions of us.

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After reviewing the choice of cover art of Mrs. O'Beirne's new book that blames all the world's woes on feminism, I decided that if I was going to ever seriously refute Mrs. O'Beirne's claims that feminists are to blame for the reason why little boys can't read and big boys can't maintain an erection, I would have to break down, purchase and read this vile collection of crap.I don't like

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On a day when many of us are reflecting on the lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Al Gore delivered a speech that was awe-inspiring. He has called the American people to defend the Constitution and our civil liberties against the tyranny of a president who refuses to obey the rule of law.The President and I agree on one thing. The threat from terrorism is all too real. There is simply no

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When I first read this New York Times article by Robert Pear, I felt relief that our parents and grandparents would be able to get the prescriptions they need. Then I read further. Bush has said that insurers must make sure beneficiaries receive drugs, but only if they were taking them prior to the date the new plan started on January 1 and only for the next 30 days. If it is a new prescription

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Good Riddance.

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Senator Arlen Spector mentioned impeachment as a remedy if it is proven President Bush broke the law when ordering wiretaps on American citizens without a warrant. Spector was interviewed on ABC's "This Week".Spector said he did not believe that the President had the right to violate FISA.Yahoo News has the story here.

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BIG FUCKING DEAL! What did you expect her to say? What's even more incredible is that the Washington Post actually thinks this is news! Unfuckingbelievable.

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It's a little early to claim victory, but according to Reuters, Tom DeLay's bid to retain his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has hit some major roadblocks. The first is his indictment on money laundering charges and the second is his link to Jack Abramoff. There have also been questions raised about his use of funds raised by one of his non-profits, the U.S. Family Network. Most

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Jack Murtha has responded to the smear campaign led by Republicans. You can read his full response at The Huffington Post.Jeralyn Merritt is also weighing in at TalkLeft as is Murray Waas at Whatever Already! There are also several diaries at DailyKos.

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Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake has written a four part article exposing the Republican led group behind the attempt to smear Jack Murtha. Like the Swift Boat Veteran hate groups that attacked John Kerry, the Republicans are gearing up a campaign to spread lies about Jack Murtha. This is a must-read if you want to educate yourself on the truth about just how low the Republicans will stoop to move

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The Washington Post has the story. Raise your hand if you knew this was going to happen. Mr. President, if it isn't broke...don't fix it. If it is broke...don't fix it.Let's see, there's the No Child Left Behind Act, the worst jobs record of any President since the Great Depression, the worst budget deficits ever, bigger and less effective government, an erosion in civil rights, illegal

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You had to know that when the news started getting bad for Bush the Rove machine would do their best to create news in an attempt to make Democrats look bad. In typical fashion the right has decided to smear a true war hero, Jack Murtha. The two people they march out to smear him are men who lost to Murtha in different elections. I'm sure neither harbors any bitterness. No, really!Don A. Bailey

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Kate O'Beirne hates smart women. It's an unavoidable fact. She hates smart women who have careers and earn an income to help support their families. She hates smart women who feel they walk on even ground with men. She hates smart women who recognize that we have traditionally been and continue to be paid less than men for the same work. She especially hates smart women who are determined to do

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Can Dana Rohrabacher get his head any further up Jack Abramoff's Ass? Makes you wonder what he doesn't want Jackie telling the feds, doesn't it?

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Newsweek's Michael Isikoff has posted an article on how the Abramoff scandal will impact Washington. While he provided a decent rundown of the scandal, he really didn't inform us of anything new. I found myself nodding along thinking that Mikey had turned away from the Kool-Aid and was tired of his WhiteHouse steno gig until I see this: But the public is likely to remain appropriately skeptical

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Senate Minority Leader is heading into some red states to raise money for fellow Democrats and spread the news of culture of corruption in the Republican Party. Go, Harry, Go!The article is at the Washington Post.

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Tom DeLay has given up hope of regaining his leadership post in the House. CBS has more on the decision. UPDATE: The text of the letter from DeLay to Hastert is here. The text of the letter from DeLay to the House GOP is here.

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This aughta make 'em pucker.

