http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/corruptdems/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:23:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416913/posts Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list, in alphabetical order, includes: 1. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT): This marks two years in a row for Senator Dodd, who made the 2008 “Ten Most Corrupt” list for his corrupt relationship with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and for accepting preferential treatment and loan terms from Countrywide Financial, a scandal which still dogs him. In 2009, the scandals kept coming for the Connecticut Democrat. In 2009, Judicial Watch filed a Senate ethics complaint against... www.judicialwatch.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416913/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:23:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416459/posts Washington, DCJudicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.”  The list, in alphabetical order, includes: 1. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT):  This marks two years in a row for Senator Dodd, who made the 2008 “Ten Most Corrupt” list for his corrupt relationship with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and for accepting preferential treatment and loan terms from Countrywide Financial, a scandal which still dogs him.  In 2009, the scandals kept coming for the Connecticut Democrat.  In 2009, Judicial Watch filed a Senate ethics complaint against... judicialwatch.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416459/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:50:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416139/posts Feingold, McCain, Lieberman Introduce Resolution to Reverse FEC’s Action to Gut Corporate Jets Provision. WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to reject a Federal Election Commission regulation that would effectively gut Congress’ work to crack down on Senators accepting rides on corporate jets. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the FEC’s decision and require it to redraft the regulation. In the regulation published in the Federal Register on December 7, the FEC undermined Congress’ decision in 2007 to... U.S. Sen. John McCain, RINO-Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416139/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414750/posts Dear Attorney General Holder: We write to demand an immediate investigation into the activities of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. We believe there is an abundant public record which establishes that the actions of the White House have blocked any investigation into his activities while on the board of Freddie Mac from 2000-2001, and facilitated the cover up of potential malfeasance until the 10-year statute of limitations has run out. The purpose of this letter is to connect the dots to establish both the conduct of Mr. Emanuel and those working with him to thwart inquiry, and to... Naked Capitalism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414750/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:22:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414214/posts My, how times have changed. In 2006, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress by running against the “culture of corruption,” pledging to operate openly and honestly on Capitol Hill. Two years later, Barack Obama rode to victory by pledging to change the way Washington DC operates, declaring that he would lead the most open and transparent government ever. Now Rep. James Clyburn, as House Majority Whip the third-ranking Democrat in the House, has declared that Republicans should join Democrats in buying and selling votes rather than complain about the corruption on Capitol Hill: U.S.... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414214/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:45:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401116/posts History's most notorious Georgian-turned-Russian, the politically astute Joseph Stalin once remarked, "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." The lesson has not been lost on the increasingly notorious Hungarian-cum-American George Soros. A group backed by Soros is gearing up to steal the 2012 election for President Obama and congressional Democrats by installing left-wing Democrats as secretaries of state across the nation. From such posts, secretaries of state can help tilt the electoral playing field. This is, of course, the same Soros, the same hyperpolitical left-wing philanthropist who makes no secret of... Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401116/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:04:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400751/posts Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus’ office confirmed late Friday night that the Montana Democrat was carrying on an extramarital affair with his state office director, Melodee Hanes, when he nominated her to be U.S. attorney in Montana. According to a source familiar with their relationship, Hanes and Baucus began their relationship in the summer of 2008 – nearly a year before Baucus and his wife, Wanda, formally separated in April. The Senator has since divorced his wife. Hanes ended her employment with Baucus in the spring of this year. Hanes, who is divorced and now lives with Baucus in the... Roll Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400751/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 03:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400697/posts Concerns that the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee may have used a credit card bill to woo donations from credit card companies has prompted the chamber's ethics panel to open an investigation. The Washington Post first reported on Friday that staffers to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) suspected foul play as early as this summer, after the committee unexpectedly took up a tough bill that would have implemented new fees to protect against credit card identity theft. According to the Post, Thompson collected about $15,000 in donations from the industry shortly after those hearings began, but no bill was... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400697/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:16:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397768/posts Jurors in the theft trial of Sheila Dixon convicted the Baltimore mayor Tuesday on a single charge of taking gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office. The jury found Dixon not guilty of the most serious crime, felony theft. The jury decided that Dixon did not knowingly steal about $530 in Target and Best Buy gift cards purchased in December 2005 by developer Patrick Turner, who testified they were intended for "the children of Baltimore." Dixon was City Council president at the time. The... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397768/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:40:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396386/posts Thankfully, Obama's inauguration illustrated (once again) that Americans are among the least racist and prejudiced persons on earth. Despite having to combat the presence of a radical ideologue in the White House, conservatives hoped our opponents would desist in their longtime passion for pretending that America is racially unchanged since 1959. Our fine country is no longer marred by the practice of slavery or segregation (no thanks to the Democratic Party), and the elevation of my former senator was yet another indication of how far society has evolved. However, for those who care more for fantasies of power and control... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396386/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:26:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394588/posts Since the first undercover ACORN video was released two months ago, ACORN’s few remaining defenders have fallen back on the talking point that, whatever the misdeeds of some of its employees, the organization provides important services to poor and low-income families. Without ACORN, we are told, many underprivileged families would lose an important voice for their needs. Really? Below is one family’s application for food stamp benefits that ACORN threw out with its trash, in advance of a visit from officers of the Attorney’s General office. Link to document. biggovernment.