We’ve heard a lot about Scandal Fatigue in the last couple of years. But these last few weeks, it’s gone beyond just fatigue. We’ve had something of an Issue Cyclone that has made it impossible to focus on anything. Hubris came out, revealing among other things that Armitage was Novak’s primary source and that Valerie […]
Dennis Hastert [R-Illinois] has been Speaker of the House since 1999 when Newt Gingrich [R-Georgia] resigned [Ethics charges]. Whoops. I left out the brief tenure of Bob Livingston [R-Louisiana] who resigned after an extramarital affair was exposed. During Hastert’s long reign, there have been a few glitches. Duke Cunningham [R-California] resigned after being convicted […]
Bush signings called effort to expand power Report sees broad strategy President Bush’s frequent use of signing statements to assert that he has the power to disobey newly enacted laws is "an integral part" of his "comprehensive strategy to strengthen and expand executive power" at the expense of the legislative branch, according to a report […]
Following up on the last post, it just gets more and more absurd. The only question is who is the "absurdest." In contention, Foley, the Republican House leadership, or the Right Wing Media: Mark Foley: As the pages come forward, Foley’s complete out-of-controlness becomes almost surreal. In ABC‘s most recent report, Three More Former Pages […]
Lawmaker’s Intentions Appear Clear In Exchanges "I could give you a massage here . . . just a block and a half," he wrote. Later in the online conversation, Foley asked, "so you do see us palyin around"? "sure," the page responded. "weve gone over this before . . . havent we"? "i excuse your […]
Beware a new Bush doctrineBy Seyom Brown IN A DEFT move to divert the political debate away from the embarrassing National Intelligence Estimate on the impact of the war in Iraq on terrorism, President George W. Bush has been prematurely touting the "successes" of NATO’s beefed-up counterinsurgency campaign against the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan. But […]
Longtime Republican was source of e-mails The source who in July gave news media Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-Fla.) suspect e-mails to a former House page says the documents came to him from a House GOP aide. That aide has been a registered Republican since becoming eligible to vote, said the source, who showed The Hill […]
For several years, there have been numerous lies in the Republican Reign in America exposed. Not small lies, but big ones. Lies about the Administration being warned about bin Laden. Lies about the prewar intelligence. Lies about the leaking of Valerie Plame’s identity. Lies of ommission about Guantonomo, the N.S.A. Lies about the state of […]
1:30 PM Top GOP Staffer Forced Out for Role in Page Scandal The chief of staff for Republican Congressman Tom Reynolds, Kirk Fordham, resigned after questions were raised about his role in the handling of the congressional page scandal, according to Republican sources on Capitol Hill. Those sources said Fordham, a former chief of staff […]
How long this web site will stay on the Internet? Some Say They Felt Uneasy About Representative’s Attention The pages did, however, receive a lot of attention from Foley. He attended one of their parties in a tuxedo. He donated to the fundraiser that helps pay for their prom and spoke admiringly about them in […]