Vicki Iseman has dropped her $27 million defamation suit against the New York Times’s, which targeted the paper’s reporting that John McCain’s advisers had once worried the senator’s close relationship with the lobbyist could create valid public concerns about his ethics.
A friend close to the action on this case told me some time ago that [...]
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My Hunch: Vicki Iseman Totally Fucked McCain
Posted in Dirt, J'accuse, Politics, Schadenfreude Also tagged defamation, ethics, ethics violations, John McCain, New York Times, Vicki Iseman Comments closed
Harper’s Index Of “D’Oh”
The number of times I have become enraged by the incompetence, arrogance, elitism, and stupidity of George W Bush: About a zillion.
Plus one now, since I just read the latest Harper’s index. This month Harper’s magazine compiles some statistics on the state of the nation during the Bush years. The succinct treatment leaves no doubt [...]
Posted in J'accuse, Politics Also tagged Bill of Rights, Bush Administration, climate change, debt, Department of Justice, detainees, Dick Cheney, economy, energy task force, EPA, GAO, George Bush, Harper's Index, impeachment, intelligence, intelligence community, Iraq, Patriot Act, poverty, rendition, Saddam Hussein, US military, veterans, Veterans Administration Comments closed
Hey Gov, Where’s MY Bailout?
I freely admit to being so inept at financial matters I haven’t even balanced my own checkbook since the 1990s. But after reviewing all the expert analysis and opinion I could find regarding the government’s latest $300 billion giveaway, I wonder if Citigroup’s management understands much more. Otherwise, how did they dig themselves such a [...]
Posted in Bitching and Moaning, Politics Also tagged bailout, bankrupt, bankruptcy, banks, Citigroup, credit, depression, Detroit, economists, economy, FDIC, finance, handouts, housing market, Rubin, stock market, subprime mess, Treasury Comments closed