Brazilian Oil Company Petrobras Loan Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana is questioning how the United States has benefited from a $2-billion loan the United States made to a Brazilian oil company for its offshore drilling operations. Senator Vitter ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionNPR Executive Says Conservatives And Tea Party Seriously Racist
Tea Party Seriously Racist? An NPR executive was caught on camera lambasting the Tea Party as “seriously racist” and claiming that liberals might be, as a whole, more educated than conservatives. The comments from Ron Schiller, a senior executive at ... Read More »
Charlie Rangel Requests Delay In Ethics Investigation: Hasn’t Had Time In Two Year Investigation To Get A Lawyer
Presenting an absurd argument that he’s in a Catch-22 attempting to defend himself, NY Congressman Charlie Rangel requested that his ethics committee trial be delayed so he can get a lawyer that he can afford without violating House ethics rules, but was denied the request. Read More »
Positive Election Day Effects In Addition To Throwing Dems Out
There has been more media coverage of this election than any other mid-term election in my life. For the last several months, election coverage has increased daily, reaching overwhelming levels. Being a political news addict, I’ve absorbed most of it, ... Read More »
Buy My Vote Ben Nelson Asks Attorney General To Call Off The Dogs
Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat-Nebraska, famous for selling his key vote in the Senate's health care legislation to Harry Reid, once again spineless, has asked South Carolina Attorney General McMaster to "call off the dogs," in the face of a lawsuit which will challenge the constitutionality of the health care bill. Read More »
Obama Calls Socialist Grayson An Outstanding Member of Congress
In a move of reminiscent of a Saturday Night Live skit, Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson (Florida) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives claiming Republicans had devised an alternate plan for overhauling the American health care system: Die ... Read More »
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