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Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
As Congress prepares to hold a committee hearing on the Toyota sudden acceleration recalls this week, some news outlets openly question whether Toyota's influence peddling and lobbying may offer some protection. Will Toyota's friends in high places pull some punches? Toyota's lobbying spending in Washington has risen as its U.S. sales have. Toyota spent $5 million last year lobbying on such issues...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
Democratic operative John Podesta on Sunday offered one of the most stinging rebukes yet of Republican claims that law enforcement agents mishandled their investigation of the Christmas Day bomb plot. Podesta, the former White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration called it "unconscionable" for GOP leaders to "attack the FBI for their conduct" in the underwear bomber...
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ACLU Bog of Rights (Free subscription) | 02/05/2010
As you know there has been a lot of politically-motivated criticism of the Obama administration for holding Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in federal custody. This week, Attorney General Eric Holder responded to that criticism with an outstanding letter that comprehensively goes through the reasons why the criminal justice system is more than capable of prosecuting terror suspects....
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 02/05/2010
Washington Times Editorial: The U.S. attorney general should read up on the history of terrorism. He might learn something. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sent a five-page letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, detailing his rationale for treating purported Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as a criminal suspect rather than a terrorist detainee. The attorney...
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
(CNN) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday tried to knock down Republican criticism of how the case of accused "Undiebomber" Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was handled, pointing out that previous suspects went through civilian courts without GOP objections. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, asked Holder last week to explain the decision to put [...]
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Always On Watch Two (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
If BHO really believes that terrorists shouldn't be handled with kid gloves, why was the panty bomber mirandized and Holder not reprimanded? From this post at Weasel Zippers ( hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance ): In an interview with 60 Minutes last spring, President Obama discussed the handling of captured terrorists and challenged those who claimed the "American system of justice was not...
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Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
From the Attorney General’s five page letter (a pdf file) to Senator McConnell: February 3, 2010 The Honorable Mitch McConnell United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator McConnell: I am writing in reply to your letter of January 26, 2010, inquiring about the decision to charge Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab with federal crimes in connection with [...]
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News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
World Jewish Congress-United States applauded the passage by the US Senate of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 (S.2799) by unanimous consent. As Iran today poses a clear and present danger not only to Israel and the Jewish people but to the West as a whole and to Europe in particular, this groundbreaking legislation clearly illustrates that the threat of the...
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A Payne Hollow Visit (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Barbwire Pole Originally uploaded by paynehollow Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is in the news, today. According to CNN... “The only time [the Obama] administration ever cites the previous administration for a precedent is to mention that there were some terrorists tried in U.S. courts,” Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Sunday on State of the Union. “We now know that was a...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 01/31/2010
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs insisted on Sunday that the administration remains committed to trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and securing a death sentence. But for the first time in the lengthy debate over what judicial rights should be granted to terrorists, Gibbs hedged about whether the 9/11 planner and others will be tried in civilian or military court. Pressed by CNN's John King on whether...
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010
The newest senator's in a vulnerable position. He's from a fairly liberal state (although apparently not as liberal as everyone thinks) and he's got to run again in four years. I think we'll see some very interesting votes from the other Senator Brown: BOSTON – Scott Brown says he has already told Senate Republican leaders they won't always be able to count on his vote. The man who staged an...
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MiddletownMike (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010
Interesting article, will Scott Brown be the GOP's 41st vote against Obama or will he side with the liberal leaning people of Massachusetts and support many of the President's priorities ?...Time will tell. From the ASSOCIATED PRESS - BOSTON — Scott Brown says he has already told Senate Republican leaders they won't always be able to count on his vote. The man who staged an upset in last week's...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 01/28/2010
BOSTON — Scott Brown says he has already told Senate Republican leaders they won't always be able to count on his vote. The man who staged an upset in last week's Massachusetts Senate special election, in part by pledging to be the 41st GOP vote against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that he staked his claim in early conversations...
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES (Free subscription) | 01/25/2010
This whole piece is full of bwahahas. Examples: Mr. McCain, a Republican from Arizona, said on the CBS news program "Face the Nation" that President Obama should sit down with Republican leaders and begin adopting some of their ideas for improving the nation's health care system such as overhauling medical malpractice lawsuits, allowing residents of one state to buy health insurance from...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 01/24/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials and Senate leaders predicted on Sunday that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for a second term. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said a new four-year term for the central bank head is needed to ensure stability in the financial system. Lawmakers would send a bad message to financial markets by "playing politics in any way"...
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