Setting the stage:
Just before the August recess, the Senate was set to vote on a bill introduced by Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) that would create a public, searchable database of all federal grants and contracts. Envisioned as a Google-like website, it would provide free, immediate access the information, which can be […]
As you may have heard, primary elections yesterday provided a scenario that is rarely witnessed in today’s political world—that of an incumbent being shown the door. So, to Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) and Joe Schwarz (R-MI) we give a hearty virtual pat on the back and directions toward the exits.
What, you thought this post was […]
I.R.S. to Cut Tax Auditors (NYT):
The federal government is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who audit tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans, specifically those who are subject to gift and estate taxes when they transfer parts of their fortunes to their children […]
Trying to be a smart aleck, I posted this comment after France’s World Cup victory over Brazil:
All this excitement over a silly little game in which 22 grown men (or less) spend 90 minutes (or more) kicking the shit out of an inflated bladder which can’t even fight back?
The truth, of course, is that […]
Courtesy of The Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes during a local radio interview on Wednesday:
“George Bush is not a small-government conservative; he’s a strong-government conservative”
Uhm…ok. And this means what, exactly? To paraphrase Fred (writing down the full quote while traveling down the highway at 70mph seemed to be a bad idea):
“It means he uses the full […]
The butt of this joke (nullus) surely no longer reads 1115, but I enjoy making fun of him anyway. It’s been a while, and the first two examples made their appearance in another post, but that’s life.
Another in a seemingly endless patented blend of “Hey, doesn’t that headline / cover story / photograph remind […]
St. Petersburg Times:
Presidential adviser Karl Rove told an enthusiastic crowd of Broward County Republicans on Friday night that the worst mistake the U.S. could make is to “cut and run” in Iraq.
Without mentioning growing opposition to the war or the record-low popularity in polls of his boss, President Bush, Rove gave a resounding defense of […]
It’s been a while since 1115 has visited the fine state of Alabama to comment on the state’s…uhm…interesting take on law and justice. A quick re-cap of previous episodes will be handy:
• Of course, a lot of us remember Roy Moore, the former Alabama Chief Justice (and current gubernatorial candidate) who was stripped of his […]
Have Fun in Jail, Douchebags:
Skilling was found guilty of 20 of 28 counts against him.
Lay was found guilty on all six counts of conspiracy and fraud.
In a separate bench trial, Judge Sim Lake ruled Lay was guilty of four counts of fraud and false statements.
Related: Our review of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
Funny how the bigwigs in Congress have worked up a fine bipartisan lather over the FBI executing a search warrant at Rep. William Jefferson’s Capitol Hill office. When it comes to the NSA engaging in warrantless wiretaps without probable cause, hardly a Republican has a problem. When it comes to the NSA poking […]
