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**Written by Doug Powers What’s a week without more suspicious Solyndra news? This should be enough to get us by until the inevitable almost weekly document dump that could come tomorrow. From the Washington Times: Fast running out of money, solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC last summer sold off nearly $60 million worth of inventory for [...]

Super PAC-men: Obama’s bundlers gone wild! by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 The White House didn’t blow a dog whistle for deep-pocketed liberal donors on Monday. No, the administration whipped out a supersized vuvuzela. Blaring message: Let loose the campaign finance-bundling hounds of super PAC war! President Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messina, who served [...]

(Click for full-size; Source: GOP Oversight) Scroll for updates… Forget Klownald Trump. This is your story of the day. Attorney General Eric Holder is on Capitol Hill day, facing another round of questions from relentless GOP watchdogs led by House Oversight and Govenrment Reform chair Darrell Issa. You can watch the proceedings live on CSPAN [...]

Back in November, I spotlighted Obama’s half-billion-dollar crony drug deal involving a no-bid contract with politically-connected SIGA. Refresher course here. In November, Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill — chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting and Oversight and up for re-election in less than a year — asked HHS to review the contract. Last week, the [...]

Obama’s Green Robber Barons by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 Had enough of fat cat Barack Obama, his jet-setting wife and his multi-millionaire Chicago consigliere/real-estate mogul Valerie Jarrett attacking the “rich”? Well, brace yourselves. You’ll be hearing much more from the White House about the “wealthy few” who aren’t paying their “fair share” as [...]

Well, lookee here: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2012 President Obama to Travel to Phoenix, Arizona WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, January 25, following his State of the Union address, President Obama will travel to Phoenix to deliver remarks at the Intel Ocotillo Campus. Members of the [...]

Obama’s “Razist” Lobbyist Moves Up by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 With public attention focused on the GOP primaries, the White House quietly promoted another self-dealing lobbyist to serve as President Obama’s top domestic policy adviser. Promises? What broken promises? Cecilia Munoz, the current director of intergovernmental affairs at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., will now [...]

Photoshop source: Ed Driscoll The Year in Obama Scandals — and Scandal Deniers by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 With 2011 drawing to a close, it is time to account. As an early-and-often chronicler of Chicago-on-the-Potomac, I am amazed at the stubborn and clingy persistence of President Barack Obama’s snowblowers in the media. See [...]

“Who lost $1.2 billion?”

Ben “The Price is Right” Nelson, who infamously sold out on Obamacare, is hanging up his hat. The people of Nebraska whom he betrayed and embarrassed won’t be shedding any tears. All together now: DLTDHYOTWO. Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska will announce today that he is retiring after two terms, a serious blow to [...]

Bad hair day?

It’s a start. Sorry I can’t get more enthusiastic than that. But knowing the long history of Fannie/Freddie execs escaping accountability, expectations must be managed. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing a half-dozen Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac officials for fraud and deception. “All individuals” will be held accountable for the Enron-style financial mess they [...]

My column is a year-end review of Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi’s congressional self-dealing and ethics covers-up. On a related note, here’s an amusing story of blue-on-blue corruption conflict: Calif. Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson (flashback here on her financial scams) attacking Pelosi’s wealth: The sources disagreed on the exact wording of the unusually direct shot at [...]

The ultimate tribute to murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry would be to evict Eric Holder and Barack Obama from Washington. Until then, this is a nice memorial from the House. Via GOP Rep. Darrell Issa: ISSA STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF BRIAN A. TERRY MEMORIAL ACT FROM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON. D.C. – Representative Darrell [...]

Since this blog was founded in 2005 and before that, since the publication of Invasion in 2002, I’ve covered the blood-boiling deaths of law enforcement and border security officials who put their lives on the front lines for us — only to lose them in part because of government negligence, malfeasance, and refusal to do [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Yet another day of “Occupy Congressional Hearing” for former MF Global CEO & Joe Biden phone-a-friend economic advice lifeline, Jon Corzine. C-SPAN 3 is carrying the hearing live. From USA Today: WASHINGTON – Jon Corzine has told a Senate panel that he never told anyone to “misuse” customer money that vanished [...]

Holder, Blago, Richardson: Triangle of Sleaze by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 It was a rough week for the corruptocracy. White House officials better ho-ho-hold on tight because the sleigh ride isn’t going to get any smoother. On Wednesday, disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., received a 14-year prison sentence for scheming to sell [...]

Busy day in Washington today. If you’re not near a TV, you can watch the Eric Holder live testimony re. Fast and Furious and other matters here. Here’s how C-SPAN previews: Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the House Judiciary Committee today about when he first became aware of the tactics used by the ATF’s [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Under congressional rules I believe he’s now qualified to get his fourth subpoena for free. From Politico: The hits just keep coming for former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. A House Financial Services subcommittee unanimously agreed to subpoena the Democrat for questioning about his role in the collapse of the now-bankrupt [...]

The verdict in Rod Blagojevich’s corruption case is expected in about 20 minutes. Chicago journos have been live-tweeting the hearing this morning. After blaming everyone and anyone and their mothers for his cesspool of woes, Blago played the belated remorse card and begged the judge for “mercy.” The prosecution wants 15-20 years to “send a [...]

So, the Office of Congressional Ethics joined in the Holiday Document Dump Spirit (ho, ho, ho!) on Friday and unloaded a two-year-old report on Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s cameo role in the Blago Senate seat trading scam. The announcement is on the OCE site here, but you can read the 300-page report right here in case [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Last month a House panel asked Jon Corzine to offer testimony about the MF Global collapse. That “ask” has been upgraded to subpoena” status “Name that party” game rules apply to this AP story: A congressional panel has subpoenaed former Sen. Jon Corzine to testify next week about his role leading [...]

Happier times

Buh-bye. The news just broke over Twitter via WBZ Radio. All together now: DLTDHYOTWO! The original Tweet: Here. Press conference at 1pm Eastern: Congressman Barney Frank will hold a press conference in Newton Monday to formally announce and answer questions about his decision not to run for re-election in 2012. Frank of Massachusetts 4th Congressional [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Strange… you don’t usually see stories about political corruption coming out of Chicago: A Chicago-area businessman whose association with President Obama came under scrutiny during the 2008 presidential campaign has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for corruption charges related to kickback schemes. Antoin “Tony” Rezko, who raised [...]

**Written by Doug Powers After MF Global declared bankruptcy, it was reported that the company’s shortfall could be in the $600-$700 million range. Now it’s looking like the shortfall could be double that: The court-appointed trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global’s brokerage now estimates that the shortfall in the firm’s customer funds could be [...]

The Accountability Charade by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 You can’t spell “accountability” without “A,” “C” and “T.” But in Washington, government officials routinely get away with “taking personal responsibility” by mouthing empty words devoid of action. Heads nod in collective agreement that mistakes were made. But heads never roll. The Obama administration has [...]

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Scroll down for latest updates… The Great Stonewall of Obama by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 The White House laments that America hasn’t built enough massive government infrastructure projects. Nonsense. At the rate it’s growing, the Great Stonewall of Obama may soon be the second largest manmade object visible from outer space. While many [...]