Government

Troubled Waters – another Democrat banking queen scandal

By Dave in EH | March 13, 2009 |

Nancy Pelosi famously told us she intended to run the most ethical congress ever… Never mind William Jefferson (D-La.) and his tin-foil wrapped lucre.  Forget Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) evading his taxes.  Gloss over Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and the Fannie Mae failure. We can now add a new name to the Wall…

FBI raids office of Obama appointee

By Erik Blazynski | March 12, 2009 |

Another Obama scandal

Democrat strategists wanted Bush to fail – before Sept. 11

By Dave in EH | March 11, 2009 |

Currently, we have the Democrats out and about complaining that there are those who want Barak Obama “to fail.”  How soon some forget… Let us set the “Way-back Machine” for September 11, 2001, for a quick flashback: “On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic…

Obligatory “Pelosi Flight Number 000” is ready for takeoff post – Update Video

By Steve McGough | March 10, 2009 |

There is a tremendous amount of blog traffic this afternoon regarding Judicial Watch’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on communications between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) and the Department of Defense concerning aircraft requests. Here’s a wrap-up for you.  (Video below) I’m going to preface my comments with some thoughts.  Moving the third in line…

Guarantee incumbent reelection act in Iowa

By Steve McGough | March 10, 2009 |

I thought this may be something from the Onion until I found the text of the bill online at the Iowa General Assembly Web site. A Republican and a Democrat in the House teamed up to put a bill together ensuring campaign literature would not include caricatures of the target candidate. But that’s not all.…

Son Of Porkapalooza

By Jim Vicevich | March 10, 2009 |

It looks like, with the help of three Republican Senators, making up for three Democrat defectors, the Senate will send a clean Omnibus bill back to the House for passage tonight. The earmarks are still in but Fox News has the round-up of the top 20 pork project beneficiaries. Byrd once again tops the list…

Catholic Church regulation bill pulled

By Steve McGough | March 10, 2009 |

The Hartford Courant has just posted a news item concerning SB 1098 here. The hearing scheduled for March 11 (tomorrow) has been canceled. The Courant has more. A controversial bill that would change the way the Catholic church governs itself has been pulled and a public hearing planned Wednesday on the issue postponed until its…

Dodd’s Country Cottage – Update

By Jim Vicevich | March 10, 2009 |

Well … thanks to Kevin Rennie we have a better idea of what Dodd’s Irish cottage looks like … hmmm … 200,000 … while condos go for three times that … Make sure you go to real time investigations for more on changes that need to be made in Senate disclosure rules. Note that Dodd…

Automatic pay raises for legislatures

By Steve McGough | March 10, 2009 | Comments Off on Automatic pay raises for legislatures

Quick post about automatic pay raises. Back in the late 1990s (I think) Massachusetts residents had a big issue with the legislature voting themselves a pay raise. The result was an amendment to the Commonwealth’s constitution that set up automatic raises based on median household income. I’m sure some politicians quietly smiled, knowing that they…

State Legislature sets sights on Roman Catholic Church – Update

By Bruce | March 8, 2009 |

Well, it seems as if President Obama isn’t the only one who wants to reshape our institutions in new and “progressive” ways.  The Judiciary Committee of the CT General Assembly will hold a public hearing on March 11 at noon in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford concerning Raised S.B. number 1098.…