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394588/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:46:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392785/posts Senator Inhofe: Well, on this thing, it is pretty serious. And since, you know, Barabara Boxer is the Chairman and I’m the Ranking Member on Environment and Public Works, if nothing happens in the next seven days when we go back into session a week from today that would change this situation, I will call for an investigation. ‘Cause this thing is serious, you think about the literally millions of dollars that have been thrown away on some of this stuff that they came out with. Melanie Morgan: So what will you be calling for an investigation of? Senator Inhofe:... senate.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392785/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391009/posts Andrew Stern is a close friend of President Barack Obama. That's hardly a revelation. His organization, the Service Employees International Union, spent more than $60 million to get him elected. And President Obama has made clear that he is fully committed to promoting the political goals of organized labor. But Stern may have gone outside federal law in his nearly two dozen documented White House visits through this mid-September. The SEIU president is a former registered lobbyist, but has been acting as though he is still one. A prominent Washington, D.C. nonprofit group and one of its affiliates recently sent... National Legal and Policy Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391009/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390622/posts "Associated Press writer Stephen Ohlemacher had a news story yesterday about President Barack H. Obama’s latest nominee with tax problems, Lael Brainard. We think he left out two pretty important details. First, Ohlemacher’s report says Brainard “is the fifth presidential nominee to reveal tax issues during the congressional vetting process.” The key to the partial truth in that sentence is “during the congressional” vetting process. While Ohlemacher likely is factually correct, the sentence certainly is misleading. One reads it and thinks, “Oh, that’s the 5th appointment he made with tax issues.” That is not true. In fact, it doesn’t count... ConservativeAmerican.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390622/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389150/posts <p>West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd became the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history Wednesday, a milestone to be marked with a morning of Senate tributes and a special resolution.</p> <p>It was unclear whether Byrd would be able to attend Wednesday's session.</p> Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389150/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387863/posts Chicago politics, where voting is such a revered civic duty that people do it even after they're dead, cold, stiff, stuffed, boxed and buried beneath the permafrost for years, has now come to D.C. with the Obama administration. This afternoon comes the most encouraging economic news, courtesy of our keen-eyed buddy Rick Klein over at ABC, that the Obama administration's $787-billion economic stimulus has, for example, thankfully created 30 new jobs in a little-known rural corner of Arizona at a cost to American taxpayers of only $761,420. That works out to only $25,380.67 spent to create each individual job. Seems... L.A. Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387863/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:39:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386975/posts A first-term congressman drew a salary from his campaign for office last fall, his office said. Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) pocketed about $15,000 in campaign funds, the Buffalo News reported Sunday, while his wife was paid $18,000 for her work as campaign treasurer. "Eric did draw a meager salary at the end of the 2008 campaign to cover expenses after campaigning full-time for four years," Massa's spokesman told the News. "There aren't many people who have spent more time or effort working for the privilege of serving the families of their congressional district's than Rep. Massa." The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386975/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:37:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386157/posts Detroit (WWJ) -- A Detroit federal judge has sentenced a Detroit businesman and corruption figure to the maximum five years in jail for conspiracy to commit bribery. Rayford Jackson arranged the bribes for now-former city councilwoman Monica Conyers WWJ.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386157/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385928/posts ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer and was later convicted of federal bribery charges on Friday was sentenced to 13 years in prison. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385928/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:05:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384890/posts It’s very fair to send people who disregard the federal mandate to buy health insurance to prison, Nancy Pelosi says, because otherwise they’ll assault citizens … with a bill for medical services … or something. Apparently, the occasionally unhealthy have become such a security risk that we need to imprison them for opting to pay their own way. Infidels Are Cool has the key exchange:: Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384890/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:05:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382492/posts Prosecutors want a sentence of at least 27 years for a Democrat convicted of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes while in office. A federal court found 18-year Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) guilty this past August on 11 counts of bribery, racketeering and money-laundering. Federal guidelines specify he could face more than 20 years of prison time for his misdeeds, but prosecutors on Monday made clear they will make the case for at least 27 years — and a maximum of 33 years — when sentencing begins this Friday. The defense has yet to file its sentencing arguments, according to... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382492/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:02:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381537/posts Should the media turn at least one glazed eye toward the checkered trail of Obama's highly suspicious connection to multiple social security numbers? I dunno, maybe ask a question or two? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381537/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:18:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381181/posts NEW ORLEANS – State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans."This is an investigation of everything — ACORN, the national organization, the local organization and all of its affiliated entities, specifically as it relates to any potential violations of Louisiana law," Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell said.ACORN staff on the scene declined to comment, but an attorney for the group said in a statement the raid was prompted by allegations that former ACORN... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381181/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:27:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381006/posts BALTIMORE -- Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon is about to put her political future in the hands of a jury. Dixon goes on trial Monday on theft charges. She's accused of hitting up her wealthy developer pals to donate thousands of dollars' worth of gift cards to needy families. Prosecutors say she used those gift cards for her personal shopping instead. AP / Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381006/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380498/posts Democrats' Ethics Targeted by GOP By BRODY MULLINS Republicans are seizing on newly revealed ethics probes of congressional Democrats ahead of next year's midterm elections, accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues of failing to make good on their pledge to clean up Washington when they regained control of Congress. None of the Democratic lawmakers under investigation by the House Ethics Committee is expected to lose in 2010. And ethics concerns are usually less important to voters than pocketbook issues. But Republican campaign strategists say ethics issues rumbling under the surface could help the GOP pick up a few... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380498/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:03:42 GMT