At least one hit job fell flat this week. From the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs: LIEBERMAN, COLLINS TO HOLD HEARING ON INSIDER TRADING LAWS AND CONGRESS 60 Minutes Story Sparks Examination WASHINGTON – Homeland Security and
Members of Congress’ special deficit-cutting ‘supercommittee’ are expressing pessimism over the prospects they’ll reach a deal before next week’s deadline. Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling spoke to reporters Wednesday
This afternoon, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)–a left-wing think tank based in Washington, DC–held a conference call to coordinate strategy among Occupy organizers, activists and supporters in the aftermath of the eviction of demonstrators in several cities. IPS Executive
Operation Fast and Furious has left a hideous scar on our nation to date. It should result in the prosecution of Attorney General Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, and a slew of ATF supervisors who oversaw the ridiculous
Prior to the release of Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer’s blockbuster book, Throw Them All Out, legislative efforts to pass a bill banning insider trading by members of Congress had floundered. But all that is changing–and fast. Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN)
The following article contains spoilers. You’ve been warned. Hello everyone! Didja watch “Glee” last night? Come on, admit it … I know you did. It’s the show we all love and love to hate at the same time. There’s singing!
Wall Street Journal opinion writer Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. has cavalierly dismissed the explosive congressional insider trading scandal uncovered this week by Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer and 60 Minutes. Jenkins calls the fact that members of Congress are abusing their
Nearly two years ago, President Obama and the then-Democrat majority in Washington ignored the voices of the American people and rammed a massive overhaul of America’s health care system through Congress. It is destined to be every bit the disaster
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is laying out how he would “uproot and overhaul” Washington. If elected, he would end lifetime appointments for federal judges, slash the pay for Congress members and dismantle three federal agencies.
This is a solid campaign move by Perry. Newt Gingrich is coming on strong in the polls as the anti-Romney, but the fact that the former Speaker is an old-school Beltway insider is a vulnerability. If Perry hopes to revitalize
Several congressional leaders, including Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner, have denied a 60 Minutes report that they benefited from insider information.
From CBSNews: A bill to stop “insider trading” in Congress is gaining momentum with two new Senate sponsors. Sens. Scott Brown, R-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., today are introducing the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2011, which
The so-called Middle East peace process between the Israelis and the “Palestinians” is essentially dead, and it will be quite some time before there’s an attempt to revive it. Israeli statesman Abba Eban’s famous quote about the “Palestinians” never missing
Reports of Big Labor support come in as NYC police act to remove occupiers from Zucotti Park. Reports indicate as many as 70 people have been arrested. Sarah Maslin Nir of the New York Times has tweeted a couple of
From BusinessInsider: The fact that many members of Congress appear to have traded on non-public information in their personal brokerage accounts during the financial crisis is outrageous. But since this bombshell news broke on Sunday night, the excuse has been
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Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) called on Speaker Boehner to take up “The Stock Bill” inspired by an investigative report by Breitbart Editor Peter Schweizer in his new book “Throw Them All Out.”
Kyle Wingfield in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: See if you can follow me here: 1. CBS’s “60 Minutes” caused a stir with its report Sunday, based on a forthcoming book by Peter Schweizer, about members of Congress who may have traded
From Newsweek: The effort began in earnest in late 2007. Ogilvy, one of Visa’s outside lobbying firms, picked off one of Pelosi’s government-affairs advisers, Dean Aguillen, who had close ties in the speaker’s office. Aguillen quit the speaker’s team and
In the wake of the $700 billion TARP bailout, Warren Buffett apparently shaped a plan to clean up toxic assets that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner later adopted–resulting in massive profits for Buffett. That’s the latest bombshell revelation from investigative journalist
Below is a truly astonishing piece of C-Span video with Politico reporter Jonathan Allen: —– Now watch this “60 Minutes” report and tell me there’s not a story worth pursuing here. Obviously, Jonathan Allen isn’t at all interested in how
From Henry Blodget, Editor of BusinessInsider: Yes, this behavior may be widespread on Capitol Hill. No, there is no universe in which a reasonable person would consider this behavior ethical or in any other way okay. According to a new
Last month, Judicial Watch released documents from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that detailed controversial remarks by NRLB staff related to the agency’s lawsuit against Boeing. The NRLB, you will recall, filed its dubious lawsuit against the Seattle-based company
Faced with a groundbreaking investigation by investigative journalist and Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer that reveals corrupt self-dealing on both sides of the aisle in Congress, the mainstream media had two options: Criticize both sides in proportion to their involvement. Defend
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,
