Post by Steady Micro Aggressor on Dec 19, 2006 13:04:25 GMT -5
John Edwards has announced his candidacy for President. People seem to be real enthusiatic. Said a friend of mine from up in NC "it's better than having him here". Edwards offers up a very liberal agenda, thus insuring he'll do no better than VP, if he's lucky.
Bayh is reportedly out.
Hillary is reported still mulling over her decision. Yeah, right!
Newt Gingrich is considering a run. Jesus, no. Will this guy just go away? He's a Republican Bill Clinton, that's the last thing we need.
Speaking of Hitlery, she saying she's going to oppose increasing troops in Iraq, unless it's done her way.
Sen. Tim Johnson has been conscious at times since his emergency brain surgery last week, his spokeswoman said Monday. Politics aside, you have to wish this guy the best of luck with his recovery.
Colin Powell on Debase The Nation Sunday: "The United States is losing the war in Iraq but sending more troops to Baghdad is not the best way to change course, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Face The Nation . "We are losing," Powell said, but "we haven't lost."
Conservatives in the Republican party are voicing concern that Rudolph W. Giuliani is too liberal to be elected President in 08. How much more liberal could Giuliani be that what the Republicans have now?
Speaking of Liberal Republicans, President Bush on Tuesday signed bills to raise federal funding for autism, shift AIDS money to rural areas and the South and create a government unit to oversee response to a bird flu pandemic or bioterrorism attack.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Late filings 'chronic problem' in Congress: In 2005, 53 members of the House and Senate did not publicly report trips paid for by outside groups within 30 days of the travel, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, a research firm that tracks money in politics. Instead, the trips were reported months later when lawmakers filed yearly reports that outline their personal finances and list gifts, including travel.
Altogether, the group found 157 domestic and overseas trips paid for by outside groups on the annual reports in 2006, that had not been disclosed in 2005. The group found trips by 28 Republicans, including former representative Tom DeLay of Texas who resigned in June, and by 25 Democrats.
It's not clear how much these trips cost. Lawmakers don't have to provide that information in their annual reports.
Late travel filings are a "chronic problem," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the liberal-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group. That means the public lacks real-time information on whether the privately funded trips influence pending legislation, she said.
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., spent a weekend on St. Thomas in November 2005 — his travel and hotel paid for by a New York-based newspaper as part of its annual gathering on U.S.-Caribbean business issues.
Lol, must be nice. The politicians like to throw aorund that word "sacrifice". When are they going to start sacrificing something so average Americans might be able to affrd cushy vacations?
Bayh is reportedly out.
Hillary is reported still mulling over her decision. Yeah, right!
Newt Gingrich is considering a run. Jesus, no. Will this guy just go away? He's a Republican Bill Clinton, that's the last thing we need.
Speaking of Hitlery, she saying she's going to oppose increasing troops in Iraq, unless it's done her way.
Sen. Tim Johnson has been conscious at times since his emergency brain surgery last week, his spokeswoman said Monday. Politics aside, you have to wish this guy the best of luck with his recovery.
Colin Powell on Debase The Nation Sunday: "The United States is losing the war in Iraq but sending more troops to Baghdad is not the best way to change course, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Face The Nation . "We are losing," Powell said, but "we haven't lost."
Conservatives in the Republican party are voicing concern that Rudolph W. Giuliani is too liberal to be elected President in 08. How much more liberal could Giuliani be that what the Republicans have now?
Speaking of Liberal Republicans, President Bush on Tuesday signed bills to raise federal funding for autism, shift AIDS money to rural areas and the South and create a government unit to oversee response to a bird flu pandemic or bioterrorism attack.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Late filings 'chronic problem' in Congress: In 2005, 53 members of the House and Senate did not publicly report trips paid for by outside groups within 30 days of the travel, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, a research firm that tracks money in politics. Instead, the trips were reported months later when lawmakers filed yearly reports that outline their personal finances and list gifts, including travel.
Altogether, the group found 157 domestic and overseas trips paid for by outside groups on the annual reports in 2006, that had not been disclosed in 2005. The group found trips by 28 Republicans, including former representative Tom DeLay of Texas who resigned in June, and by 25 Democrats.
It's not clear how much these trips cost. Lawmakers don't have to provide that information in their annual reports.
Late travel filings are a "chronic problem," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the liberal-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group. That means the public lacks real-time information on whether the privately funded trips influence pending legislation, she said.
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., spent a weekend on St. Thomas in November 2005 — his travel and hotel paid for by a New York-based newspaper as part of its annual gathering on U.S.-Caribbean business issues.
Lol, must be nice. The politicians like to throw aorund that word "sacrifice". When are they going to start sacrificing something so average Americans might be able to affrd cushy vacations?