Plunderbund

Bill Kristol is having a fit - he feels that Libby should be pardoned immediately by President Bush.
Will Bush pardon Libby? Apparently not–even if it means a man who worked closely with him and sought tirelessly to do what was right for the country goes to prison. Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino, noting that the appeals […]

Jerid has a post up today about the final parting shot of the Culture of Corruption in the ousted statewides. You won’t see it on any “conservative” blogs because…well, you can figure that much out. Moral relativism and intellectual dishonesty abounds!
…the disgraced administration of Gov. Bob Taft left office last year not with […]

You know? I sometimes feel the CoC (Culture of Corruption - the prevailing political climate in Ohio and beyond due to GOP control) label gets a bit tired. I know my friends on the right wish it would just go away. But they make it so easy sometimes! Latest is John […]

No, not steamed rice, or fried rice, but Condi Rice. That’s right, Condi Rice’s total incompetence expands beyond her performance as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor - she was also incompetent in overseeing Chevron policy that should have prevented the company from sending kickbacks to Saddam Hussein as a part of the […]

The CoC is alive and well here in this red county. Our Sheriff Al Myers - A Republican elected in 1992 to the post - plead guilty to 2 misdemeanors in a plea deal that avoided a felony charges. Al’s a real winner. First he’s embroiled in a discrimination suit in 2005 […]

(CNN) Leahy with the rimshot:
“You can’t erase e-mails, not today,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont. “They’ve gone through too many servers. They can’t say they’ve been lost. That’s like saying, ‘The dog ate my homework.’ “
OK, so that’s funny. Time for the not funny - no, sorry, it’s all pretty funny. In a […]

If you still can’t grasp the importance of the US Attorney scandal, I present to you current US Attorney, and former Bush “opposition research” man, Tim Griffin:
One film scene of the debate-night frenzy captures the prevalent attitude in national politics. As he directs the investigation of Gore’s statements in real time, Griffin, standing next to […]

Thanks Mary! Really helps to have you point out the incredibly obvious:
Columbus - Today Ohio Auditor of State Mary Taylor released the 2005-06 audit of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Industrial Commission of Ohio. The audit contains four major findings that highlight the inadequate policies and procedures that existed within […]

In 2005, the White House considered an across-the-board purge of all US attorneys.
The White House suggested two years ago that the Justice Department fire all 93 US attorneys, a proposal that eventually resulted in the dismissals of eight prosecutors carried out last year, according to e-mails and internal documents that the administration will provide to […]

CREW compiled a list of what they say are the 25 most corrupt members of this Administration. So much for returning honor and dignity to the White House.
CREW found and documented more than more than 160 cases of misconduct over the last six years and then narrowed the list based on type of offense, […]

I nearly swooned, the shock of it all! (Emphasis mine.)
Asked if his News Corp. managed to shape the agenda on the war in Iraq, Murdoch said: “No, I don’t think so. We tried.” Asked by Rose for further comment, he said: “We basically supported the Bush policy in the Middle East…but we have been very […]

Seriously. How else can you explain this?
Former Rep. Bob Ney kept his wife on his congressional campaign payroll through the end of last year, even though he dropped out of the race in early August, a report filed yesterday shows.
Elizabeth Ney was one of several campaign staff members who received paychecks in August, according […]

Brian Rothenberg has an update on The Legend of Joy Padgett: Bankruptcy Court.
Remember the curious case of Joy Padgett’s Bankruptcy Abuse from last Fall. Or for those of you in eastern and central Ohio, the memorable Joy Padgett for Congress commercial where she is standing like Julie Andrews — sound-of-music like — on the family […]

In today’s Wall Street Journal, President Bush urged Congress not to “play politics as usual”.
If the Congress chooses to pass bills that are simply political statements, they will have chosen stalemate. If a different approach is taken, the next two years can be fruitful ones for our nation.
How ironic, then, that the biggest examples of […]

House Republicans - you know, the guys previously led with an iron fist by “The Hammer” - have decided that the minority party in Congress deserves some protection. In fact, they want bipartisan administration of the House and regular democratic order for legislation.
Something they mysteriously were against just two years ago. I wonder […]