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The Candidates Today
Senator John McCain is preparing to enjoy a weekend at Hidden Valley Ranch, scrutinizing three possible running mates, Mitt Romney, Charlie Crist, and Bobby Jindal. Others are expected the join the group, including Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina and Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay.
On a positive note or two, McCain has been declared [...]
FLDS Moms Win Appeal
Talk about the surprise of the century.
The Third Court of Appeals has ruled that Child Protective Services did not have the right to remove children from the Yearning for Zion ranch last month.
The ruling comes as a result of a document filed by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid last month. The TRLA is the largest provider of legal aid [...]
Romney, Crist, Jindal to join McCain’s for Memorial Day Get-Together
It’s hard to tell if this is the short list or not, but John McCain has invited former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Governor Charlie Crist of Florida and Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to join him in Arizona for a holiday weekend meeting.
The McCain campaign is claiming the get-together as a social event, but that’s hard [...]
The House Ethics Committee Required to Investigate Fossella
Okay, so it’s the law. The House Ethics Committee is required to investigate any House member who is arrested…. and that includes Vito Fossella. The Committee will not begin the investigation until after Fossella’s case is in court on June 26th. In all probability Fossella will be sentenced to five days in jail.
A special, four-member [...]
The Farm Bill Fumble
Well, perhaps, it was too good to be true. And, now it has been learned that the House sent an incomplete copy of The Farm Bill to the White House, leaving out some 34 pages that had not been printed on the sacred parchment. So, The Prez vetoed a bill that really wasn’t The Farm [...]
