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Biden, Obama linked to corrupt earmarking

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Go figure, right? From the WaPo:
Sen. Barack Obama sought more than $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbyist son of his Democratic running mate, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, records show. Obama succeeded in getting $192,000 for one of the clients, St. Xavier University in suburban Chicago.

Parochial political culture

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has written a very interesting article in which is urges movement towards a culture of oversight and away from a culture of parochialism.
Real change is not shifting earmarks from Republicans to Democrats, but is in getting rid of earmarks (and their corrupting effect) all together.
Bits and pieces of Sen. Coburn’s article […]

Capitalism at work

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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More pictures…

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

More pictures of Eliot Spitzer’s “call girl” can be found here.

Spitzer’s “call girl” revealed

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

And by “call girl,” I mean hooker…
Click here for her myspace profile - she sings…
Click here for the news article.

NY College Republicans call on Spitzer to resign

Monday, March 10th, 2008

In the wake of news reports that an FBI wiretap could possibly link New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to a prostitution ring, the NY College Republicans have made the following announcement:
After startling news surfaced today that linked NY Governor Eliot Spitzer to a lucrative prostitution ring, the New York College Republicans are calling for his […]

End Corruption. Stop Earmarks. Sign the Petition

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

If ever a place needed change, it’s Washington, where the culture of corruption continues to run rampant. The new majority continues to be satisfied with nothing less than business as usual. They don’t understand that Americans have completely lost faith in their elected officials.
It is time to turn things around.
END CORRCUPTION. FIGHT FOR CHANGE. […]

Butcher Chronicles: Coburn to “put hold” on appropriation “changes”

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn is calling for an investigation into a controversial last-minute changing of an earmark requested by Alaska Republican Congressman Don Young — who was at that time the chairman of the House transportation committee.
Coburn says he will object to the passage of any “technical corrections” to the 2005 transportation bill […]

Earmarkers

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

A recent story by CBS chronicled this year’s biggest earmarkers measured in terms of dollars allocated.
The video is not embed-able, but please view the story here.
The Senate’s top 10 earmarkers included four Republican with earmarks totaling near $1.75 billion. The House’s top 10 earmarkers also included four Republicans with earmarks totaling $416 […]

With charges pending, Drwencke steps down from post with Romney Campaign

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Dave Drwencke, a Michigan College Republican, was serving as Michigan Youth Chairman for Romney until charges of cyber stalinking arose, including police allegations that he posted nude pictures of ex-girlfriend on Web sites.
The Macomb Daily reports that —
Drwencke allegedly posted the photos and comments on at least three Web sites. The victim filed a […]

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