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Howard Fineman has written an article about the winners and losers in the Abramoff scandal. When I saw the headline I was expecting to see a few more specifics, but I'll let him slide since I happen to agree with him on most of it.Fineman says the biggest losers will be members of Congress, the Republican Party, the DeLay-Hastert groupie set and the Rove-Bush White House. You can read his article

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That does it! Hillary is out. I had never actually considered voting for her, but she's making it much easier to go ahead and narrow the field.According to CNN, Hillary and campaign officials hired three-time felon, Peter F. Paul, to help finance a lavish Hollywood fundraiser in 2000. There were huge financial discrepancies between real costs and what was filed with the FEC. Paul has claimed the

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Update and bump....... I will be adding the information from the Abramoff plea deal in Blue as it is the factual basis for the plea and should be distinguished from dates obtained from news sources.Also, please remember that no person named in this timeline is guilty of any crime unless or until they plead guilty or are convicted.The following is my working timeline on the events and the lies

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I am currently adding all of the dates from the Abramoff indictment to the timeline. I'm afraid it will get cumbersome, but I can't figure out any other way to do it. And another thing..... As much as some of us feel joy over the trouble the Abramoff deal will bring to certain Congressmen, let's remember they are innocent until they plead or are convicted. I will repeat what I've said before.

B. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1136285875527657362006-01-03T05:56:00.000-05:002006-01-03T05:57:55.540-05:00

The opinion piece in The Washington Post by the father of a Camp Lejeune marine who died in Iraq is one of the most powerful pieces I've read by a parent. This is more powerful than anything I've read by Cindy Sheehan. Paul Schroeder may be speaking from grief, but his thoughts are clear and expressed beautifully.Lance Cpl. Edward "Augie" Schroeder died, along with 13 others, on his fifth mission

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Not only does it look like Jack Abramoff is going to sing like little birdie next week, it looks like he's going to have a lot more to sing about than we first thought.The Washington Post is running an in-depth article on The U.S. Family Network, a group with ties to both DeLay and Abramoff. From the WaPo: After the group was formed in 1996, its director told the Internal Revenue Service that its

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...visit Roger Ailes for a year-end quiz. I had fun and learned a few things.

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At first glimpse you might think it's a magnanimous gesture by the Preznut. Bush has picked four new nominees for the FEC and two are Democrats. Pleasant surprise? Nope, not at all. It's a bipartisan commission, so you should expect a couple of Democrats to be nominated. It's Preznut Bush doing the nominating, so you should also expect a crony to get a reward.This is where the story gets

B. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1132970593194906042005-12-16T20:59:00.000-05:002006-01-25T06:32:58.063-05:00

Update and bump....... I will be adding the information from the Abramoff plea deal in Blue as it is the factual basis for the plea and should be distinguished from dates obtained from news sources.Also, please remember that no person named in this timeline is guilty of any crime unless or until they plead guilty or are convicted.The following is my working timeline on the events and the lies

B. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1134388495216017412005-12-12T06:40:00.000-05:002005-12-12T07:18:47.166-05:00

Us News and World Report has a short piece quoting Alito supporters saying they are willing to dig up 36 year old ethics problems for Ted Kennedy in order to silence his questions regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. The GOP team working with the White House to win confirmation of conservative Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is putting out a warning to Alito's Democratic critics:

B. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1134218519878673672005-12-10T07:25:00.000-05:002005-12-10T07:42:00.506-05:00

Crooks and Liars has the Barney cam up from the White House. It appears the Preznut and Mrs. Bush have joined the war against Christmas. This must really be gut-wrenching for O'Reilly. His own Preznut working against him.I read the Preznut, in defense of the "Happy Holiday" cards sent out by the White House, said that it was because they were being sent to people of many faiths. This should be a

B. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1134131549562573682005-12-09T07:14:00.000-05:002005-12-09T07:32:29.576-05:00

So Sorry, I just can't help myself when it comes to DeLay's delays..........The story is here. From the story it appears that the next step will be for the state of Texas (Ronnie Earle) to decide whether to appeal the ruling the judge made to dismiss the conspiracy charge against DeLay. Now, I don't know Ronnie Earle. I don't know just how political he is. It's possible that he could decide to

B. Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022009819093617007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968223.post-1134046076327672372005-12-08T07:06:00.000-05:002005-12-08T13:17:11.253-05:00

I haven't written much about Karl Rove and his attorney, Robert Luskin, because Jane and Redd, Jeralyn and Josh Marshall seem to have it covered. They do a great job with the time lines and who told what to whom and when type of stuff. Something keeps nagging me about all of this, though.Karl Rove hired Robert Luskin to represent him. That's a fact. This isn't charity on Luskin's part. Why did

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