Republican politicians nowadays have a tendency to resign before they are convicted of any wrongdoing (see DeLay item below), but there appear to be different rules for Democrats. Yes, Sen. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey pulled a modified DeLay when he pulled out of his re-election race just days before the election -- a move […]
Former House Minority Leader Tom DeLay announced late today that he's quitting Congress. According to DeLay, cold, political calculations were the reason for the move. In an interview Monday with Time magazine, DeLay -- facing both criminal charges and the political fallout from his close association with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- said that even […]
If anyone ever asks you that question, then you know you've got trouble. Why? Because that person is obviously a better, more important human being than you are. Surprisingly, the party that likes to portray itself as defending the little guy is the one that is too often the most contemptuous of the working man. […]
When Wisconsin Democrat Senator Russ Feingold chose as his star witness before the Senate Judiciary Committee disgraced Watergate lawyer John Dean, you knew that the censure resolution was a joke. They couldn't manage a Cass Sunstein, a Larry Tribe or any other prominent constitutional expert to make their case for them, they had to settle […]