–updated– The allegations surrounding the former lawmaker date back at least a year, and involve “a pattern of behavior and physical harassment,” according to one source. The new claims of alleged groping contradict statements by Massa, who resigned his office on Monday after it became public that he was the subject of a House ethics committee [...] [...more]
“Steny Hoyer has never said a single word to me at all, never, not once,” Massa said. “Never before in the history of the House of Representatives has a sitting leader of the Democratic Party discussed allegations of House investigations publicly, before findings of fact. Ever.” “I was set up for this from the very, [...] [...more]
Well, whether you love or hate Pres. Obama, what Republican could have pulled off almost a 7-hour policy debate? The bad news is that he’s the president, so he shouldn’t have to play mediator or “moderator.” He’s supposed to lead. Other than that… The Wall Street Journal’s Susan Davis has put together “The Best Tweets [...] [...more]
Below is an excerpt of an interview with Fox’s Major Garrett and former President Bill Clinton, which hits on the new book, “The Death of American Virtue” by law professor Ken Gormley. One of the revelations in it has to do with the investigation behind what happened when Lewinski was held by FBI agents. “I [...] [...more]
–bumped– via TPM Obama makes a joke at his own expense today at the annual prayer breakfast, but as you can see in the video, his laugh isn’t full, but instead an afterthought, because the President knows all too well the dangers underlying the subtext of his material. Republican Rep. Mark Kirk won the Illinois primary in a [...] [...more]
–updated– The video is a demonstration in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem that ended in arrests and detentions, which caused quite a stir back in January. Discontent in some quarters is rising in Israel over freedom of speech and assembly issues, but also the rights of women, including a dispute about bus segregation that’s turned into quite [...] [...more]
“The movie was created with the idea of establishing a vehicle to chip away at the decision,” said Nick Nyhart, president of Public Campaign, a group that opposed Thursday’s decision. “It was part of a very clear strategy to undo McCain-Feingold.” – Citizens United used ‘Hillary: The Movie’ to take on McCain-Feingold I guess the right-wing [...] [...more]
Once upon a time… Martha Coakley said she would not have voted for the House health care bill with Stupak in it. If the Democratic leadership had followed the lead of many liberals and progressives in the party we wouldn’t be in this mess in Massachusetts. Democratic arrogance in not listening has compounded the problem. It’s [...] [...more]
updated The Democrats in Massachusetts, led by Martha Coakley, have run an embarrassing campaign. That said, when Scott Brown says “I’m not sure about that,” when referring to whether Barack Obama’s mother was married or if she had him out of wedlock, it makes the case for voting against this ignorant cretin. Besides, who cares if she [...] [...more]
On New Year’s weekend, all it took was one picture to set the right reeling. It began, as far as I can tell, with Glenn Reynolds, who compared Obama’s tux pic to Bush’s fighter jock “mission accomplished” stunt, but later upped the ante by posting another Obama shot, with this description: Just look at his [...] [...more]
bumped Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on all five talk shows yesterday morning and demonstrated a particularly senatorial skill: the art of the filibuster. … [...] Above all, though, in a morning of appearances that yielded virtually no news, Clinton illustrated her ability to talk. And talk. And talk. – Anne Kornblut, “Hitting All [...] [...more]
Things are past tense at this point. A lot going on, with Politico, Huffington Post and Ezra Klein all reporting that a buy-in to Medicare is being batted around. That would mean that people under 65 would be able to buy-in to that program. No one hold your breath on this one, but the develop [...] [...more]
David Plouffe announces “Beat Palin’s Book for a Day”, targeting tomorrow. If you haven’t picked up Plouffe’s book, he talks about the campaign, but also the “strategy and tactics” that led to Obama’s “improbable” win. Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue tour is setting bookstores to panic, due to the huge crowds she’s attracting, something Plouffe doesn’t have to [...] [...more]
While I was busy at work outside my office today, which also included listening to a speech by Sect. Hillary Clinton (some interesting tidbits on that later), Jerome Corsi uploaded a swiftboating screed on to WND, adding another chapter to his venomous book of lies. But even though it’s been debunked, as of a few [...] [...more]
“We saw the video this morning and thought, like other parodies, that it was funny. In 20-20 hindsight, we realized it was in poor taste and pulled it down… I don’t want anyone to think we’re comparing Democrats to Nazis and to Hitler.” – via Glenn Thrush via CNN On the same day Republicans launch a petition [...] [...more]
