Hey, everyone…I’ve been a little busy the past few days and I’m not up much on anything really exciting to blog about, so, if you have something on your mind, blog away to your heart’s desire here. 🙂
This was a great thing to watch last night. I usually do not like the standard Bill Moyers‘ pieces, but he nailed the saga of Jack Abramoff, Grover Norquist, and Ralph Reed perfectly in this latest documentary on their whole involvement in ripping-off Indian tribes and faking out their fellow Christian conservatives.
The clip on Abramoff, Inc. is especially interesting to watch…
Technorati Tags: Jack Abramoff, Grover Norquist, Ralph Reed, Indian tribes, Christian conservatives, Capitol Crimes
The conservative newspaper in D.C., The Washington Times, is now calling on Speaker Hastert to resign from his position because he now acknowledges that he knew, at minimum, about the e-mails between Foley and a teen Page in late 2005. (Hat Tip to Bull Moose over at Peach Pundit for the story link.)
I think Tom DeLay should be called-in to testify as well. That little putz knows ALL of the secrets about the folks in the GOP caucus (thus the reason why he was able to “hammer” bills and people so well), and you can bet he probably knew all about Foley’s predilection and passed on his knowledge to his replacement, John Boehner.
I wonder who else in the House leadership knew anything about this stuff on Foley? Wonder what Deputy Whip Tom Price knew, and when did he know it?
Really. That’s my question. I just want to know.
BECAUSE, according to this article written by AJC Reporter James Salzer last Saturday, O’Neal introduced the bill in the well of the House: “Rep. Larry O’Neal stepped to the podium and asked colleagues to pass a seemingly mundane tax bill requested by the state Department of Revenue.
But, it was reported a few weeks ago that State Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham did not ask for the change in the law: “[Graham] had been informed about that particular change —- not consulted, but informed.”
Funny thing…neither Governor Perdue nor O’Neal has offered an explanation and, in fact, have refused to answer calls from Salzer on this story.
Now, those of you who think “Yawnnn, so what? Perdue will crush Taylor, so who cares about this trivial stuff?”
I care. I care a lot. I’m fed-up with hearing about “family values” bullshit from Republicans that talk out of their rear-end and then come to find out, these “family values” candidates are liars or worse, self-enriching crooks.
The more O’Neal and Perdue duck this issue, the more questions I will have about their honesty…and, the more everyone else should as well.
Hey, if you folks want to read a neat article on political blogs in Georgia (which also includes a little piece on ME 🙂 ) checkout this piece in Monday’s AJC.
Let me get this straight: The freakin’ CHAIRMAN of the House Caucus On Missing and Exploited Children sent e-mails to underage male pages that talked about how much in (fitness) shape they were and if they would e-mail him a picture of them…even when the page didn’t work for the congressman directly?
Nahhh, there’s nothing bizarre-o about that. Nothing that might cause Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) to feel the need to RESIGN immediately from the House…
Well, here is the trail of the e-mails in question…it certainly looks semi-baffling to me as to why Foley would be asking for an e-mail pic in such a casual e-mail about how the underage page was weathering a hurricane.
AND, even juicer is this transcript of Instant Message Chats between Foley and a “young stud”….
Technorati Tags: Exploited Children, Mark Foley
Consider this an open blog thread…And, Mad Dog, I want to know what you have on Casey Cagle that makes you feel so uncomfortable with him. 🙂
Rumors have it that the Georgia chapter of the Christian Coalition is cutting ties with the national organization. In doing so, they have to drop the use of the name “Christian Coalition.”
What do you think the new name should be?
Gosh, I wonder if these folks have any property in North Dakota to build an all-white “compound” for themselves?
No Blacks, Jews, Hispanics, or any other non-Arryians Allowed
A spokeswoman for the animal rights organization says the contest at the amusement park’s FrightFest is “gratuitously cruel.”
The new al-Qaida field commander in Afghanistan is calling for Muslims to leave the U.S. – particularly Washington and New York – in anticipation of a major terror attack to rival Sept. 11, according to an interview by a Pakistani journalist.
Abu Dawood told Hamid Mir, a reporter who has covered al-Qaida and met with Osama bin Laden, the attack is being coordinated by Adnan el-Shukrijumah and suggests it may involve some form of weapon of mass destruction smuggled across the Mexican border.
“Our brothers are ready to attack inside America. We will breach their security again,” he is quoted as saying. “There is no timeframe for our attack inside America; we can do it any time.”
Greenleaf, Idaho — All Americans have the right to bear arms. Some towns have even gone as far as to require each household to have a gun. Now a small Idaho town is contemplating a similar idea– it’s called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance. And although gun ownership is just one piece of this ordinance, it’s the part that’s getting the most attention.…
I think when you go on trial they should have a parrot there that says guilty or not guilty for you, as a sort of courtesy.
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