Which Executive Privilege are they claiming?
Now, I have not read much on this topic lately regarding Presidential Executive Privilege, but late Friday - December 6, 2008 the roster who watches the hen house, Committee Henry Waxman, put out their...
View ArticleCountdown with Keith Olbermann - Dec. 9, 2008
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. CityLightsLover getting our tree up & decorated last night, I offer this bit of holiday whimsy from Brenda Lee!We were kind of rockin' around the tree last night - with 5...
View ArticleMSNBC Drops the Ball: Jay Leno More Important Than Blagojevich
What in tarnation is going on? Here I am watching MSNBC going over the day's hot news about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's arrest. After showing Patrick Fitzgerald's news conferance, they began a...
View ArticleBlagogate reveals the difference between Dems and Repubs on corruption
(cross-posted at The Christian Dem Home Journal)If you ever needed to know whether there was a difference between how Democrats and Republicans view corruption, look no further than what has happened...
View ArticleIL-GOV Legal Explainer
A few questions about which you may be wondering:1. With what was Gov. Blagojevich charged?The indictment criminal complaint (PDF) has two counts: conspiracy to defraud the State of Illinois and the...
View ArticleKarl Rove almost saved Blagojevich. Here's how.
Lost in all the Chicken Littling about OMG OMG Did Obama Play Ball With Blago (Answer: No. If you need further information, it's past the jump.) is the fact that Rod Blagojevich almost escaped from...
View ArticleBlagojevich Is a Crook But Was Fitzgerald Hunting OBAMA?
The governor of IL, Blagojevich seems to be a crook. Crooks and politics are one of the same with the exceptions.
View ArticleFitzgerald's GOP Coup
Setting aside for a moment Gov. Rob Blagojevich's Tony Soprano conversations with his chief of staff, let's look at what Patrick J. Fitzgerald has accomplished with his rushed-to-judgment "criminal...
View ArticleMissing emails: White House stalls to the bitter end
For years Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the National Security Archive have been waging a legal battle to secure the recovery, proper storage and archiving of several million...
View ArticleGolden Opportunity Missed with Blag's Bleepin' Golden
Here's what may seem like a minor issue, regarding the Rod Blagojevich outrage, Patrick Fitzgerald's press conference about it yesterday, and the media's reporting of it.Fitzgerald told us that he had...
View ArticleObama should nominate Fitzgerald for Attorney General!
I don't know enough about the current nominee Obama has made for attorney general, but why even get in the tussle? Why not do a fancy Jujitsu move and use a perceived Republican strength to further...
View ArticlePatrick Fitzgerald speaking at commencement in Peoria, IL
Here's the announcement itself, after the jump. He is speaking at the December commencement at Bradley University. Just posting to alert all the folks in Central Illinois.I'm not sure what the deal is...
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Blogj the Squirrel Demands Payola
Since we auctioned off our house, we’ve been holed up in an apartment complex in the heart of Silicon Valley. Not an unpleasant place, we have, however, found that there is a darker element—an...
View ArticleNew RNC ad hammers Pres-Elect Obama over Blagojevich
Oh no! A representative from the Obama administration---Rahm Emanuel, who might someday be Chief of Staff---spoke to Blagojevich about Obama's replacement! Proving that Obama, who isn't even...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Fire Patrick Fitzgerald and Rehire Him
Mr. President, one of the first things you'll get upon your swearing in is a stack of resignation letters from all the U.S. Attorneys, standard procedure when changing Administrations. The very first...
View ArticleCountdown "Lite" Missing Keith Olbermann - Dec. 28, 2008
Are you missing Keith Olbermann like I am? Do you have a holiday nightma...er...uh... story to share? Ya' wanna muse about what's making the news today - at least according to me (with your own 2...
View ArticleSenator Roland Burris (D-IL) Fine By Me
Roland Burris for sixteen years was an elected statewide official in Illinois - first comptroller general, then attorney general. Burris ran for Governor in a crowded Democratic primary in 1994 and...
View ArticleFitzgerald requests an extension to indict Blagojevich
Fitzgerald Asks for More Time to Indict Blagojevich Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald asked a federal judge for more time to bring an indictment against Illinois Governor...
View ArticleAsk Obama for a Torture Special Prosecutor
Ari Melber, writing at the Nation spreads the word on how to keep the issue of torture prosecutions front and center with the incoming administration:The Obama transition team is taking questions again...
View ArticleWas Fitzgerald's Blago media event a hit on Obama?
The IL governor, Blagojevich has not been indicted and now Fitzgerald wants 90 more days before deciding whether to indict him. What does this tell ya? Fitz's media event was a probably a deliberate...
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