A Club With No Dues?
When it comes to political money, Congressman are tightwads. As the Daily Kos reported today, it appears the DSCC is no better than the DCCC in coaxing money out of its membership for the...
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Dumb Legislating
It’s bad enough that Congress often takes a 3-day work week that consists of coming in late on Tuesday and leaving early on Thursday. It’d even worse when they follow those up with weeks...
Rank Your Congressman
The National Journal, an insider statistics-gatherer on Congress, has published its political rankings for 2005 of members of Congress. If you recall, John Kerry got tagged as the “most liberal Senator” during the 2004...
One Scandal For Another?
In electing Congressman Boehner (R-OH) as Majority Leader, the House GOP may be seeking to shift attention away from Washington scandals (and the closeness of Rep. Blunt to those mired in those scandals) by...
DeLay DeThroned
Breaking news from CNN: DeLay steps down as Majority Leader due to an indictment by a grand jury investigation into abuse of campaign finance laws regulating PACs. Let the succession bloodbath and liberal champagne...
Watching Sleaze Grow
Watching the corruption spread like an epidemic is at times interesting and at other times more painful than watching grass grow or my kittens sleep. In a new report by the Citizens for Responsibility...