I’m sure it won’t make any difference to those Trump supporters who have been saying that the President’s impeachment is somehow invalid because an actual law wasn’t broken in the administration’s dealings with Ukraine, but I feel compelled to share the following news item from today’s New York Times: Hours before the Senate embarked on […]
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To all those who said, “But no crime has been committed,” I give you… the crime
Posted in Politics Also tagged criminal activity, GAO, Impoundment Control Act of 1974, military aid, Ukraine 10 Comments
The evolving acceptability of presidential golf
I know there are serious things that need to discussed right now, like Steve Bannon’s appearance at CPAC this afternoon, but, having hauled trash for the past two hours, I just can’t seem to muster the energy that would require. So, instead, here’s an interesting little timeline about the evolving acceptability of presidential golf that […]
Posted in Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged alternative facts, double standard, Florida, golf, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, Jill Colvin, lies, Mar-a-Lago, post-fact, racism, Rory McIlroy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump International Golf Course, Trump National Golf Course, vacations, work ethic 16 Comments
Levin says Goldman Sachs pushed “shitty” products on the American people
I know to some extent it’s political theater – grandstanding done for the benefit of disgusted Democrats like myself – and I realize that it would have meant exponentially more had it come prior to our recent banking meltdown, as opposed to after it, but something in me really liked hearing my Senator, Carl Levin, […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, Politics Also tagged Alan Grayson, assholes being grilled, audit the Federal Reserve, banking reform, Carl Levin, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Daniel Sparks, financial reform, fraud, Goldman Sachs, Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations, politicians using profanity, Ron Paul, shitty, shitty deals, Timberwolf 10 Comments