Senator Chris Dodd is currently be investigated by the Senate ethics committee for possible rules violations related to some mortgages he got from Countrywide Mortgages (yea, those guys). He says he never asked for or was offered any special treatment. The Courant quoted him: I never sought any special treatment. I never was offered any [...]
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Government Transparency
The government promised transparency related to the bailout. That transparency doesn’t extend to how much companies receive in order to manage the bailout. Mellon Bank will administer the auctions and then track the assets and their disposition. The amount of Mellon’s compensation is redacted from the contract. The the contracts for the accounting firms that [...]
Cop Reprimanded – Too Many Arrests, Too Few Tickets
According to the Columbus Dispatch a Madison Township, Ohio cop has been reprimanded for writing too few tickets, not that theres a quota. Officer Ken Braden was reprimanded for writing only 85 tickets, despite tieing for the most criminal arrests. There’s not a “quota” of course but according to Chief Ryan’s 2005 written mandate: “Effective [...]
He Was Right
Dwight D. Eisenhower said: In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We didn’t listen and are left with this.
Icelandic Terrorists
Bloomberg reports that the U.K. used anti-terrorism laws to seize Icelandic assets due to the financial meltdown. Now, whether or not the assets should be seized is one argument I won’t have. But, using anti-terrorism laws seems just a bit off the mark. So when we’re told “we’d never use the law that way” as [...]
Failure to Lead
One thing became apparent during the debate. No one in the House or Senate is a leader of the country. Nancy Pelosi decided she wanted to be a party leader at the last minute and decided to embarrass the republicans in a speech. Rather than rising above the rhetoric the republican’s feelings were hurt and [...]
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