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MKH on why people should read the bill … http://bit.ly/1MekLa # I bet that people don't know what the public option is. I bet they think it is free, not more expensive, health care http://bit.ly/3lDSaE # County Independence Party switches to Hoffman from DeDe http://bit.ly/Eak7n #tcot # Ok. This is cool. Shackleton's Whiskey. Found. In [...]
MKH on why people should read the bill … http://bit.ly/1MekLa # I bet that people don't know what the public option is. I bet they think it is free, not more expensive, health care http://bit.ly/3lDSaE # County Independence Party switches to Hoffman from DeDe http://bit.ly/Eak7n #tcot # Ok. This is cool. Shackleton's Whiskey. Found. In [...]
got a bunch of google wave invites. email me if you want one # Dems to Democratic county clerks. Please ignore forged signatures on absentee ballots and count anyways. http://bit.ly/3QxrZc # This is the Corzine Absentee Ballot Slush Fund. http://bit.ly/3QxrZc # At this point who runs an NJ-GOV poll that doesn't ask about Daggett? And [...]
Yesterday, the Washington Post broke a blockbuster. A memo was leaked detailing all the current House Ethics Committee investigations. And guess what, most of them are Democrats. In fact, the only Republican mentioned in it was Sam Graves, who has been cleared by the Committee.
So what did we learn? The Post says, regarding the inquiry of lawmakers tied to PMA, a now defunct lobbying shop, that “the inquiry was broader than initially believed”. And we learned that there is yet another investigation of Charlie Rangel:
Ethics committee staff members have interviewed House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) about one element of the complex investigation of his personal finances, as well as the lawmaker’s top aide and his son. Rangel said he spoke with ethics committee staff members regarding a conference that he and four other members of the Congressional Black Caucus attended last November in St. Martin. The trip initially was said to be sponsored by a nonprofit foundation run by a newspaper. But the three-day event, at a luxury resort, was underwritten by major corporations such as Citigroup, Pfizer and AT&T. Rules passed in 2007, shortly after Democrats reclaimed the majority following a wave of corruption cases against Republicans, bar private companies from paying for congressional travel.
This is in addition to all the other problems that Rangel has, including his not disclosing bank accounts, breaking New York City laws about rent control, and his holding hostage Puerto Rican grandmas for his rum buddies.
David Corn at Politics Daily has a smart take that Rangel will ultimately become a symbol of a corrupt Democratic Congress and Nancy Pelosi’s broken promise to drain the swamp.
Why might the Post article and this widening investigation of ties between lawmakers and lobbyists — neither of which relate to Rangel — matter for him? Though the probe has not yet found any of these House members guilty of wrongdoing, this episode will place pressure on Pelosi and her colleagues to show they’re not a party of sleaze. Consequently, Rangel is more vulnerable to the Republican’s campaign against him. If the PMA investigation heats up, he would make a great sacrificial lamb. And if the GOP continues to pursue Rangel, his party, burdened by this other ethics investigation, will have a tougher time protecting him.
National Review’s Jim Geraghty has a tremendously important story. Jon Corzine is trying to build an absentee ballot slush fund to win a recount in the New Jersey Governor’s race. Basically, the Democratic Party has asked the Secretary of S…
Good thing we just spent $$$ on trains… It Would Be Cheaper for the Government to Pay People to Fly Than Ride Amtrak http://bit.ly/4iowns # Q-PAC released a poll done over 6-days at this point in the cycle? Really? http://bit.ly/3fRqWs # wow. outside liberal groups start attacking hoffman … http://bit.ly/oXKPd # Let GMAC Fail http://bit.ly/1scTTs [...]
QOTD: John Cherry … is underperforming Generic D. Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm's approval is 40/60. http://bit.ly/2PEvUS # Congrats to @VaughnLWard for the @ericcantor endorsement. It is time to end this primary and end Walt Minnick's political career # Powered by Twitter Tools
The habanero from my @districttaco is burning my mouth. Yum. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Great piece by Ramesh on Romney's 2012 campaign http://bit.ly/2yveck # Powered by Twitter Tools
One of the central issues of the New Jersey Governor’s race is ethics. One question that arises from that is, “who is in charge, Jon Corzine or the Democratic Machine?” The case of Jamel Holley is a case in which the machine won.
Holley is an up-and-coming star of the New Jersey Democratic Party. See this [...]
