You already know this, but it bears repeating. Last night, 60 Minutes aired its blockbuster report on possible insider trading by Members of Congress. Of course, being CBS, they tried to throw as many Republicans into the mix as possible, even stretching a pretty minor issue with Speaker Boehner as something suspicious. It isn’t. But, the actions of GOP Rep. Spencer Bachus and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) warrant a lot more scrutiny. Many more explosive details in Breitbart Editor Peter Schweizer’s book, on sale tomorrow.
BusinessInsider is especially shocked by Bachus’ trading history.
To the extent dubious groups may be surrounding Herman Cain to profit from the arrangement, it will likely hurt his fund raising ability. Donors may thin they’ve given when, in essence, they may not have helped him as much as believed.
Fundraisers show little cash for Cain – A second group exploits his nameA felon once imprisoned for fraud is raising money in the name of Herman Cain and profiting off of it through a company he owns. It is the second group raising large amounts of Cain cash that has a history of collecting millions of dollars through politically charged mailings and spending hardly any of it on politics.
Draft Herman Cain is the latest from two California men who have raised tens of millions of dollars cashing in on causes such as breast cancer and illegal immigration, with little to show for it except payments to fundraisers and themselves, an analysis by The Washington Times shows.
Don’t look to Congress for profiles in courage. Unfortunately, that is not a surprise.
WASHINGTON — With a little over a week left to reach a deal, members of the Congressional deficit reduction panel are looking for an escape hatch that would let them strike an accord on revenue levels but delay until next year tough decisions about exactly how to raise taxes.
I suppose they could always occupy a prison cell.
3 men claiming to be Occupy Portland protesters arrested in Marion County for possession of explosives
The Occupy rap sheet continues to grow.
The mayor of Oakland has been busy appeasing the #Occupy crowd, but the rest of the city is pretty fed up. This morning, police moved in to clear out the #occupy camp.
A number of moderate Democrats like Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and liberals like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are declining to give their unqualified support for the president, saying they’re either too focused on their own races or are calling on the White House to cater to their agendas before they will offer an endorsement.
DOOM: Trouble, I’ve had it all my days
Walter Russell Mead: The Boomer Backlash Has Begun
What the Boomers as a generation missed (there were, of course and thankfully, many honorable individual exceptions) was the core set of values that every generation must discover to make a successful transition to real adulthood: maturity. Collectively the Boomers continued to follow ideals they associated with youth and individualism: fulfillment and “creativity” rather than endurance and commitment.
Was CBS biased in its handling the recent GOP debate? If they were, is this the only way?
Minnesota Congresswoman’s Michele Bachmann’s campaign staff went ballistic after one of her communications director, Alice Stewart, was mistakenly CC’d on an internal CBS News email. In the message, newly minted political director John Dickerson said he’d rather interview someone else on his post-debate webshow. Congresswoman Bachmann’s staffers responded by accusing CBS of bias and calling for Mr. Dickerson’s head.
Personally, I think the networks have been too indulgent to candidates polling in the very low single digits.
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