Tag: Congress
DeLay lays out conservative agenda
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay defines for us the Conservative Agenda (on Red State Blog ). We conservatives believe in a society built on…
Who to watch on the Dem side?
TPMuckraker.com has identified who may be the most corrupt Democratic lawmakers in D.C.: Rep. Alan Mollohan (WV): He’s set to take the chair House Appropriations….
Pres. Bush coming to Pensacola
BUZZ: There is a strong rumor circulating among GOP circles that Pres. Bush will make a visit to Pensacola before the November 7 election. Could…
Other problems with Congressional Pages
ABC News reports: A source close to former House Clerk Jeff Trandahl told ABC News that Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) was one of a…
Rolling Stone: 10 Worst Congressmen
Rolling Stone magazine has named its ten worst congressman: DENNIS HASTERT (R-ILL.) JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR. (R-WIS.) DON YOUNG (R-ALASKA) WILLIAM JEFFERSON (D-LA.) JERRY LEWIS (R-CALIF.)…
GOP cut and run; Dem relook at races
From Washington Post:Â [Link – WP] In recent days, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has given back television time it had reserved in Democratic-held…
Did Rove make Foley run?
From the blogosphere:Â HOW ROVE TWISTED FOLEY’S ARM: It seems increasingly clear that the GOP congressional leadership, eager for every safe incumbent in the House…
Barney Frank scandal very different from Foley
I’ve heard Luke “Angry White Man” McCoy and others keep saying. “Democrats didn’t do anything about Barney Frank”…or “Well, Foley isn’t any worse than Frank”…
To the victors the spoils
In doing some research on Congressional spending, I came across this 2002 Washington Post article written by David Post of AP – Majority status enriched…
Ranking Congressional races
The National Journal has ranked the 50 most hotly contested races for the U.S. House of Representatives. No, our District 1 race between Jeff Miller…
Martini Night: Dem Studds was as bad as Foley
Last night: one Martini Night guest argued that Rep. Studds, a Democrat, had a similar scandal in 1983. Here are the facts:In 1983 Gerry Studds…
Daily Dose of Foley….from NY Times
A Hidden Life Behind Foley’s Public Persona ” Early on, he signaled to pages that he was willing to pay attention to them, though many…
Miller delivers GOP line on WCOA
Congressman Jeff Miller was a guest of the Angry Old White Guy, Luke McCoy, on “Pensacola Speaks Rambles” Tuesday afternoon. Miller spoke of his lack…
Scarborough weighs in on Foley scandal
Former Congressman Joe Scarborough entered Congress with Mark Foley in 1994 as part of the Republican Revolution and the GOP Contract with America. Scarborough now…
Luke defends GOP, of course
 WCOA’s Angry Old White Man – Luke McCoy – defended the Republican Party in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal on Monday radio…
Two FL papers had Foley emails…did nothing
Last November, the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald had copies of the Foley emails and chose not to print them. St. Pete Times: The…
Foley sent explicit text messages from Pensacola
This is just further proof that Pensacola is the nexus of the universe. Nearly every national news story has some link to this area. These…
GOP leaders involved in Foley cover-up?
From NY TIMES: G.O.P. Aides Knew in Late 05 of E-Mail By CARL HULSE and RAYMOND HERNANDEZ Â WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 Â Top House Republicans knew…
Teen freaked out by email from Congressman
From ABCNEW.COM: Teenager who once served as a congressional page is upset about the appropriateness of an e-mail exchange with a South Florida Congressman Mark…
