Waters investigated… others walk… So when you have to call in an outside attorney to the tune of millions in taxpayer money to fix what you messed up that’s a bad thing right? Then, when 6 members of your committee quit the investigation because of past screw-ups that’s not-so-good right? Welcome to the House Ethics [...]
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Never Ending Completely Effed Up Maxine Waters Fiasco Investigation Set to Interfere With Her Getting Chair Adds Yet Another Twist
Lacy Clay + Sharpton @ March 16 Voter Education Event
In St Louis on March 16, House Oversight Committee member Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri will have a voter education and registration event. Rev. Al Sharpton will join him. New voter ID legislation is moving through the Missouri statehouse. Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the last attempt to change the state voter ID laws. Clay and [...]
John Lewis: Use High Tech to Fight Voter Suppression
Last Friday on Capitol Hill at a voter suppression discussion hosted by Rep. Marcia Fudge, Rep. John Lewis told everyone to use the current technology to fight voter suppression and educate voters on all the new voter ID laws. Seems obvious but with 8 months to go is anyone doing that?
Religion + Politics: Is Pres. Obama Christian: Graham Looks Silly
OK so you wanna talk religion? OK fine. Days after Rick Santorum questioned the President’s religious beliefs it’s Franklin Graham’s turn. He’s a big Santorum fan. According to Franklin Graham, admitted serial adulterer Newt Gingrich is a Christian yet Mitt Romney isn’t Christian and he’s unsure of President Obama. It’s in the way people “live [...]
After Retirement Story… Mel Watt Files For Re-Election
After a report in the Charlotte Observer by @FrancoOrdonez with the headline U.S. Rep. Mel Watt Also Considering Retirement read here on Feb. 9, Rep. Melvin Luther Watt of North Carolina has filed for re-election as expected and reported on this blog last week. Despite the story, several of his colleagues never had a doubt. [...]
Tuskegee Airman Clarence Dart Dies at 91
Tuskegee Airman Clarence Dart Dies at 91 – Clarence Dart, a Tuskegee airman who I covered in 2007 when the Tuskegee Airman were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, died at 91 last week after a stroke. I was on a photo assignment for the Albany Times Union and had the thrill of hanging out with him [...]
From 99ers to 73ers to 60ers: 14 CBCers Vote NO on Payroll Tax Bill
99 weeks, 73 weeks, 60 weeks. CLICK Most of the 14 CBC members who voted against the payroll tax deal didso because of the cut in unemployment benefits. CNN Money has a chart with NEW length of jobless benefits by state. CLICK RIGHT HERE The payroll tax vote. It didn’t fix the “doc fix,” punished [...]
CBC + Sharpton Join Forces on Vote Suppression March
Also at http://politic365.com/2012/02/17/sharpton-cbc-join-forces-on-voter-suppression/ Though to coincide with history the march is on a week Congress is in session, about 12 members of the Congressional Black Caucus will join National Action Network President Rev. Al Sharpton for a March from Selma to Montgomery beginning on March 4th READ DETAILS HERE. Additionally, the CBC will have a [...]
Barbara Lee: We’re Going the Wrong Way on Unemployment Benefit Cut
Needless to tell you Rep. Barbara Lee, who is the lead author of legislation to assist unemployed people who have run out of their 99 weeks of unemployment (HR 589) insurance, is not happy with the terms of the payroll tax deal as it pertains to cutting unemployment benefits. The House GOP, always there to [...]
Allen West Has GOP Challenger for Primary, Could Care Less
Yesterday longtime Martin County Florida sheriff Robert Crowder announced he would challenge freshman Congressman Allen West for the Republican nomination in the new 18th district in Florida. Just spoke with Allen West – he waved his hand and could care less. Though I was actually trying to yak with West about the pending Martin Luther [...]
Fed Court Dismisses Case Against Alcee Hastings, Will House Ethics Follow?
Packer – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Will House Ethics Dismiss the Hastings case also? After all sorts of details and even a book of fiction involving sexual harassment claims written by his accuser, Winsome Packer, a case of allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. Alcee Hastings was dismissed in Federal Court today. U.S. District [...]
Monumental Fix for MLK Memorial
Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There are [...]
Mel Watt “Inclined” to Run, Don Payne to Run Despite Cancer
Running? The Charlotte Observer reported late last week that Rep. Mel Watt would decide over this weekend whether to run for re-election. This may be a complete non story — he’s “leaning” toward running the piece says. A tweet to the writer to learn more went unanswered and I don’t get to see Watt again [...]
Will Boehner Ask GOP Chair to Give Up Gavel As He Did With Rangel?
The Washington Post has reported and Rep. Spencer Bachus has confirmed: The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating whether the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee was making stock trades that benefited him financially based on committee activity — also knows as insider trading. It sure looks like that’s what Bachus was doing as [...]
Tuesday Radio: Earl Ingram on WMCS 1290, Obama In Milwaukee
4:30PM EST TUESDAYS WMCS 1290: I’ll be on the radio LIVE on THE EVENING RUSH with Earl Ingram coming out of Milwaukee, WI EVERY TUESDAY @ 4PM EST. We will be discussing congressional politics the President and so much more. The President will be in Milwaukee next week so there is a lot to talk [...]
Can Jesse Jr Beat Halvorson as More Dumb Stuff is Revealed?
In 37 Days it’s Jesse Jr vs. Halvorson. Yes, he is expected to prevail. And yes, he is still ahead in the polls by more than 10 points. Usually primaries have very low turnout compared to general elections. But if Black women enter the voting booth in force in Chicago, as they did in 2008, [...]
New York Delegation Meets on Redistricting
Rangel: It May Go to Courts… Serrano Mum. This morning New York Democrats in Congress met at DNC HQ on Capitol Hill. The discussion centered around redistricting issues, primaries, politics and various scenarios that may or may not happen in the near future. Note that one of the members of the NY delegation is DCCC [...]
