By Eric Florack. Posted Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:45 am Filed Under: Accountability, BitsBlog, Democrats, Featured
James Joyner at OTB, this morning brings news abot the latest action of Eric Holder’s Justice Dept:
Attorney General Eric Holder has dropped the case against Ted Stevens, NPR’s Nina Totenberg reports.
A jury convicted Stevens last fall of seven counts of lying on his Senate disclosure form in order to conceal $250,000 in gifts from an oil industry executive and other friends. Stevens was the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, however, he lost his bid for an eighth full term in office just days after he was convicted. Since then, charges of prosecutorial misconduct have delayed his sentencing and prompted defense motions for a new trial.
According to Justice Department officials, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to drop the case against Stevens rather than continue to defend the conviction in the face of persistent problems stemming from the actions of prosecutors.
The judge in the Stevens case has repeatedly delayed sentencing and criticized trial prosecutors for what he’s called prosecutorial misconduct. At one point, prosecutors were held in contempt. Things got so bad [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:32 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bipartisanship, Corruption, Earmarks, Economy, Featured, Integrity, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, US Congress
A lot of you have seen the speech, some have not. Overall, high marks for contents. Very high. I think he brought out the right issues, positions, and comparisons with Obama. He’s working out the differences, which he needs to continue to do. Probably the three key areas that he addressed and should continue to [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:17 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Last week I started taking my bicycle to work. It’s about 7.5 miles as the crow flies, and my shortest (and most difficult) route is about 8.5 miles… the longest (and easiest) route is 13 miles. Downtown Des Moines is at a slightly lower elevation than the suburb of West Des Moines where I live, [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:10 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Down! Not alot, but it dropped another $.75 today to $114.45 a barrel.
Meanwhile, the Republican Protest against the Democratic No-Vote Vacation continued into its second full week, with activity at Capital Hill and at town halls throughout the country. House Republicans want everyone (that means you and me) to contact their Democratic representatives and tell them to demand [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 at 7:55 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Floods of 2008, Harry Reid, Iowa, Iowa Politics, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, US Congress
On the Republican side, the increase in McCain’s position in the polls, slow as it is in coming, is a reflection of the unity that is starting to build within the Republican Party. I think what you’re really seeing is that as the various state conventions come to a close, and people have finished jockeying [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:50 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Iowa State Fair, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
The Republican Protest of the No-Vote Vacation continues today, with no end in sight. CSPAN showed the following press conference (video courtesy John Boehner’s office) featuring House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Mike Pence (Indiana), and Jon Porter (Nevada). Excellent, concise, brought a solid message back from their constituents, and continuing the push forward. Worth [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:21 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, US Congress
The downward pressure on the price of oil continues, although not as strong as the past few trading days. At the end of the day, it was $117 (down $.22 from yesterday). Oh, and the Dow was up 40 points.
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich showed up today at the Capital to show support for the GOP Protest. [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008 at 9:52 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Barack Obama, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Nancy Pelosi, News Media
…the price of oil that is. Down another few dollars to $117.22. In the last few weeks, the price has dropped $30/bbl, or 20%. I’m convinced it’s because Republicans and the nation’s PEOPLE are up in arms and pressing the majority party to do the right thing… just pressing the case for domestic drilling, in [...]
Allahpundit over at Hot Air brings us news that Republicans in the US House, who staged a dramatic protest Friday over the closing of business in Congress for a month while the Energy issue sits languishing, plan to continue this effort anew on Monday. From House Republican Leader John Boehner’s office :
Washington, Aug [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:28 pm Filed Under: ANWR, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Exxon Mobil Corporation reported record earnings today, a record for any major corporation, but still came up short. Earning 2.27 per share was still 10% below market expectations. So, Exxon stock took a 4.7% slide.
Not really a big deal, since the close today was just slightly below Wednesday’s open… you see, Wednesday was when everyone [...]
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