In recent months, three major congressional scandals - involving Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff and Randy "Duke" Cunningham - have inspired a drive for ethics reform in Washington, DC.
The best proposal currently on the table is the Special Interest Lobbying and Ethics Accountability Act, sponsored by Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA),...
0 Comments | Posted December 11, 2005 | 6:56 PM
Last week, George Bush and the Republican party faithful shifted their defensive rhetoric on the war -- again. But the strategy, or lack thereof, remains the same.
For several weeks, leading Republicans tried to tar opponents of the administration's failed war policy as un-American by making two words --"withdrawal" and...
0 Comments | Posted November 21, 2005 | 9:03 AM
As veteran of the Iraq war, I am proud to support Rep. John Murtha, who has called on Congress to develop a responsible timetable for the withdrawal of American soldiers from Iraq.
Those who have accused Rep. Murtha of wanting to "cut and run" are, ironically, the very same people...
0 Comments | Posted November 18, 2005 | 8:45 AM
The holiday spirit is clearly not alive and well in Washington, DC.
Early this morning, so-called Republican moderates showed their true colors by falling in line with Tom Delay and approving $7.8 billion in loan cuts to college students, $4.9 billion in cuts to child support enforcement, $11.4 billion in...
0 Comments | Posted November 17, 2005 | 2:13 PM
Earlier this afternoon, Republicans suffered a stinging defeat in their failure to pass a flawed appropriations bill. But the week is far from over. In the next 48 hours, the House of Representatives is likely to vote on two additional measures that will bear down hard on working families and...

0 Comments | Posted February 6, 2006 | 9:46 AM