Remember how he said he wanted to have republican representation? I guess that meant after he used up all the available democrats.

Scary thought.

Obama can take bipartisanship and stick it where the sun don't shine. This is ridiculous.

...today (she's back!)

Scary stuff!!!

http://anglachelg.blogspot.com/

squaring the circle, fish that doesn't taste fishy, and the occasional W.O.R.M., isn't it?

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) attacked SEC officials testifying before the House Financial Services committee for failing to detect Bernie Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme on Wednesday.

“What the heck went on? Your mission, you said, was to protect investors and detect fraud quickly,” he said. “You couldn’t find your backside with two hands if the lights were on.”

Link.

A former chief legislative aide to Sen. Gregg was fingered as involved in getting items put into bills for Jack Abramhoff, per AP via Think Progress.

Reported today, ironically. No direct tie to Gregg, but the aide,

Kevin Koonce, who worked as Commerce Secretary-nominee Judd Gregg’s legislative director from 2002-04, “has been caught up in a long-running investigation into a Capitol Hill lobbying scandal.” Koonce “was cited in a guilty plea last week by Todd Boulanger, a former deputy to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff,” as having taken gifts exceeding $10,000 in exchange for favors in spending legislation.

According to Boulanger’s plea documents, Koonce “tried to help insert spending measures and add other amendments to legislation for Boulanger’s clients.” At one point, Boulanger sent an e-mail to Abramoff saying that he was confident Koonce’s boss would help them out:

Later, Boulanger sent an e-mail to Abramoff expressing confidence that the senator for whom the staffer worked would give them a favor. “Easy money,” Boulanger wrote, adding that the aide “practically lives in our various suites. We are shady.”

All the rich linky goodness at Think Progress, so click away.

There will be pausible deniability, of course--no matter what.

Has Gregg resigned his senate seat yet?

Must be some undiagnosed dyslexia, but I read "rescued for "recused", and to be honest, I think my mix up is a more appropriate term in all of this. lol

Yay! Another four-to-eight years of Free (but not fair) Trade. Four more years! Four more years!

Yes, Gregg voted against trade barries 81% of the time. Hell, he may as well have put McCain in charge of Commerce. Really, how does putting a Republican in charge of Commerce make sense, again?