Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Democrats, full of zeal to rid the Congress of its culture of corruption, can't even follow their own rules. (Let's ignore for the now the fact that they haven't passed any of their reforms into law since taking power.) Last week, Rep. Jack Murtha went after […]
This may just be a trial balloon to see exactly how much explosive power the nutroots on the left can muster, but it appears Democrats are finally going to send an Iraq war supplemental bill to President Bush without timelines. In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without […]
Are you ever watching a serious television news show and you get a sudden flashback to a comedic movie when a certain phrase is said? I just experienced that watching Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Sandinistas) on NBC's "Meet the Press" as he advocated cutting and running from Iraq. Dodd: I think the world is waiting for […]
The Rev. Jerry Falwell died today. I was never a big fan of the man -- I'm not much in favor of "men of God" (whether on the left or the right) getting involved in politics. That "not much in favor of," however, does not extend to laymen or church members in general. Now to […]
Vice President Dick Cheney got a public scolding a few years back when he told a certain democrat senator to perform sexual relations on himself. It appears Rep. Rahm Emanuel, chairmain of the House Democratic Caucus, went to the same school of witty comebacks. The subject is stalled lobbying reform: Before a Democratic caucus meeting, […]
The House of Representatives is debating a bill that would offer compensation to residents of Guam for the Japanese occupation of World War II. Let me make this clear: the United States House of Representatives is considering whether or not to pay Guamanians for what the Japanese did to them during World War II. What's […]
The best thing that can be said about the new Democrat-run Congress is the fact that it hasn't done much of anything. The mainstream media has finally noticed. In the heady opening weeks of the 110th Congress, the Democrats' domestic agenda appeared to be flying through the Capitol: Homeland security upgrades, a higher minimum wage […]
This story has been updated Bill Allison over at the Sunlight Foundation makes the case that California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is guilty only of the "appearance of" conflict of interest in her dealings on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies sub-committee. (via Instapundit) The most charitable thing one can say about Byrne is […]
Democrats insist that they want to fight al Qaeda terrorists ... in Afghanistan. Any suggestion that there might possibly be any al Qaeda types in Iraq is met with scorn and derision. Today's case in point is courtesy the guys over at Powerline who have video of Rep. Jack Murtha accusing Gen. David Petraeus of […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for exposing Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham as a thoroughly corrupt politician. In fact, if there's a sure way of winning a Pulitzer, it's discovering and documenting corruption by a national politician. It appears as though a Pulitzer Prize may be waiting for any news organization […]