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When Maxine Waters Needed Ethics Advice, She Turned to Barney Frank

Maybe you see the problem here: US Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts urged Representative Maxine Waters of California to avoid any dealings with Boston-based OneUnited Bank because her husband owned stock in it. But the congresswoman didn’t heed his warnings, according to a House ethics report released yesterday, and now faces a possible trial before […]

You Might Be a Raaaaacist If . . .

. . . you think Democrats are corrupt: The politically charged decisions by veteran Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California to force public trials by the House ethics committee are raising questions about race and whether black lawmakers face more scrutiny over allegations of ethical or criminal wrongdoing than […]

Democrats and Ethics: An Oxymoron

As co-author of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party, I am certainly not surprised to learn that Rep. Charlie Rangel and Rep. Maxine Waters have been less than exemplars of selflessness in public service. What’s interesting is how, when Republicans get caught with their pants down and/or their hands in the […]

Alabama Tea Party Activist Suspects Corruption in $50 Million Contract

Martha Roby is the GOP establishment’s pick for the nomination in Alabama’s 2nd District congressional race against “Blue Dog” Democrat Rep. Bobby Bright. She fell short of a majority in the June 1 primary and got pushed into July 13 runoff by Tea Party-backed candidate Rick Barber. And it looks like Roby’s friends in Montgomery […]

Dictatorship of the Obamatariat: Federal Court Rejects Gerald Walpin Lawsuit

Via Instapundit, we learn that a judge has rejected the AmeriCorps inspector general’s wrongful termination claim. Byron York explains: [I]f the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts stands, in the future the White House will be able fire other inspectors general as it fired Walpin without fear of legal consequences. . . . Judge […]

Jack Abramoff’s Ghost!

Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit links this ABC News item:  With the support of Sen. Chris Dodd, D.-Conn., the federal government has awarded $54 million to Connecticut’s politically well-connected Mohegan Indian tribe, which operates one of the highest grossing casinos in the U.S. The tribe runs the sprawling Mohegan Sun casino, halfway between New York […]

IG-Gate Update: Federal Judge Stalling Gerald Walpin’s AmeriCorps Case

Dan Collins at Piece of Work in Progress notes that, more than a year after Gerald Walpin was fired from his job as inspector general overseeing the AmeriCorps program, Walpin’s lawsuit against the Corporation for National and Community Service  is still unresolved. The Washington Times has more: The most public dispute between the administration and Mr. Walpin involved the […]

AIG’s $100 Billion I.O.U.

Good luck collecting on this one: A watchdog panel reviewing the bailout of American International Group Inc. said U.S. taxpayers “remain at risk for severe losses” and that the government didn’t act aggressively enough to protect U.S. taxpayers during the 2008 rescue. In a lengthy report, the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Panel concluded that the U.S. […]

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