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Liberals – Is this what you signed up for? Nelson pay off is criminal

By Steve McGough / December 19, 2009 /

So much for compromise and working in good faith. Our country may be lost … lost to innovation, prosperity, economic growth and good will. Your federal government has so much power and cash they can simply steal from the people and use cash to buy off the votes of other Congress-critters.

Symptom of the Disease: Abortion funding by government

By Steve McGough / November 3, 2009 / Comments Off on Symptom of the Disease: Abortion funding by government

Many Democrats are concerned about the language in the $1.2 trillion health care presented by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that allows for a loophole – there’s that word again – to indirectly fund abortion.

Symptom of the Disease: New York’s 23rd House race

By Steve McGough / November 2, 2009 /

All politics, are no longer local. With the coming of the information age, broadband internet and online credit card processing, we’ve entered into the blood sport of manipulating United States House and Senate races in far-away states and districts of which we have never been, nor will likely visit in the future. Is this a…

White House using NEA funding to promote Obama policies

By Steve McGough / September 21, 2009 /

As an update to yesterday’s post, here is the link to the Big Hollywood expose by Patrick Courrielche on the National Endowment for the Arts using federal funds to promote Obama administration policies and projects. Is this a blockbuster? You make the call…

Symptom of the Disease: Obama not familiar with pending health care legislation – Update: Video Added

By Steve McGough / July 21, 2009 /

Continuing with our Symptom of the Disease series, we’ve got President Obama admitting that he is not familiar with what is included in the current version of the House health care legislation. He has not read it, Congressional leaders don’t read it, party leaders don’t read it. But you know what? Bloggers like our own…

Social Security Administration spends $700,000 on empowerment conference Update: Video added

By Steve McGough / July 16, 2009 /

Yup, just another symptom of the disease. It was imperative that all 675 managers meet in person at the Arizona Biltmore – part of the Waldorf Astoria Collection.

July 4 Tea Party information

By Steve McGough / July 2, 2009 /

For those looking for Tea Party events in Connecticut this weekend, there are three scheduled on July 4 in Hartford, Norwich and Stratford.

Symptom of the Disease: Senator calls regulators for “updates” (3)

By Steve McGough / July 1, 2009 /

Central Pacific Bank received a $135 million injection of capital from the Treasury Department two weeks after Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) had one of his aides contact the FDIC and ask about an application for TARP funds. Nothing illegal here, but doesn’t it smell rotten? Just another symptom of the disease example.

Symptom of the Disease: Politicians and their investments (Example 2)

By Steve McGough / June 29, 2009 /

For my next Symptom of the Disease example we review politicians and their personal finances. When politicians are involved with the regulation of business, they automatically are privy to a defacto version of insider trading. Cleveland.com reports members of the House Financial Services Committee were buying and selling banking and financial service stocks last fall.

Ethics: Reid campaign handed $31,000 to granddaughter for “gifts”

By Steve McGough / March 27, 2014 /

Legal nepotism. This is another perfect story to fit in with my Symptom of the Disease series. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wanted to thank supporters during the holidays by using campaign funds to buy them gifts. Does he go off to Kohls to buy a few inexpensive fleece blankets? Nope, he asked his artist granddaughter…