Fresh from a stinging midterm election defeat, House Democrats must quickly face another embarrassing spectacle: public trials for two of their most prominent members.
Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), two senior House veterans, have opted to fight the separate ethics charges in public ethics trials set to take place later this month and extend into the first week of December.
Drawing criticism from Republicans, House ethics chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) last month announced the trials would occur after the elections. Rangel’s will commence Nov. 15 and the Waters trial will start Nov. 29.
After electoral drubbing, Democrats must now deal with ethics trials - TheHill.com
Obama said:“We have done things that people don’t even know about.”
White House Pool Report from Pres. Obama’s Daily Show Appearance - By Greg Pollowitz - Media Blog - National Review Online
Republicans are likely to urge the Obama administration not to shred documents as they transition to the House majority.
Before the election, GOP officials on Capitol Hill privately discussed the issue but refrained from publicly tackling it, not wanting to assume what would happen on Election Day. Now that Republicans will control the House, the shredding matter will move front and center.
GOP likely to urge Obama officials not to shred documents - TheHill.com
I would rather they use their mandate from the American people to fix the mess the democrats have made for the last 6 years.
There will be time to investigate after we win the 2012 elections. And I believe the majority of Americans feel the same way. Get to work and stop this train wreck before it goes off the bridge with all of us. Republicans prove they can fix the mess, then the American people will have no problem giving us the WH and Senate in 12.
BTW J-Mac, I grew up in a little town called Moncks Corner.
Except for the fact that Democrats have only controlled Congress for four years and the White House for two years.
It was the Republicans who were in control for the first six years of the decade and who laid the foundations for our economy's collapse. But don't let facts get in the way of your partisanship.
I would rather they use their mandate from the American people to fix the mess the democrats have made for the last 6 years.
There will be time to investigate after we win the 2012 elections. And I believe the majority of Americans feel the same way. Get to work and stop this train wreck before it goes off the bridge with all of us. Republicans prove they can fix the mess, then the American people will have no problem giving us the WH and Senate in 12.
BTW J-Mac, I grew up in a little town called Moncks Corner.
Ah, FFG....Revisionist to the end eh? You are correct that demo's have been in control of congress for 4 years, and the WH for two, however, it was demo laid policies that caused this melt down, and you know it.
It all started in 2006 when the first housing bubble burst. Not to over simplify and blame it all on the gov't or political parties, but I'm pretty sure before 2006 it was Reps in Congress and the White House.
It all started in 2006 when the first housing bubble burst. Not to over simplify and blame it all on the gov't or political parties, but I'm pretty sure before 2006 it was Reps in Congress and the White House.
Ah, FFG....Revisionist to the end eh? You are correct that demo's have been in control of congress for 4 years, and the WH for two, however, it was demo laid policies that caused this melt down, and you know it.
j-mac
| Moderator's Warning: |
The Republicans, I admit, must accept a lot of the blame for this economic collapse. We controlled congress up until 2006 and are responsible for a complete lack of oversight, deregulating the housing market and increasing the debt more than any other administration in U.S. history. Obama, although not perfect, has done tremendously considering the economy he inherited. I don't know any other politician who has enough economic savy to fix a large recession in only 18 months (the recession ended in July 2009).
Yeah, and before that it was Clinton, and before that it was Carter? The damage done during liberal controlled congresses is what caused the housing failure, and you can link it back to Union involvement targeting banks that refused to lend to people who couldn't afford the houses too. Then after Franklin Rains got done ripping us off, it collapsed and you liberals want to blame it on the repubs...What a load of crap....
Do you have any hard facts to blame Dem Presidents like Clinton and Carter for the current mess? Or are they to blame simply because they were there? I mean Carter's presidency ended in 1981 which is almost 30 years ago. How is he responsible for these problems?
Moderator's Warning:
I think a McCain video spells it out the easiest.
j-mac
The Community Reinvestment Act (or CRA, Pub.L. 95-128, title VIII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, 91 Stat. 1147, 12 U.S.C. § 2901 et seq.) is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.[1][2][3] Congress passed the Act in 1977 to reduce discriminatory credit practices against low-income neighborhoods, a practice known as redlining
Odd how republicans are never accountable for their actions. it's always someone else's fault. The media, democrats, minotities, someone other than republicans. That's personal responsibility for you. :sigh:
And yet Obama discouraged investigations of the Bush Administration. No rewards for the righteous.
Link In OP said:No one is accusing the Obama administration of destroying documents, but
Why have Bush bring down the Democrats as welll? Obama made the right decsion for his political party.
I think a McCain video spells it out the easiest.
Enjoy
I would rather they use their mandate from the American people to fix the mess the democrats have made for the last 6 years.
There will be time to investigate after we win the 2012 elections. And I believe the majority of Americans feel the same way. Get to work and stop this train wreck before it goes off the bridge with all of us. Republicans prove they can fix the mess, then the American people will have no problem giving us the WH and Senate in 12.
BTW J-Mac, I grew up in a little town called Moncks Corner.
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